Tips to Solo Travel (Alone time)✨
Chile I travel alone, by myself. Hey but once that partner shows up, he gone have a tour guide. cause I would've been everywhere by then 😂.
If you are single, Enjoy time with yourself so you can have a better experience with your partner.
If you are scared to travel alone:
1. Get a travel package with other people traveling.
(look on vacation traveling websites, also check singles traveling agencies on Google, some very reputable ones are out there)
2. Do not tell anyone you don't know that you are traveling by yourself. (Always say my partner or family member, friend is waiting for me at the hotel or across the street) If someone asks you "who are you traveling with or are you alone"?)
3. Pack light, and be self sufficient, asking for help can let people know you are alone.
4. Have a detailed plan throughout the day, and be in a safe place by sunset. (preferably a walking distance from your hotel or residence, in case you can't find a taxi/uber late at night)
5. Have an idea of the food available, this is mainly for your health (ignorant travelers always shows up at foreign restaurants and ask for things not on the menu).
6. Know what to wear in certain places. Wearing certain outfits can make you stand out and target for pick pocket.
7. Knowing and understanding your itinerary is very important. You will save a lot of time and a lot of money, know where you need to be at all times. Keep in mind once you have an accent not customary to that country, every idiot will treat you like a fool. Basically they will size you up (so knowing where you are and need to be is very important)
Knowing these tips will see you traveling successfully around the world.
Always you girl traveling around the continent.
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