solo travel

You've got somewhere to go, but no one to go with; solo travel is the nexus of independence and opportunity.

How to Hold Someone Hostage in Cuba
To Whom It May Concern: When traveling I could make better decisions – ones that include actually doing some basic research on a country before I hop on a plan to visit a new culture. However, on this trip, I was looking for an adventure and some time to unplug from the world to do some thinking. It was time to make a pivotal life decision – take a great job in New York City or buy a one-way ticket to Europe and see what happens. Spoiler alert… I haven’t had a job for almost six months! So I bought a ticket to Cuba and two days later I would pack up my hammock, yoga mat, and suitcase to relax on the beach sipping mojitos.
By Haley Tonge6 years ago in Wander
Nothing Epic
Outdoorsman: noun a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
By Carolyne Vowell6 years ago in Wander
I LEFT HOME TO LOOK FOR ME
I LEFT HOME TO LOOK FOR ME At the beginning of the year, I could not find myself. I looked and looked but I was nowhere to be seen. I decided to look for myself away from home by creating inspiration so loud that it forced me to stop in my tracks, by creating a new life, going away to a place I had never been to before surrounded by foreignness and beauty that I had never experienced. To awaken my heart so it could beat me out of my chest and back into the world.
By Lottanna6 years ago in Wander
The Art of Solo Travel
One of my New Years’ resolutions was to travel more and take more pictures. Fate must have heard because soon after the new year, I was on a plane to Paris! Just before I had booked the flight, I was turned down by what seemed like a dream job. During the application process, I was warned ahead of time that I would be subject to a pay cut if I were to be offered the position. Because of this, the money I had saved up in the event that I got the job (and the pay cut that came with it) made purchasing the ticket possible; and with perfect timing, I might add. If that wasn’t enough, the job I had at the time also gave me a pay raise that made me feel less guilty about my impulsive purchase. Everything seemed like perfect timing. I was nowhere near ready, but my camera was charged and I was excited to explore.
By MR. ERIQ6 years ago in Wander
Fun Places To Visit On Your Solo Photography Trip
That being said, do you have a destination in mind for your self-discovery trip? This article highlights 7 of the most fun places to visit solo.
By Catherine6 years ago in Wander
Travelling Alone At Age 11
In the summer of 2012, at the age of eleven, I flew to Czech Republic to stay one month with my grandparents. As much as my mother would have wanted to come along with me, she had to stay back home with my sisters who were too young for such a long journey to a foreign country.
By Em Em6 years ago in Wander
Endless Horizons
It was late-September of 2019, I had this desire to do an overnight hike at a location I had only since dreamt of visiting. It was a place that continued to avoid me, due to poor weather and inconsistent planning on my part. I knew of many people who had made the trek up this mountain out in the middle of nowhere. It was a place I had only ever experienced through the screen of my cellular device, as I looked upon the images of photographers who had been to it. I wanted to go, so very badly. But the weather was always poor on the weekends, and that was the only time that my fellow hiking friends could take the time off from work to go hiking. Therefore, the only option was for me to go hiking alone in the middle of the week.
By Zach Doehler6 years ago in Wander
Chronicles of the watchman
Late night musings It is now 1:37 a.m. as I type this. I am sitting outside the back door to the place that I call home. I have had a tumultuous 24 hours filled with the greatest of highs and a few low spots as well. So here is what has transpired since I left home (Empowering Grace Christian Center – An Apostolic House) this past Sunday. Well I guess I should start by detailing events from Saturday…
By Rufus Patton6 years ago in Wander
Flashback to my travels before lockdown
While I'm not alone, by "before COVID-19" story is a little bit different. Just one day before England (my home country) went into lockdown, I was in Indonesia.
By Hexe News 6 years ago in Wander
Archipelago
Preambulate: I’ve no idea if you might be interested in any of this. I don’t want to write a travel journal. I don’t think I could even begin to describe the larger significance of mere personal experiences, but since I don’t know if there is anything more significant than these trivial experiences, I’m ready to compromise: let this writing be a kind of recollection or reminder, something bound up with the pain and pleasure of reminiscence, something one is supposed to write in old age, a fore taste of what I may feel fifty years from now, if I live to be seventy eight and can still reminisce. Tragedy in the proper Greek sense is impossible to compose in our day. Contemporary tragedies are not tragic in the absence of figures endowed with classic nobility of character. So this is a Comedy.
By Andre Bertolino6 years ago in Wander
Solo traveling the world to escape the world
In April 2019, my life was falling apart. College was stressing me out. I was embarrassed by some of the decisions I made. I was tired of giving. Tired of being kind. I felt worthless. I was not motivated or interested in anything I was doing. And all I wanted was for someone to show up for me. It felt like a dark period of my life, and one week before my Easter break, I made the abrupt decision of escaping to a place where no one knew me. Taking the tough decision of breaking into my savings, I bought plane tickets and flew across the country to San Diego, California for a week.
By map6 years ago in Wander
Un Belle Ville
Whew! I’m here. Like, I’m actually in Paris, France. OK, it’s the airport and I haven’t clear customs yet but none the less I am in a foreign country. So after customs and picking up my bag it was now a question on how to get to my hostel. Like any airport they can be situated within the city or outside. Paris CDG, named after the French General Charles De Gaul sits about 30 min outside Paris. There were a plethora of transport options to take. I chose the train as it was a good way to see the country for its first glimpse and that is how I was getting around most of the time while in Paris. The Paris Metro is old but quite distinguished and beautiful. With its unique Art Nouveau architecture, classic trains and stations with names like Oprea (named after the famous Paris Opera) to Pierre Et Marie Curie(famous scientists) and Robespierre (the famous French Revolutionist who made beheading quite popular), there was always a piece of history to see and learn about. So, 80 Euros later I had a ticket and found my way to the station where I could get on an inbound train to the city.
By Sergio Romero6 years ago in Wander