Should I travel solo?
Two articles caught my eye in the last few days on the pros and cons of traveling solo. Kristy of Nerdy Nomad is a frequent solo traveler, but rediscovered the joys of traveling with others in Good Things About Travelling with a Friend. Amanda, over at Vagabondish, makes the case for Why Everybody Should Travel Solo…Sometimes.
On BootsnAll, the joys and frustrations of traveling solo have been discussed plenty of times over the years. On our travel message boards, there are popular threads like Going It Alone - The Pros and Cons of Solo Travel and Solo travel - How do you stop getting bored?
We even have a Solo Travel Guide that tackles such topics as safety, meeting people, and beating loneliness.
Personally, I’ve traveled solo quite a few times and always had a great time. It opens you up to opportunities and experiences that you probably wouldn’t have otherwise. While traveling solo may not be the ideal way to travel for everyone, fear of going alone should never stop you from taking that once-in-a-lifetime trip.
• Go to Homepage
• Next Article: BnA Travel Deals Featured in This Just In
Comments
What is BootBlog?
BootBlog is the company blog of the BootsnAll Travel Network, a company that has been connecting travellers since 1998. Our goal is to inspire, educate and cultivate an organic community of independent travellers. But what does that mean? Well, we love to travel and we love to connect other travellers who have the desire to get out and see this great world of ours. BootBlog will showcase what is going on around the office, around the company and within our community of travellers.Top Categories
Featured Post
One of the things that tends to happen when I talk to people about my job at BootsnAll is the, "Oh, you're so lucky!" moment. I do consider myself extremely fortunate to be able to write about travel every day - to do something I love so much that work doesn't feel …
[Read more] Member Spotlight
Those of you who read the BootBlog may remember my recent musings on how online friends become real-life friends. What some of you who read that article may not know is that I heard from several BootsnAll members after it was published who said, "Yeah, that's interesting and all, but we've been doing that for years now." And it's … [Read more]
Events
Awhile back I posted here about getting into the Boston Globe Travel Show for free. Turns out that was for the trade conference during the day on Friday Feb 19th, not the travel show for regular consumers like you and me that runs from the evening of Friday, February 19 to …
[Read more] 
BnA on Twitter
What are you doin'?
Mentions of BootsnAll in the Twittersphere
Nowadays I usually travel as part of a couple, but I traveled (starting at age 16) as a single woman. The good part is meeting people very easily - traveling through Greece as a single woman was especially good, but there’s also the downside of feeling lonely - at times (especially going out to eat). There’s also a security issue. However, if you make it clear about boundaries (and don’t let yourself get in a position where you have no easy exits) you should be able to avoid hassles.
You can think of solo trips as a chance to do some advance scouting of great locations to bring along a future heartthrob.