solo travel
You've got somewhere to go, but no one to go with; solo travel is the nexus of independence and opportunity.
I Took My First Self-Road Trip In The Pandemic
On September 8th, I started packing in advance for my first road trip. I gathered my makeup, movies, and my road trip playlist was comprised of 14 hours worth of songs. I was excited to begin a trip all by myself. To get the experience that I can have the control of my transportation, to stop at any time I wanted to. There were moments when I was a passenger that I wanted to stop and see something that caught my eye, but I couldn't do that. Now I could indulge into a little sight seeing without having to disrupt anything since I was the driver, I could have my own rules.
By Samantha Parrish5 years ago in Wander
Why everyone should take at least one solo trip in their life.
I should start off by saying, all my life I have always been too scared, or too worried to do anything out of my comfort zone. I have always been terrified of heights, I had never been on a plane... but have always been terrified of the thought of it. I found it hard to do anything alone and especially wanted my family with me wherever I went.
By Britney Miracle 🌞5 years ago in Wander
Freckles Abroad
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” - Saint Augustine Those of you who know me, know I'll be spending a year in London and that I intend to spend my time wisely in the UK, studying and traveling. Adventuring, if you will. In fact, my adventures have already begun.
By Gabrielle R. Lamontagne5 years ago in Wander
Serendipity: How the wrong place was the right time.
It was the late August summer of 2019. I was embarking on a once in a lifetime opportunity to backpack through parts of central and eastern Europe. At this point, I was leaving Budapest by bus and on my way to a small city called Bratislava in Slovakia since it was on the way to Prague in Czech Republic. Bratislava was only an hour in a half drive from Budapest so I knew it wouldn't be a long excursion. I dozed off for a bit rather passively. When I woke up, I noticed we were close to a bus terminal being that the rural lands off the interstate were behind us. However, I looked around from my seat and there were clearly less people on the bus. Looking at the time, it had been three hours since I boarded the bus. It was then that the driver announced, “We’ll be pulling into Vienna’s station in about five minutes.” To my surprise, I slept long enough to miss my stop and wind up back in Vienna, Austria, where I had stopped a week prior but had no plans on returning. I walked up to the driver and explained my story, which he could only chuckle a bit and then advise me to get off at the next stop and wait for a bus leaving for Bratislava. I was taken aback, but there wasn’t much I could do but heed his advice so I went back to my seat.
By Joseph Sanfilippo5 years ago in Wander
I'm Good at Running Away
I've always been really good at running away. I hate staying in one place for too long. I get super bored with where I live or how I'm living, so I have the urge to change things, but instead of rearranging my living room I just up and move to an entirely new place. I get this from my mom because we moved every year to a new house. We never stayed in one place more than a year and I have no idea why, but because of this I tend to do the same thing with my own life.
By LeAnn Murch5 years ago in Wander
How to Hold Someone Hostage in Cuba
To Whom It May Concern: When traveling I could make better decisions – ones that include actually doing some basic research on a country before I hop on a plan to visit a new culture. However, on this trip, I was looking for an adventure and some time to unplug from the world to do some thinking. It was time to make a pivotal life decision – take a great job in New York City or buy a one-way ticket to Europe and see what happens. Spoiler alert… I haven’t had a job for almost six months! So I bought a ticket to Cuba and two days later I would pack up my hammock, yoga mat, and suitcase to relax on the beach sipping mojitos.
By Haley Tonge5 years ago in Wander
