Thinking about whether you should travel alone or take someone with you? Then I would like to give you the really best reasons to go on vacation alone in this article. I can already promise you that you will never forget these trips, where you are completely free to make your own decisions - and that you will also develop personally in the process.
The following reasons for your next vacation without a fare are based on my personal experience and the experiences of many travelers around the world. By the way, as I'm writing these lines, I'm sitting in my bed on the sleeper bus from Mumbai to Goa. Let's go 😉
1. strengthen your personality as a solo traveler:r
From my own experience, I can tell you that you will develop a lot personally by traveling alone. You have much more confidence in yourselfas you master more and more challenges on your travels over time.
This experience will make you more self-confident and you will be alone after your first longer vacation than a completely different person come home. I mean that in a positive sense, of course. Because you will have many have unique stories to tellthat only you have really experienced. For me, one of the most important reasons for traveling alone is that you personally mature incredibly in the process.
Tip: Speaking of the maturing process! Why don't you try travel sustainably. I explain how this works briefly and concisely in the linked blog post.
2. make real experiences on vacation alone
On a "couple's vacation", for example, people often tend to do this, the path of least resistance and join a pre-planned tour of the hotel. So Mass tourism pure. That is Expensive and boring. Because nothing will happen to you on such tours that hasn't already happened to thousands of other people.
If you are traveling alone, you will notice that you are less likely to go on such tours. Because you will sleep less in expensive hotels, but more in AirBNBs, dorms, homestays and hostels. You're also more likely to get really good tips from the locals there!
Since you don't plan everything in advanceyou'll turn your vacation into a surprise bag and experience a lot. Because adventures begin where plans end!
3. overcome your fears by traveling alone
Are you perhaps traveling alone for the first time? When you not exactly a totally open and extroverted person you can stir up a few fears before the first individual vacation. For example Fear of getting lostmissing flights or being robbed.
Of course, this can all happen in theory, but it is still important to do something about these fears. In this case traveling alone is the best medicine. With every vacation alone in which none of these fears come true, you will become more confident and, as I said, you will have more confidence in yourself.
4. get to know unique people faster
Whether here just on the night bus from Mumbai to Goa, at the Beach CleanUps or on my Indonesia trip at the waterfalls. On my travels I meet alone so many unique and positive crazy peoplethat I probably wouldn't have gotten to know if I had traveled as a couple or with a larger group.
This is also due to the fact that without the critical view of my usual environment and through my travels so far trust more on my own. I have beautiful stories to tell because I decided to travel alone - and that's why I come also get into conversation with other people much more quickly on vacation. This is anything but a mainstream vacation, but a real adventure trip.
5. have valuable conversations that you wouldn't have otherwise
It's about growing personally. And you don't do that if you spend your summer vacation every year at the Ballermann in Mallorca. That's not exactly a place for really meaningful, in-depth conversations either.
If you are traveling alone, you will Automatically more open to great conversations with other people, because you don't want to spend your whole trip alone. You will also often meet people who are worse off than you but still have a smile on their faces. Conversations about life's goals, the customs of other cultures and the quality of life in other countries will help you to mature personally.
Tip: Whether on vacation or in everyday life at home - use these questions to get to knowto have deeper conversations and keep every conversation going.
6. enjoy your freedom on vacation alone
When traveling alone, you have complete freedom and can do more or less what you want. You can plan everything for your travel timewhat you have in mind.
When traveling becomes too much for youthen simply take 1-2 days off and set off for your next destination a little later. Nobody is stopping you, because you usually decide for yourself what happens next when you travel alone.
Important: Don't always take the easiest route, but get involved with the people and the foreign cultures. Then you will have a lot of fun and learn a lot on your vacation, even without a companion.
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7. travel alone without conflicts of interest
When you travel together, there can always be conflicts of interest. Whether before or during the trip. You might prefer to go mountain rafting, while your travel partner would rather go on a shopping tour.
That doesn't happen on vacation alone. Quite the opposite: You often get to know like-minded people through your own activities with whom you can travel and experience a lot. As you can decide for yourself what you want to do and where you want to go next, you avoid these conflicts of interest when traveling alone.
8. when traveling alone you get to know yourself
While before your trip you might have trapped in the everyday 9 to 5 you finally get to know yourself as you really are on a vacation alone. Because traveling alone automatically forces you to be more independent.
Don't worry, it will definitely do you good! Because this way you think outside the box and you will get to know sides of yourself that you didn't know before because you simply never challenged them before. You may also realize that travelling alone is not for you. Anything is possible. In any case, you'll know a lot more about yourself after traveling alone 😉
9. receive admiration for your courage to travel alone
People at your travel destinations as well as friends and family at home will admire you for your courage to travel alone. Because Many of them have never dared to take this step in their lives and are therefore all the happier for you.
This is good for you and gives you more self-confidence. Both when traveling and in all other situations in life. Maybe this pat on the back is exactly the confirmation you needed? Who knows?
10. enjoy the openness of people towards you
You may be familiar with this: People in groups tend not to like talking to peoplelike people who are alone. Of course, this psychological phenomenon also applies on vacation. If you are traveling alone, many more people will approach you and ask where you are from or what you are doing.
However, the prerequisite is that you open up to people and consciously look them in the eye. The The resulting conversations will open new doors for you - to unique travel experiences.
11. learn gratitude by traveling alone
Traveling alone makes you more grateful - I know that from my own experience. For example, when you are once again wandering around with your smartphone and Google Maps and an elderly gentleman shows you the right way without asking! Or when you have booked a bus, but there is no bus stop to be seen for miles around, but more and more people are joining you to wait an hour with you for the delayed bus.
You feel so much gratitude when traveling alone, because these situations are so great and we can enjoy them. unfortunately no longer experience in Germany on a daily basis. Because so much altruism is almost unusual for us, we become so incredibly grateful when traveling alone. Also for the privilege of being able to travel at all.
12. enjoy full freedom to travel alone
When you travel alone, you can not only do what you want, but you can also travel when and where you want. You decide for yourself when the journey starts, how it continues and where it goes. So traveling alone makes you independent of time and place.
At the Travel with your partner are you often at work submitted vacation times bound. If your partner can only take a short vacation due to a lack of vacation days, this also significantly limits your choice of destination. You don't have these barriers when you go on vacation alone.
13. you are very much looking forward to home
I'm honest about that too! Especially when you've been on the road for a long time (let's say two months or more), you naturally look forward to going home again, despite the wonderful experiences. Because not everything always goes according to plan when traveling. Things can become a stressful challenge here and there.
Challenges are actually a positive thing. But of course you're also really looking forward to getting back to your own home and the safe, familiar environment in which you switch off the brain a little and can plan the next trip in peace. 😉
Everyone should travel alone at least once!
I think it's incredibly important to have traveled alone at least once in your life. You get to know unique people and yourself much better more quickly. And traveling independently without a partner also makes you much more confident and self-assured in all areas of life. Try it out in any case!
"The best education for a clever person is found in travel."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (more at Travel Quotes)
Do you have any questions, suggestions or your own experiences with traveling alone that you would like to share? Then please write me a comment!
A good trip at all times,
PS: In my Nature Travel Blog from CareElite will give you more great inspiration for your next travel experience. The article Zero Waste Journey for example, gives you an extra boost of motivation for a vacation that is as waste-free as possible. Have fun!
