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Solo Travel: Overcoming Fear And Anxiety – Afraid to travel alone? I was too. An honest reflection of how I learned to overcome my fear of traveling alone.

Here’s a confession: even though I’ve been traveling solo for years, sometimes the thought of being somewhere remote with no familiar face or language can send shivers down my spine. My mind inexplicably conjures up worst-case scenarios and I shut myself up in my little shell

Solo Travel: Overcoming Fear And Anxiety

If you too are afraid of traveling alone, here are some personal tips on how I try to overcome my anxiety and fear of traveling alone:

Safe Solo Travel: 10 Tips & Advice For Traveling Solo

Our emotions are usually a reflection of the thoughts in our mind. So to cheer myself up as I leave the adventure solo, I focus on the romance of solitude; I imagine happily gazing … Read the rest

Solo Travel: Experiencing Local Cuisine – One of the most exciting parts of our cross-country move was planning our road trip meals! I can’t wait to share how we meal planned for this seven day trip from NYC to Seattle, where we stayed and my best tips and tricks for eating healthy on a budget on the road.

I am the planner in my family, so planning road trips across the country was my responsibility. I loved every second of it. My favorite app is called Roadtrippers. I’ve used it for years to plan awesome road trips and I think it’s a great value at $25/year even if you only do one major road trip in a 12 month period. Planning a road trip with this app is easy compared to Google Maps.

Solo Travel: Experiencing Local Cuisine

Although we could have done a much longer trip, since this was … Read the rest

Solo Travel: Making Friends On The Road – Supported by readers through affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! – Norbert

One of the things I love about backpacking is how easy it is to make new friends along the way. Sometimes you meet that new person on the train, on the plane, in the hostel, on the street or anywhere.

Solo Travel: Making Friends On The Road

As travelers, we tend to be very open-minded and welcome almost anyone who is kind enough to interact with us. We love creating this sense of community with fellow travelers and a sense of connection with non-travelers.

Tips For Surviving Solo Travel

One of the things that helps us build this connection with other travelers is our shared passion for travel, our ability … Read the rest