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Post by taytaytay on Feb 3, 2019 13:09:40 GMT -5
I think this video is the one I've seen that most closely matches my thoughts on solo travel so I thought I'd share it just in case anyone is interested or needs that extra push to book a solo trip  |
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Post by thegreatoneelrichard on Feb 5, 2019 6:01:18 GMT -5
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Feb 5, 2019 14:47:01 GMT -5
I think this video is the one I've seen that most closely matches my thoughts on solo travel so I thought I'd share it just in case anyone is interested or needs that extra push to book a solo trip I would be terrified to travel on my own. I've never travelled or flown on my own. But I've grown a lot. I used to not go to a store and pay a cashier by myself. It would sure be an experience for me to try to travel on my own. Do you ever feel scared being by yourself? I think it's just scary to think you'll get lost but phones help with that now-a-days. |
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Post by taytaytay on Feb 5, 2019 15:00:56 GMT -5
I think this video is the one I've seen that most closely matches my thoughts on solo travel so I thought I'd share it just in case anyone is interested or needs that extra push to book a solo trip I would be terrified to travel on my own. I've never travelled or flown on my own. But I've grown a lot. I used to not go to a store and pay a cashier by myself. It would sure be an experience for me to try to travel on my own. Do you ever feel scared being by yourself? I think it's just scary to think you'll get lost but phones help with that now-a-days. I've never personally felt in danger, but I admittedly have kept my travel to fairly safe cities so far. Most of it's just common sense though, like not going down dark alleyways and not walking with headphones in at night and all that. I've found that if you conduct yourself exactly as you would in your home town but a tiny bit more observant, you'll be fine. I've never gotten lost either since I tend to carry a paper map (there's a company called USE-IT who produce maps of European cities specifically for young people which I'd really recommend if you ever venture over this way) and use Citimapper on my phone where I can to make sure I get on all the right public transport and all that. I actually found solotravel pretty easy in terms of logistics, it's just the loneliness that sucks sometimes. I'd really recommend everyone tries it at least once though because I think you learn a lot about yourself travelling alone. |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Feb 5, 2019 15:13:09 GMT -5
I would be terrified to travel on my own. I've never travelled or flown on my own. But I've grown a lot. I used to not go to a store and pay a cashier by myself. It would sure be an experience for me to try to travel on my own. Do you ever feel scared being by yourself? I think it's just scary to think you'll get lost but phones help with that now-a-days. I've never personally felt in danger, but I admittedly have kept my travel to fairly safe cities so far. Most of it's just common sense though, like not going down dark alleyways and not walking with headphones in at night and all that. I've found that if you conduct yourself exactly as you would in your home town but a tiny bit more observant, you'll be fine. I've never gotten lost either since I tend to carry a paper map (there's a company called USE-IT who produce maps of European cities specifically for young people which I'd really recommend if you ever venture over this way) and use Citimapper on my phone where I can to make sure I get on all the right public transport and all that. I actually found solotravel pretty easy in terms of logistics, it's just the loneliness that sucks sometimes. I'd really recommend everyone tries it at least once though because I think you learn a lot about yourself travelling alone. I guess that makes sense about the home town thing. Obviously I feel very confident in my home town. But it's a small city. Not like cities that have 100,000's of people in them. When I was in Toronto it was sure intimidating but I was with my mom and dad (separately when I went two times with each of them). I didn't end up having the money for it anyways in the end but I wanted to see Niall Horan's tour in Toronto and I wondered if I'd have enough for just me to go if I didn't have to pay for my mom or dad to come too but it terrified me. I don't know if I could've gone through with it. I didn't have the money for myself anyways but if I did and some extra (obviously I would need that for possibly food or incidentals) I probably would've gone as I want to see concerts I want to see badly. |
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Post by taytaytay on Feb 5, 2019 15:26:19 GMT -5
I've never personally felt in danger, but I admittedly have kept my travel to fairly safe cities so far. Most of it's just common sense though, like not going down dark alleyways and not walking with headphones in at night and all that. I've found that if you conduct yourself exactly as you would in your home town but a tiny bit more observant, you'll be fine. I've never gotten lost either since I tend to carry a paper map (there's a company called USE-IT who produce maps of European cities specifically for young people which I'd really recommend if you ever venture over this way) and use Citimapper on my phone where I can to make sure I get on all the right public transport and all that. I actually found solotravel pretty easy in terms of logistics, it's just the loneliness that sucks sometimes. I'd really recommend everyone tries it at least once though because I think you learn a lot about yourself travelling alone. I guess that makes sense about the home town thing. Obviously I feel very confident in my home town. But it's a small city. Not like cities that have 100,000's of people in them. When I was in Toronto it was sure intimidating but I was with my mom and dad (separately when I went two times with each of them). I didn't end up having the money for it anyways in the end but I wanted to see Niall Horan's tour in Toronto and I wondered if I'd have enough for just me to go if I didn't have to pay for my mom or dad to come too but it terrified me. I don't know if I could've gone through with it. I didn't have the money for myself anyways but if I did and some extra (obviously I would need that for possibly food or incidentals) I probably would've gone as I want to see concerts I want to see badly. It's always something you can start with with babysteps, like going to a concert in your hometown alone or taking a weekend trip to somewhere else within your province so you're solo but you're still close to home in case you feel it's not for you. That was how I started out, by going to Edinburgh, London, and Manchester alone so that if I felt homesick I could really easily get back home to safety! |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Feb 5, 2019 22:34:05 GMT -5
I guess that makes sense about the home town thing. Obviously I feel very confident in my home town. But it's a small city. Not like cities that have 100,000's of people in them. When I was in Toronto it was sure intimidating but I was with my mom and dad (separately when I went two times with each of them). I didn't end up having the money for it anyways in the end but I wanted to see Niall Horan's tour in Toronto and I wondered if I'd have enough for just me to go if I didn't have to pay for my mom or dad to come too but it terrified me. I don't know if I could've gone through with it. I didn't have the money for myself anyways but if I did and some extra (obviously I would need that for possibly food or incidentals) I probably would've gone as I want to see concerts I want to see badly. It's always something you can start with with babysteps, like going to a concert in your hometown alone or taking a weekend trip to somewhere else within your province so you're solo but you're still close to home in case you feel it's not for you. That was how I started out, by going to Edinburgh, London, and Manchester alone so that if I felt homesick I could really easily get back home to safety! A fairly big step would probably be for me to go to a concert in Winnipeg by myself and have to drive 2 hours but usually someone goes with me or wants to go to a concert. |
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Post by SomeFearlessChick on Feb 7, 2019 1:28:23 GMT -5
The way I see it, if you rely on other people to go with you, you may never get to where you want to go. Even people who are very talk the talk often back out at the last minute because life gets in the way. So I second the baby steps idea. I will admit it is nice to have some company, but I'd rather do it alone than not do it at all. Traveling in the first-world is generally pretty good. Developing countries is where the ride tends to get a bit bumpier (I don't just mean socio-economic wise, but if something goes wrong, and it often does, help is not quite as efficient). Another idea is to join a tour group. I really enjoyed myself, though I know you're quite shy Callie, so I'm not sure if it'd be your cup of tea. Might be worth a thought though!
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Post by Roman on Feb 7, 2019 2:06:03 GMT -5
The way I see it, if you rely on other people to go with you, you may never get to where you want to go. Even people who are very talk the talk often back out at the last minute because life gets in the way. So I second the baby steps idea. I will admit it is nice to have some company, but I'd rather do it alone than not do it at all. Traveling in the first-world is generally pretty good. Developing countries is where the ride tends to get a bit bumpier (I don't just mean socio-economic wise, but if something goes wrong, and it often does, help is not quite as efficient). Another idea is to join a tour group. I really enjoyed myself, though I know you're quite shy Callie, so I'm not sure if it'd be your cup of tea. Might be worth a thought though! For me that was the point where I said "no more". I tried going alone. But on top of the traveling stress, it took away most of the fun parts. I noticed that there was no point in traveling alone for me, I'm way more comfortable at home. I'm still open to take trips with a clear purpose and/or with friends. I'm glad I went to London last year with a friend to see Taylor. And this year I'll probably try going with a small group of friends and see how I like that. |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Feb 7, 2019 15:45:11 GMT -5
The way I see it, if you rely on other people to go with you, you may never get to where you want to go. Even people who are very talk the talk often back out at the last minute because life gets in the way. So I second the baby steps idea. I will admit it is nice to have some company, but I'd rather do it alone than not do it at all. Traveling in the first-world is generally pretty good. Developing countries is where the ride tends to get a bit bumpier (I don't just mean socio-economic wise, but if something goes wrong, and it often does, help is not quite as efficient). Another idea is to join a tour group. I really enjoyed myself, though I know you're quite shy Callie, so I'm not sure if it'd be your cup of tea. Might be worth a thought though! Sometimes though going with someone you love or know is what makes the trip a trip. If you're a person that is scared to be on their own, they might only want to go with friends or family. I never thought of that with the experience side of it. It's nice to experience something with someone you love instead of just yourself. You have no one to share it with when you go by yourself. Who knows if I'll finally ever get to see London someday. I'd maybe have to go myself. But that's scary to think about right now. |
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Post by taytaytay on Feb 7, 2019 17:44:38 GMT -5
The way I see it, if you rely on other people to go with you, you may never get to where you want to go. Even people who are very talk the talk often back out at the last minute because life gets in the way. So I second the baby steps idea. I will admit it is nice to have some company, but I'd rather do it alone than not do it at all. Traveling in the first-world is generally pretty good. Developing countries is where the ride tends to get a bit bumpier (I don't just mean socio-economic wise, but if something goes wrong, and it often does, help is not quite as efficient). Another idea is to join a tour group. I really enjoyed myself, though I know you're quite shy Callie, so I'm not sure if it'd be your cup of tea. Might be worth a thought though! Sometimes though going with someone you love or know is what makes the trip a trip. If you're a person that is scared to be on their own, they might only want to go with friends or family. I never thought of that with the experience side of it. It's nice to experience something with someone you love instead of just yourself. You have no one to share it with when you go by yourself. Who knows if I'll finally ever get to see London someday. I'd maybe have to go myself. But that's scary to think about right now. It is nice to experience things with others and there’s no denying that, like it’s so special for me that my first time visiting the Highlands was with my friends and we got to have some amazing memories with each other away from our uni. I also think though you can’t spend your entire life waiting for the right person to come along to take a trip-sometimes if you want to go somewhere you’re going to have to go it alone. And hey, when someone comes along who does want to travel with you then you can experience that place again with someone else and it’s still a whole new experience! |
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Post by shandimusic94 on Feb 7, 2019 18:49:34 GMT -5
Growing up my family often took summer vacations to Oregon (Seaside, Lincoln City etc. I've been to quite a few cities in Western Oregon). One trip to Oregon we spent one day driving to the Redwoods in California, which was exciting cuz I had always wanted to go to California haha. Went to Victoria, BC on a school trip my senior year of High School. It's so beautiful there and I definitely want to go back/visit Canada in general some day. After many many many years of dying to go to Harry Potter World I finally got to go to Universal (Florida) with my friend a few years ago. My boyfriend spent most of his life in Sacramento, California so I went on a trip there with him, we also spent a day in San Francisco which was really cool. Aaaand.... later this year I GET TO GO BACK TO HARRY POTTER WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This time with my boyfriend and his parents.  There's a million places I'd love to travel to someday. I really want to see all 50 states. I've always wanted to go to England/Europe in general since Harry Potter became such a big part of my life. Japan would be cool. Definitely wanna go to Australia. Wish I had the money. |
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Post by TaylorSwiftFan on Feb 12, 2019 17:43:30 GMT -5
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Post by taytaytay on Feb 12, 2019 17:47:13 GMT -5
This is the best logic imo. You can’t take money with you when you die so you might as well use what you have to experience some amazing things. |
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Post by patrick02 on Feb 13, 2019 13:45:26 GMT -5
Well i have been to Vegas on my own last
year it was great fun.
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