My advocacy of traveling solo is more about what the adventurer experiences internally, then about what others think or say. Traveling alone is about seeing the things you want to see, without waiting for others to be ready. It is about making all of the decisions and taking responsibility for the outcomes. It is about reaching out to other travelers and the locals, and learning that there are some amazing, interesting people out there. It is about being lonely sometimes - and knowing you can survive it. It is about not being afraid to be a woman alone, in a world that tells you that you need a man to protect you.
but don't worry, it's not just me trying to justify my actions. Here's a more balanced article, but the conclusion is the same:
It is worth it; it's like no other type of travel. Your senses soak up the rawness of the environment, from the slight rustle of the wind to the smell of pine trees after the rain. "When you're traveling alone, all the impressions, everything you experience, is unfiltered by anyone else's comments or preconceived ideas," says Marybeth Bond, editor of "Travelers' Tales: A Woman's World," a collection of travel stories by women. "So you are bombarded with everything. This allows you the freedom to experience the world unfiltered. The result is that you are living intensely, you are very much more tuned into your own impressions because you aren't bouncing them off anyone else."
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