solo travel
You've got somewhere to go, but no one to go with; solo travel is the nexus of independence and opportunity.
The Giants of Casa Grande
In late February, 1979, I drove from cold, white and barren Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to sunny and warm Apache Junction, Arizona. Most of my time was spent with relatives in this relatively new (at the time) suburb of Phoenix. Every morning, I hit golf-balls at a nearby driving range, visited my Aunt in the afternoon and, at night, played an extraordinary number of card games with other more-distant relations.
By John Oliver Smith4 years ago in Wander
Freckles Abroad
Okay, so not really “can be” but more “was” - as in, I took my week-long trip to Scotland by myself. What a gorgeous country! Scotland and Wales are part of the United Kingdom, so are they considered “countries” or “states”? Either way, it was incredibly lovely.
By Gabrielle R. Lamontagne4 years ago in Wander
Dear Montana
Dear Montana, I thought I would die leaving you. I mean this literally. When I merged on to I80 West from Elko, NV towards my new home of Reno, Nevada, my chest tightened up so fiercely that it shoved waves of pain past the lump in my throat and spread through my jaw. I couldn't swallow, and for a moment I couldn't breathe. Slowly I took in a deep breath and felt it fill my lungs before I gently let the air escape through my lips. I could still breathe, so I knew I wasn't really going to die.
By Marci Brodock4 years ago in Wander
Hangzhou
Every year I set out for a solo trip on my birthday. It has become a tradition over the years. So, when I moved to Shanghai, I thought I would have to let go of this tradition as I was completely new to the place. Apart from "Ni Hao" and desperate actions using hands, I could not utter any Mandarin word to save my life. Friends suggested to stay in Shanghai and enjoy the skyscraper view in a nice restaurant. But I needed greenery, a bit of tranquillity and I didn't have any clue on where to find that in the vast landscape of China. Hangzhou came up in a conversation with a friend just before my birthday and I realized that it was the perfect place for my birthday.
By chembarathi4 years ago in Wander
Why being an ex-pat is better than being a digital nomad?
What’s the difference anyway? According to Google… “An expatriate, or ex-pat, is an individual living and/or working in a country other than his or her country of citizenship, often temporarily and/or for work reasons.”
By thewellnessxplora4 years ago in Wander
Mental check: Finding my purpose in life?
It’s All About You [email protected] You know I travel constantly: moving is my home, so it would be fair to expect me to give more travel tips online. If we talked a bit more, you may remember that I study fashion. If I did speak about myself more than usual, you certainly understood that I don’t do it to wear luxury nor to look distinguished, but because I love art. As an artist, I think and often see life with a deeper meaning than other minds. The thoughts never stop. They run all around my brain, perfectly unable to keep the focus, amazed by every object, place or person. I am aware of everything, but one: what is going on inside the rest of you. What you like and what you hate. What happened that got us drinking a beer on a table hundreds of kilometres away from home. How important or casual this way of living is for you. The kind of human it makes you become.
By Mherla "Karma" G4 years ago in Wander
My story of the butterfly effect in Mumbai
Have you ever felt that every small decision that you take and every small change that happens around you, that could have happened, either way, can change the outcome of certain events? Have you ever experienced the butterfly effect in real life? I never did until something so coincidental happened to me, it urged me to write a post about it.
By Harish Rajora4 years ago in Wander
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
I get it, you’re preparing for vacation, and who wants to think of planning for a vacation as research? Sounds a lot like homework to me, and I never did much of that stuff in school. Be that as it may, it’s wildly important. I remember traveling to a city I hadn’t taken the time to research and find out information about before I got there. When I arrived, I saw that there was no public transportation [I’ll discuss why that was so important later], and saw that Uber/Lyft was not a thing there, AND it was dawning on me that I didn’t know a single person in this city. In a nutshell: I was stuck, a thing I wouldn’t have been had I done my research. Fortunately, I was financially equipped to travel back home. Though I lost out on what could have been an amazing experience because I didn’t take the time to do my due diligence, it did teach me the importance of making sure I know where I’m going.
By Mvrq.McKnZ4 years ago in Wander
