{"id":6414,"title":"Travelling Solo - By Ryan Hoole","description":"GO SOLO, YOLO\n\nYou\u2019re travelling alone?\u00a0 Great!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0","content":"

GO SOLO, YOLO<\/strong><\/p>

You\u2019re travelling alone?\u00a0 Great!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

You get to do what you want when you want.\u00a0 You can connect with people if you wish or avoid them completely if you want to be alone.\u00a0 When you travel alone, you travel on your terms.\u00a0 Here are Escayp\u2019s tips to help you\u00a0travel alone and love it\u00a0<\/p>

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Look at\u00a0The People, Not Your Guidebook\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

An hour spent people-watching will usually tell you more\u00a0about the culture and customs of a new country than your guidebook.\u00a0<\/p>

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Start saying YES!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0 <\/strong>It\u2019ll either be a good time or a good story, but either way it\u2019s one of the secrets of how to travel alone. Say yes to the coffee. Say yes to the hike. Say yes to leaping so far outside your comfort zone, that you\u2019d feel like a foreigner if you ever went back. Say yes to adventure.<\/p>

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Be a people person\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

All you have to do is show the world you\u2019re open to new connections. The best way to meet people while travelling solo is to hang out in places where people can easily approach you: Coffee shops, public squares, museums, the hostel bar. Take a book with you, rather than looking at your phone \u2013 \u00a0it\u2019s much more likely to spark a conversation\u2026. AND SMILE!<\/p>

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Shimmy out of your comfort zone\u2026<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

Salsa dance. Paraglide. Eat a weird-looking food. By opening yourself up to these new experiences, the honest truth about learning how to travel alone, is that you\u2019re never really alone. Every time you sign up for a new activity, you\u2019ll have a bunch of eager and friendly faces to meet and join you.<\/p>

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Stay in touch\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

If you\u2019re not regularly updating your social media and letting people know you\u2019re okay and having the time of your life, it\u2019s good to keep someone in the loop so that there\u2019s a point of reference or contact in the case of an emergency.<\/p>

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