EBN- The opportunity to escape your comfort zone, meet new people and discover more about yourself are some of the well-known reasons to experience solo travel. Here are five advantages of traveling for your own.
Boost self-confidence
Traveling alone is a confidence booster , and the rewards can be transformative for women. Carrying a heavy backpack from place to place and navigating new cities can reveal strengths you never knew you had.
Gaining leadership traits
If you’ve ever traveled solo or are thinking about taking your first solo trip , chances are you’re bold and assertive. These are natural leader traits that, when possessed by women, can be deceiving to certain types of people, especially bossy types.
Even traveling with close friends and partners can be challenging when your travel styles clash. When traveling solo, you can choose exactly how you spend your day, without guilt or fear of being judged. You’re free to stick to your own itinerary of activities hour by hour, or lounge by the pool for two weeks. You can eat, sleep, spend, and socialize however and whenever you want. You make the rules—and you can break them, too.
Get rid of loneliness
While loneliness is a fact of life, it’s not as common as you might expect. It’s easy to meet people in hostels, on local tours and guided tours, or even on public transport, and you may find that you’re rarely alone. As a solo woman, people are likely to view you, rightly or wrongly, as non-threatening and easygoing. This can lead to the occasional awkward encounter, but it can also work to your advantage when it comes to finding travel companions.
If you’re still unsure about being alone, research social events and meetups at your destination in advance so you can meet local women on the ground, or consider a women’s tour or group trip if you want to meet like-minded travelers.
Rediscover yourself
A woman traveling alone cares about no one but herself; she is her top priority. Solo travel is often seen as a hobby reserved only for single people, but mothers, grandmothers, women and wives also benefit from taking solo leisure trips. If you’re tired of oppressive beauty standards and are thinking of changing, long-term travel is a great opportunity to experiment with a different look. Leaving behind diet culture, fashion trends and fitness means there’s more room to simply be yourself or reinvent yourself; solo travel gives women a break from traditional caregiving roles.
Communicate with others
While many destinations are perfectly safe for solo female travelers, some are more challenging than others, and women should always be extra careful when it comes to personal safety. So gender inequality affects solo female travelers by default, in the planning stages and throughout their trip, but it’s not all negative.
Cultural norms and attitudes towards women vary greatly around the world, and experiencing these norms and attitudes firsthand can be extremely rewarding. From adopting local dress codes to immersing yourself in domestic life, connecting with others abroad gives you the opportunity to learn more about the roles and rights of women around the world.
