Why Solo Travel Is the Best Gift You Can Give Yourself – Some people compare solo travel to a spiritual awakening. The type of experience that takes on a journey of self-discovery more than a discovery of the world.
In our opinion, it’s the best gift you can give yourself. Whether you call it a spiritual awakening or not, it will change your life 100%.
Read on to learn why we think solo travel is the best gift you can give yourself.
Incredible Life Experiences
There are few life experiences more incredible than solo travel. If you’re an introvert, it’ll bring you out of your shell. If you’re a home bird, you’ll experience the beauty of new cultures. If you’ve only been on holiday to Wales or Blackpool, you’ll see and experience things you probably have only dreamed of.
The places people commonly go for solo travel are Asia, South America, and even Europe. All these locations are almost now designed for tourists and people like you with unforgettable experiences.
Think of visiting elephant sanctuaries, taking boat trips down rivers to see wildlife in its natural habitat, stunning temples with practising monks, and groups of people just like you wanting to push themselves out of their comfort zone. Every day, every moment will be a new life experience when you’re solo and so far from home.
And it doesn’t have to be backpacking and hostels. If you plan it right, you can mix it up with hotels like the luxury hotel Comporta, Bali, and Argentina: you can find some incredible deals online.
You See The World Differently
You do get a new perspective on life. The cultures you see and how they do life differently will inspire you to make changes from the inside out. It doesn’t matter whether you do a Euro summer or backpacking across Asia; every culture does it differently. You’ve got the ‘no pasa nada’ mindset of Spain, the spiritual living to be grateful for what you have mindset in countries like Thailand and Bali, or the happiness and musical rhythm of the South American Latino culture.
Once you immerse yourself in the new cultures, mindsets, and way of life, there’s no turning back. You might find yourself more relaxed, grateful, easygoing and definitely on Skyscanner looking for the next flight.
The Freedom of Enjoying Life
How many of you can say you have been caught in the rat race since what feels like exiting the womb? Probably the best gift solo travelling will give you is the freedom to enjoy life. Not wondering when you next must wake up and go to work, you’ll wonder when you next have to wake up to swim with dolphins or go to explore a rainforest. And if you don’t want to, you don’t even have to get up!
The free time you have given you the gift of living in the moment, discovering yourself, and actually living rather than working, cooking dinner, doing your 10-step beauty routine, thinking about pilates and the gym, and generally getting overwhelmed.
There are so many other reasons we could give as to why solo travelling is the best gift you can give yourself. And the booking isn’t even difficult; some travel companies plan the entire trip for you. So, push yourself out of your comfort zone, discover who you truly are, and get booking your solo travel.
Poppy Watt