The Benefits of Solo Travel

When I was a junior in college, the idea of solo travel and the various benefits of traveling alone had never crossed my mind.⁠ 🤔⁠ What I had been thinking about was the epic summer Europe trip my roommates and I had been talking about going on. If you had gone into my room at the time, you would have seen a messy desk piled with guidebooks, travel magazines, and printouts of hostel recommendations.⁠ 🗺️⁠ (Notice I didn’t mention any textbooks or homework, but I digress.)⁠ 🤣⁠ Looking back, I’d been so excited about the trip that I hadn’t stopped to consider why I was the only one planning it. And so, when it came time to book the flights and everyone suddenly couldn’t go anymore, I probably shouldn’t have been as surprised as I was.⁠ 😔⁠ As I laid in bed shrouded in blankets and disappointment, an option popped into my head that I hadn’t considered 👉 Instead of giving up on the EuroTrip that I’d been fantasizing about for months, why not go solo?⁠ 😮⁠ The thought lit me up. 💡💡💡 Sure, I felt scared 😨, but also…limitless; like the upcoming summer was a journal of blank pages for me to write my next adventure. And the one after that, and again after that.⁠ 🤩⁠ Because that’s the thing about traveling solo; it truly opens up the world for you.⁠ 🌍⁠ The truth is, that EuroTrip had always been my trip. It was mine to plan and mine to savor. And now, it would be mine to enjoy fully in the way that I wanted.⁠ 🤸⁠ This, by the way, is one of the many benefits of solo travel. I share a few more in the reel above. What are your favorite aspects of solo travel?