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Why I Love Solo Travel

May 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

I’m writing this post from my hotel room in Wroclaw, where I’ve come to spend the bank holiday weekend. Other than Amsterdam I’ve not been anywhere this year yet and so I’ve been itching to get on a plane, and because I have no one to travel with I’ve come on my own. When people realise I’m travelling on my own they give one of two opinions-they’re either really envious, or they can’t understand why I’d want to travel alone. So, I thought I’d write about why I love solo travel so much.

Laura sat on wall next to a fountain in Wroclaw

Travelling with friends can be lots of fun. But, you spend a lot of time waiting for other people to be ready to go, agreeing on somewhere you all want to eat and worrying you’re being annoying when you want to go into another gift shop. Sometimes your friends don’t fancy that place you’ve got your eye on, or they want a relaxed beach holiday when you’re a city break, explore as much as possible girl-and that’s okay. You just go on your own.

Solo travel means you can do everything on your own timescale. Like to be at the airport three hours before your flight? Cool. More of a last minute, sprint to the gate kind of flier? You do you. Solo travel means the hotel you want-whether it’s cheap as chips and a long walk out of town or bang in the centre and really fancy, you’re the only one in charge of the budget and so it’s all your choice.

I love solo travel because I can stop and start as I please without annoying anyone else. On my first day in Wroclaw, I spent the first two hours walking to see what I could find, then I felt tired and so came back to my hotel. I sat and wrote for a couple of hours, getting three blog posts done, before going out for a walk in the other direction. It’s very liberating to be able to wander round a new place on your own, and it’s a fantastic feeling to feel very anxious about a solo trip, but push through those feelings and do it anyway. Solo travel will always be my favourite, and I’m planning lots more solo trips this year.

Have you travelled solo before or do you prefer to travel with someone else?

 

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Welcome to my little corner of the Internet! I'm Laura, a 33 year old Yorkshire girl aiming to see as much of the world as I can, usually by myself. I'm a big fan of animal print, bright lipstick, gin liqueurs, cocktails, photography, writing and booking flights. I'm in love with a Lhasapoo called Buster and if I don't have my phone, laptop or a camera in my hand, you probably need to ask if I'm feeling okay. I blog about short city breaks, usually solo, on a budget without a hostel in sight. I also cover food reviews, life with Fibromyalgia, and there's a bit of lifestyle content thrown in when the mood takes me. I'm aiming to have visited 40 different countries before I turn 40, so I have 7 years left. Coronavirus has slightly changed my plans for 2020 but so far I'm 17 countries into the challenge and as long as September and October remain safe to travel I'm adding Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Serbia and a couple of others to the list before this year ends. I love working with brands on sponsored/collaborative content and if you're a travel or food related company, or just someone you think I'll love, please do get in touch.

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