Solo travelling can be a rewarding experience, and draining too if not done properly. Hence it is necessary to understand what it entails to do a solo travelling and what is the best way to do it. If you are planning a solo trip soon, start with a well-researched trip planner and include all the things that suit your priority. To help you further, here are 8 ways to mentally prepare for a solo adventure!
1) Start with small steps
If this is the first time for you to travelling, ensure to pick a place where you can be comfortable and enjoy. It can be your remote hometown or somewhere around. In such cases, day hikes come really handy. If you like solitude, pick somewhere which can be covered within few hours and drive off to it. Not only it will help you build confidence but will give you itsy bitsy observations on solo travelling that will help in the long run!
2) Know your place well!
1) Start with small steps
If this is the first time for you to travelling, ensure to pick a place where you can be comfortable and enjoy. It can be your remote hometown or somewhere around. In such cases, day hikes come really handy. If you like solitude, pick somewhere which can be covered within few hours and drive off to it. Not only it will help you build confidence but will give you itsy bitsy observations on solo travelling that will help in the long run!
2) Know your place well!
The first rule first! know the place well! Do your research properly, learn everything you can about the place. If it is far somewhere, which is totally different from where you live, ensure to learn about the basic etiquettes practised there. It will help to know how people are expected to behave in certain situations and public place. Knowing this will not only boost your confidence but will help you feel at home there.
3) Love yourself and know that your are not perfect!
3) Love yourself and know that your are not perfect!
There are going to be a lot of things which will be unexpected and maybe, even scary. The key here to deal with it is- love yourself. Allow yourself to make mistakes and learn from them. Know that there is more to the trip than the trip planner and go with the flow. Laughing at yourself will be very helpful in case you find yourself in an awkward or embarrassing situation. It is also the best way to make friends since your jovial personality will make you more approachable and welcoming!
4) Share your plans with your friends or family
4) Share your plans with your friends or family
Knowing that someone back at home is waiting for you can be a great assurance and a boost of morale for you. It will not only make you feel safe but also help you enjoy the journey since there is an extra layer of security. There are times when we want to just set off on a journey, yet one's own safety is a crucial matter and must not be neglected. Especially if you are going for a long period of time.
5) Learn the language
5) Learn the language
Not knowing the language of the place you are visiting can be a very wrong move, especially when you are lost or in trouble. At least learn the basics like greetings and such. It will not only help you make friends (since the folks will be able to see and appreciate your efforts) but will help you mingle with the other crowd well. Also, it will increase your knowledge!
6) Disregard your prejudices
We hear a lot of things about places we don't know about. It is always a wise thing to know that not all of those are true. No matter where you are travelling, every place has something to offer and teach. And the best way to learn it all is to leave your prejudices behind and create an understanding of the place. Try to see underneath the underneath and experience it as a folk as much as possible. It will be worth it, we tell you!
7) Understand that the journey can be equally fulfilling!
6) Disregard your prejudices
We hear a lot of things about places we don't know about. It is always a wise thing to know that not all of those are true. No matter where you are travelling, every place has something to offer and teach. And the best way to learn it all is to leave your prejudices behind and create an understanding of the place. Try to see underneath the underneath and experience it as a folk as much as possible. It will be worth it, we tell you!
7) Understand that the journey can be equally fulfilling!
Plan a vacation but don't get burdened by it. Not keeping a lot expectations will leave you with a stress free and jovial experience. It will make you feel light and let you ingrain the experience beautifully. Don't focus on where you are going, rather focus on your journey. Embrace the little thing that you find and feel on your way and you will realise how amazing it all is!
8) It's not always Peaches & Cream
Plan a vacation and just go for it. Of course it might not be as smooth as you have initially thought, but all those hassles have a surplus of their own too! It will set you free, make you braver (so that next time you can go for an even far off place) and make you feel alive! There is nothing as rejuvenating as finding your way back from a problem and living it throughly!
Inspired much? What are you waiting for? Pack up your bags and sett off for a solo adventure!
8) It's not always Peaches & Cream
Plan a vacation and just go for it. Of course it might not be as smooth as you have initially thought, but all those hassles have a surplus of their own too! It will set you free, make you braver (so that next time you can go for an even far off place) and make you feel alive! There is nothing as rejuvenating as finding your way back from a problem and living it throughly!
Inspired much? What are you waiting for? Pack up your bags and sett off for a solo adventure!