Hello Steemit Fretz!
No doubt, being with your fretz and family while traveling is a totally fun and exciting experience. You’ll be able to create a closer bond with each other and something that you can bring with you for a lifetime.
Way before my fretz became travel buddies, I’ve been wanting to go on a vacation alone and have a relaxing time. I did go on a few trips that I went on my own and it’s such an exciting and wonderful experience. Although I haven’t done that for a few years now, this came to mind when I was reminiscing and thinking on what to do at the moment.
Traveling solo is quite a different thing. It creates a different experience for the traveler. It is like an eye-opener of greater things and greater opportunities. You’ll notice and see things that you might not have seen when traveling in groups.
Why You Should Try Traveling Solo?
For some, traveling alone could be quite daunting, going on a journey on your own is something they don’t even consider not even once.
Traveling alone is a leap of faith, it’s like going into the abyss and you’ll never really know what to expect. Why go solo? This is one of the questions some people have when it comes to solo travelers.
Here are my top four reasons why you should try traveling alone:
1. Meet New Friends
Majority of the time, traveling in groups lets you focus on your travel buddies instead of the other people. I’ve come to observe that people are more approachable when they see you alone than in groups. This way you can strike up a conversation anywhere.
I remember having a dry cough on my airplane ride. There was this sweet couple who gave me mint candy because they see that I was struggling not to cough too loudly and disturb other people. They were Koreans and we had a nice chit-chat on why they visited the Philippines and life in Korea.
Another one was a guy from Canada with his girlfriend, I was waiting for my order for Dinner when I was left behind in Palawan since my fretz’ flight were earlier than mine. I had to stay for a day and a half.
Even though I had a “nosebleed” when conversing with them but it’s quite a refreshing experience.
Nosebleed - This is a Filipino slang, which means having a hard time conversing in with someone speaking in Enlish, may it be a foreigner or local.
2. Financial Control
You don’t have to depend on your spending on anyone. Do you want to get a high-end room? No one’s going to stop you. Do you want to spend cheaper on food? Not a problem.
Whatever you want to do, if you want to go to the free tourist sites or enjoy and pay for an exciting adventure or attraction, it’s really all up to you. You can easily budget your money the way you want.
I used to have this habit of staying alone after going on with my fretz on vacation. I was in Boracay when I looked for a beachfront accommodation since the one that we stayed at was a walking distance to the beach.
3. You can Manage your Own Time
The most remarkable thing when traveling is having a flexible schedule. I’m not saying that having strict schedules is not fun. But at times you just want to refrain from checking out your to-dos during a trip. No scheduled tours! No waking up early! No staying up late if you don’t want it!
I love waking up with my coffee in hand and just wake up by the beach (now I’m longing for a nice vacation) and watch tourists pass me by.
4. Build Confidence
I remember on my first plane ride and my first travel far away that I was afraid and I feel like backing out. I wanted to go back. I wanted to run away but if I do, how will I do this in the future? Even buckling my seatbelt was a challenge.
Being sheltered and I’ve never been far away from home, I got to pat myself in the back I did a good job! I should do it this time again this year. ^^
Traveling alone is such a fulfilling thing. The things that you’ve been afraid of were not that scary after all!
I’m excited and this made me think of going somewhere. Maybe a few months from now, I’ll try this out again! How about you fretz, would you dare go traveling solo?
♥dawnsheree
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