Reason why people do not travel alone and reasons why you SHOULD

Helloo lovely readers,

Thanks for reading again.

For years I had always wanted to go to Europe and it never seamed to be the right time. I didnt have the money when a friend of mine went. Another friend went and I had just landed an amazing job. And when I decided it was the right time for me to go no one could afford it or wanted to go. When my friends and family told me they were not keen to come I was so down. I felt like I would never get the chance to go. I was petrified to go by my self. The news always makes it out like the world is this big bad place and if you travel alone bad things happen. I was talking to my boss at the time about how I felt and she said something that changed me.

"Would you rather go alone and have the experiences or not go at all?" and of course I said I would go alone.

That night I sat and thought about the question that she had asked me and was I really brave enough to go alone. What if something happened? What if I got in trouble over there, I would be millions of miles away from anyone who could help? And a thought popped into my head. "What if I was to go alone. What would I do?"  I got out my handy dandy note book and started to jot down everything I had ever wanted to see and do. And then I started to break it down. "I could see the Colleseum and Effiel Tower in a tour. I could get private transfers from the airport to the hotel." and the ideas just kept coming. Then the next day before I knew it I was at the travel agency arrange quotations. While I was getting the quotations I didnt tell any of my friends. I knew they would be excited for me but I knew they would bring up the negative thoughts I was allready thinking.

Than one day I got up the courage to book it. When I told my friends and family that I as going to travel by my self that werent impressed very skeptical. But in away I think they were kinda jealous that they couldnt do it at the same time.

Allrighty lets start off with the reason why other people and maybe your brain tells you that you shouldnt go alone.

• What if something bad happens you dont know anyone over there?
• Wont you be lonely?
• Why don't you wait so someone else can go with you?
• Don't you want to have the experiences with someone?
• Big bad things happen in the world... blah blah blah
• You will have alot of selfies... cos you wont have anyone to take your picture... haha

Ok here some things people do not tell you about when you travel solo

• One of the best thing about traveling solo is getting up in the morning and deciding what YOU want to do. None of your friends will drag you along to see the thing .. you know that thing that bores you to tears. When all you want to do is go on the London eye or flick a coin in the trevi fountain. This is the part of traveling alone that I found fantastic. If I got up in the morning and didnt feel like doing what I had planned for the day. Stuff it... I didnt have to. No one is going to judge me or guilt trip me for not wanting to.
• Traveling solo is perfectly safe as long as you listen to your gut. If a guy invites you back to his place to meet his friends even though he may be a hottie... Stuff that. Meet him tomorrow in the day light. If his keen he will come. 
• You meet other people that have the same interest in you and are doing what you are doing. If your on a tour or a bus strike up a conversation with someone you will be mates before you know it.
• It is perfectly ok to stuff your self silly with pizza, pasta and food an Italy and no one will judge you. Or they wont see you struggling to fit into your jeans.
• No one knows you over there so you can do what you want. You can dance like a fool in a night club, act like a chicken on a train or you can take selfies of your self infront of things you have been dying to see.
• Is also perfectly ok to get a stranger to take your photo. You just have to make sure you are giving your camera to someone who doesnt look like he robs people for a living. This is how I got most of my photos of me at places I wanted to see. And if you meet someone you can take pictures of each other for each other.

Allright lets head back to what your friends and family say and I will give you some responses

• What if something bad happens you dont know anyone over there? It's ok mum. I have researched where the Australia Embassy (Or your countries Embassy) is in each city I am staying. I have there phone number and I have it marked on the map.Also I will be giving you and (who ever else) and itinerary of the places Iam staying and there addresses and contact numbers just in case you need to contact me. 
• Wont you be lonely? Maybe. But its going to be better being lonely in eg. Europe then it is staying here and waiting for someone else to be ready to travel with me.
• Why don't you wait so someone else can go with you? I could but then I would miss out on eg. the boxing day sales in Paris. And I allready have my itinerary all mapped out.
• Don't you want to have the experiences with someone? Sure doesnt everyone. But I rather have the experinces then not  have them at all.
• Big bad things happen in the world... blah blah blah Yes bad things happen in the world... blah blah blah. But in my itinerary you will see I have taken precautions. I will be getting a private transfer car to pick me up from the airport, I have research the neighbourhood I'm staying in (eg in London) and its safe and close to transport. I will be going on group tours.
• You will have alot of selfies... cos you wont have anyone to take your picture... haha This is true. But I will meet alot of people in the same boat and we will be all taking selfies together in eg. Paris while you are stuck taking selfies at your work.
  
  
  
  Traveling solo was the best thing I ever did. Yes I may have had one or two experiences where I had flash backs of the movie taken. But I was also over reacting. Traveling solo may sound scary to you but there is things you can do to make it safer. Book your accommodation, transfers and flights in advance. Dont stay in hostels. Keep a lock on your bag and keep your personal possession that you wouldnt want flogged on you. Give in itinerary to your family and friends. 
  
  
  Because at the end of the day would you rather have the experience alone than not have the experience at all?