8 myths about SOLO female travel DEBUNKED

Last Updated: 10/12/20 | अक्टुबर 12 औं, 2020

Kristin Addis from Be My travel Muse writes our routine column on solo female travel. It’s an crucial topic I can’t adequately cover, so I brought in an professional to share her recommendations for other women travelers to assist cover the topics crucial as well as certain to them! She’s fantastic as well as knowledgeable. This month, we are starting the year off with a few of the typical myths people have about solo female travel!

Your partner believes it would be selfish of you to travel without him/her. Your parents are anxious for your safety. Your good friends want to opt for you however they are all hectic working on their careers. The mainstream media tells you the world is a frightening location for women. The bit voice in your head whispers concerns about loneliness to you.

Does any type of of this noise familiar?

Just like you, I had a great deal of misconceptions about traveling alone before I went overseas. I believed it may be dangerous, lonely, as well much work, or make people believe that I didn’t have any type of friends.

Plus, who wishes to see all these fantastic locations totally alone? It sounded like a non-option, at least at first.

Then I realized nobody had the time to opt for me, as well as I couldn’t wait any type of longer. I just had to go, or else I may never go.

So I went alone as well as discovered out that all of my assumptions about traveling solo were dead wrong. I wasn’t lonely, I didn’t end up kidnapped, and, in a great deal of ways, it was really method much better to travel by myself. The flexibility it afforded me, the method it grew my confidence as well as all of the new good friends I made were significant benefits that wouldn’t have occurred it I went with a group of friends.

So for everybody who believes that solo travel is lonely, dangerous, or boring, I am right here to debunk a few typical solo female travel myths to assist provide you the guts to get over your fears as well as go on an legendary solo adventure

Myth #1: Solo traveling indicates being lonely often.

The scariest thing about traveling by yourself is the believed that you may be alone for your entire vacation, right? who wishes to travel to the other side of the world only to have to be by herself while checking out the majestic red sunrise over Angkor Wat?

I was truly anxious about this before I started traveling solo. Thankfully, I pertained to discover that I made a lot more good friends in one week on the road than I had in a whole year back at home.

The finest thing about traveling solo is that you’re not the only one doing it. a lot more as well as a lot more women are thinking about the idea of solo traveling to be sensible these days, as well as I couldn’t believe exactly how it’s motivating to see so lots of other solo female travelers available traveling by themselves!

Thanks to the power of social network as well as the sharing economy, you can quickly join on the internet neighborhoods that are produced particularly for solo female travelers, where you can get as well as provide support, share your travel plans, as well as link with other like-minded solo female travelers.

I likewise discover that it’s simple to speak to as well as satisfy other travelers — they’re friendly people! I seldom felt alone during my years of traveling thanks to this.

Myth #2: Solo traveling is only for those who are single.

Before I started traveling as well as satisfying people with all type of different stories as well as backgrounds, I figured that if you’re traveling by yourself, it need to be since you don’t have a considerable other. people who have commitments like a household or partner don’t just go traveling on their own.

It need to indicate there’s a issue in the connection or that they’re escaping their commitments, right?

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I pertained to discover that lots of people who are in connections travel alone, as well as for all type of reasons.

It might just be that they have different interests, something lots of connection professionals state is absolutely healthy. perhaps their partner can’t get time off from work, or perhaps both celebrations made a mindful decision to do some soul-searching on a solo adventure, even just for a part of the trip, as well as satisfy back up again.

Many solo travelers are single, however there are lots of a lot more who are in connections too.

Just since you’re not single doesn’t indicate you can’t have an remarkable trip by yourself.

Myth #3: You need to be extraordinarily take on to travel on your own.

A great deal of my good friends believed I was ultra take on as well as independent since I was going to travel alone. The sincere reality is that I was exceptionally afraid as well as overwhelmed with the concept of traveling solo up until I lastly just got on the airplane as well as went.

To concern what you don’t understand is jusमानव हुन। यो हाम्रो प्रकृति मा छ।

भयभीत भए पनि म जे भए पनि गएँ। पछि म कसरी डराएँ कत्तिको डराउँथे मैले बुझें कि मैले वरपर घुम्दै छु, नयाँ मानिसहरूलाई सन्तुष्ट पार्दै र खानको लागि पत्ता लगाइएको भन्दा पनि सजिलो थियो।

तपाइँ आफैंमा यात्रा गर्न अनौंठापूर्वक साहसी भई निश्चित हुनुहुन्न। ती चीजहरू एकल यात्राको ठूलो फाइदाको रूपमा आउन सक्छन्, यद्यपि तिनीहरू पक्का छन्। सबैभन्दा गाह्रो अंश विमानमा भइरहेको छ। त्यस पछि, यो आश्चर्यजनक भाषाको अवरोधहरूको वरिपरि प्राप्त गर्न सरल सरल छ, समयतालिकाहरू बाहिर आंकडा, साथै एक साहसिक छ।

प्रशीय लोल्सले कम्तिमा केही अंग्रेजी बोल्छन्, साथै गुगल नक्शा, अनुवाद अनुप्रयोगहरू, साथै सेलफोन जडानको साथ सबै भन्दा धेरै सजिलो भएको छ।

मिथक # :: तपाईं अन्तर्मुखी हुन सक्नुहुन्न।

म चुपचाप डीभीको आनन्द लिन को उपयोग गरीरहेको छु वा सार्वजनिक स्थानहरूमा मेरो हेडफोन लगाउने छु कि मैले कसैलाई पनि कुरा गर्नुपर्दैनथ्यो। म एक कडा व्यक्तित्व संग एक स्पेस मा धेरै पक्षाघात महसुस गर्न को लागी। साधारणतया, म अस्तित्वको प्रकार थियो।

तर म आफैले यात्रा गर्ने असाधारण फाइदा यो छ कि यसले मलाई बाहिर जाने बनाएको छ। यहाँसम्म कि यदि तपाईंलाई कुराकानी सुरु गर्न गाह्रो छ भने, एक होस्टेल विशिष्ट कोठामा, सम्भावनाहरू साँच्चिकै महान छन् कि अन्ततः कोही तपाईं सम्म पुग्नेछ।

म फिलिपिन्समा यो याद छ, एउटी आइमाईले मलाई ट्याप गरेकी थिइन, म कहाँबाट छु, साथै सबै हप्ता बाहिर झुण्डिएका थिए।

तपाईंले धेरै चोटि पत्ता लगाउनुहुनेछ कि केहि समय नयाँ व्यक्तिहरूको नजिक आउँदै गरेको – जुन पहिलो असाधारण स्नायु-विचलित हुनेछ – तिनीहरू तपाईं डस्टिंग आश्चर्यजनक चकित हुनेछन्। उनीहरूले कसैलाई सोध्नको लागि कुराकानी सुरु गर्न यति सरल छ कि उनीहरूबाट कोही छन् वा तिनीहरू कहाँबाट आएका थिए।

म बुझ्छु ती क्लिच हुन्, यद्यपि उनीहरूले काम गर्छन्, साथै तपाईंले बुझ्नु भन्दा पहिले तपाईंसँग कुरा गर्ने केही छ।

यात्रुहरूको वरिपरि आत्मविश्वास विकास गर्न सजिलो छ – तिनीहरू वास्तवमै मित्रैलो मान्छे हुन्!

मिथक # :: यो खतरनाक एकल यात्राको लागि हो, विशेष गरी एक महिलाको रूपमा।

तपाईंले फिल्म लिनुभयो, लिएको हो, हैन? एक जहाँ लियाम नेफनरको बच्चा युरोपमा मिलेर बनेको हुन्छ किनकि उसले ठूलो बटलाई लात पार्छ?

वा ब्रूडाउन दरबारको बारेमा के हुन्छ, जसले उनलाई ठोकरा जेलमा फ्याँकिन्छ जब एक सुन्दर पूर्ण अपरिचित औषधीहरू मार्छन्?

यो संसारको यात्रा गर्ने महिलाहरूको हाम्रो तस्विर हो (धन्यबाद, हलिउड!)। यो त्यति चकित छैन, महिलालाई पनि भनिन्छ कि ती महिलाहरू एक्लो यात्रा गर्नु हुँदैन!

सबैभन्दा पहिले, ती चलचित्रहरूमा नानाहरू मध्ये कुनै पनि स्वामित्वमा रहेको थियो। हुनसक्छ यदि तिनीहरू भएको भए, उनीहरूले तर्कको आवाज सुनेका थिए साथै समस्याबाट बाहिर पसे।

सडकमा जोखिमग्रस्त रहँदा तपाईको अन्तर्ज्ञानमा विश्वास गर्ने बारेमा सबै कुरा हो, तपाई जस्तो तपाई जस्तो घरमा हुनुहुन्छ।

के तपाईं घर मा एक पट्टी मा अविश्वसनीय रूपमा मद्यपान प्राप्त गर्नुहुन्छ?

तपाईं राती एक्लै हिड्नुहुन्छ?

स्थानीयहरूसँग तपाईंको पूर्वानुमानमा कुरा गर्नुहोस् जुन तपाईं को लागी, साथै विधि सामान्य अर्थको रूपमा। कुन कुराले तपाईंलाई घरमा जीवन बिताएको थियो र सडकमा तपाईंलाई पनि जीवन बचाउँछ।

धेरै अधिक जानकारी, सुरक्षा सल्लाहका लागि पनि, साथै प्रमाण महिलाहरू एक्लो यात्रा गर्न सक्छन् यी ब्लगहरूको निरीक्षण गर्न निश्चित गर्नुहोस्:

युवा साहसिक

विट्न्डल्याण्डमा एलेक्स

विदेशमा गोरा

सोमटक खोज्छ

मेरो यात्रा Muse हुन (मलाई!)

हरेक दिन लाखौं महिलाहरु एक्लै विश्व यात्रा गर्छन्। यो सुरक्षित र गर्न योग्य छ, साथै तपाईं खाडलमा समाप्त हुनुहुनेछैन!

मिथक # :: तपाईं नियमित रूपमा अनावश्यक ध्यान प्राप्त गर्नुहुनेछ।

यो कार र ट्रक विन्डोजबाट भयो जब म 1 14 वर्षको उमेरमा घर हिंड्दै थिएँ, यो जब म हिड्दछ जब म हिंड्दछु म मेरो कारमा प्रवेश गरिरहेको बेला र ट्रकमा न्यु योर्क शहरको सडकहरू तल। प्रायजसो एक साथी मात्र केहि चरणहरू टाढा थियो – यसले केही फरक पार्दैन। क्याटकालहरू विदेशमा र घरमा पनि देखा पर्दछ। तिनीहरू कष्टकर छन्, हो, जबकि तिनीहरूलाई योग्य उल्लेखनीय एकल यात्रा हुनबाट रोक्नुहोस्।

यस प्रकारको चासो राख्ने प्रस्ताव गर्न उत्कृष्ट विधि भनेको निश्चित गर्नु हो कि तपाईंले ती देशहरूमा विनम्र मागहरू बुझ्नुहुन्छ जुन तपाईंले देख्नु भएको र त्यसअनुअनुसार गाउन पनि। Some women suggest using a wedding event band, however I discover that being extremely confident, looking people in the eye, as well as being respectfully assertive are all great methods to stand my ground as well.

While just being a female does open you up for catcalls as well as unwanted advances in some parts of the world, in lots of cases, though, it’s rather the opposite, as well as I’m treated with respect as well as kindness, especially since I’m a lady traveling on her own.

Myth #7: It’s method a lot more work since you have to do whatever yourself.

If you travel on your own, you will be making all of the decisions.

This is likewise the greatest benefit of traveling solo. It indicates that you don’t have to plan ahead if you don’t want to, as well as have a lot more serendipitous fun, the novelty of which we are hardwired to crave. You don’t have to concern about whether the other person is having fun or not, or anxiety about doing whatever for two or a lot more people.

In fact, the a lot more I travel solo, the a lot more I discover that planning a trip for one is commonly much much easier than planning for a group. I get to do only precisely what I want to do, see locations that others may not be interested in, as well as even have a “day off” in my travels without the guilt!

The benefit of total flexibility while traveling solo absolutely outweighed the additional legwork that I had to do. I likewise discovered it simple to just ask a good friend which restaurant or activity they liked, or the person working at the hostel counter. It’s not that hard.

Myth #8: traveling solo is a huge, life-changing decision.

A great deal of people offer off whatever they have as well as take off to the other side of the world with a one-way ticket in hand (I’m speaking about myself here), however that doesn’t indicate that everybody who travels solo has turned her life upside down in buy to do it.

It can be as basic as a weekend trip alone to one more city, a two-week jaunt to a warm as well as tropical location you’ve never been, or a monthlong solo backpacking trip in Europe between semesters. It doesn’t have to be a significant deal, as well as you might come ideal back to life as you understand it before, with a few new adventures as well as a bit a lot more confidence.

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It turned out that, in contrast to what everybody (including me) thought, solo traveling wasn’t dangerous, boring, or lonely at all. It really was one of the most social activities I’ve ever tried.

I ended up discovering that, instead of solo traveling being a downside in any type of way, it was really helpful to be complimentary when I traveled. It endeared me a lot more to locals, as well as I got to have special experiences since I might state indeed to everything, as well as that’s something that only solo travelers can say. It’s a huge benefit to be able to go where you want when you want, without having to response to any individual else.

There need to be a reason why it keeps growing in popularity year after year, right?

If traveling is about the benefits, the time spent in a new reality, as well as a departure from your normal, daily life, then to traveling solo is to put those benefits on steroids. provide it a try, as well as you as well may discover that your misconceptions about it are all wrong.

Kristin Addis is a solo female travel professional who influences women to travel the world in an authentic as well as adventurous way. A former investment banker, Kristin has solo traveled the world for over eight years. You can discover a lot more of her musings at Be My travel Muse or on Instagram as well as Facebook.

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