As a solo traveller you still need intimacy, support and human affection. As already mentioned, when travelling alone you will meet many new people. You choose the people you like, and you build passionate partnerships with them based on mutual interest. Most of the people I consider my best friends, were those I met during my travels, and I’m still in regular contact with most of them.

I cannot promise that you will find love if you travel alone, but you are more open to the possibility than if you are with a group (unless you travel with the one you love already). Being by yourself makes it easier for people to approach you: whereas when your friends are around you, that person may be reluctant to interrupt.

I found the love of my life when I travelled alone in Bolivia, and I have several other friends that found theirs when they travelled solo.





5. Be empowered by your independence!

Travelling solo, can be scary. You might be thinking, what if I get lost? Bored? Robbed? But remember, anything that is scary is really an opportunity to be empowered. Taking your first solo trip can be scary at first. The thought of being alone in a foreign place can seem overwhelming. But once you do the step, being alone will be the last thing you are worried about. You will come back home feeling proud that you did something that once scared you. And that is one of the most empowering feelings in the world.

This article is as much a motivation for myself as for others. Here is why:

Although I have traveled solo before, lately I realized how dependent I have become on my husband: when we travel together he organizes everything; when I feel lonely or bored, I look to him for fun things to do. After a long talk, we both decided that I should take a trip by myself to Chile, a country he has already visited. We decided that I will start my travels alone, and then we will rather travel together when he is free from work. When you take control and travel alone, you are forced to rely on yourself. If you are lost, you have to ask for the directions. If you are bored, you have to figure out what fun things to do. You have to speak in a language in which you are not fluent. Traveling solo is one of the best ways to build your independence. And that is a wonderful thing.