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Daniel Puzzo's avatar

Agree with all this 100%. I love solo travel and much prefer it to travelling with someone.

That's a great note you added at the end re: safety. Whenever I preach the joys of solo travel, I always think of how challenging it must be for women. I wonder, does that limit some destinations you can safely visit?

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Jen Belcher (Travel & Books)'s avatar

Safety is so interesting. For the most part, I feel safer in the majority of Europe than I do the US...however, I still utilize the same general woman safety rules. There are definitely places I would never travel to. That being said, I have seen a handful of solo female travelers head to those places.

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Fiona's avatar

It is one of life’s greatest joys, and it makes you really selective about who you are willing to travel with!

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Jen Belcher (Travel & Books)'s avatar

I very much agree! It gives you the opportunity to learn who you are as a traveler and how you like to manage the experience, so you definitely become picky about who will join you on that journey!

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