1. Be more responsible

As I mentioned above, when I arrived to different country for the first time, I was supposed to do everything alone. Exchange my money to local currency, find station of bus/train, buy tickets and etc. All was new, in different language and even though I understood it, it was still quite confusing. But each of these things were small lessons which made me more responsible. When I was going out from hotel, it was only my backpack where I put the keys from the hotel room, it was only me who had to think what to take and what can stay inside the room. I had more freedom, but also a bigger responsibility. When I got lost, I simply couldn´t call somebody and ask for direction or persuade a friend to go and ask for the way. It was only me and nobody else.

2. Getting lost isn´t so bad

It might be scary when you get lost in an unfamiliar place, but you never know what you can find while you are trying to get to a specific destination. It can be lovely coffee shop, stunning piece of local architecture or clever way how to get a beautiful view. I discovered so many places just by getting lost and my photos were and experiences were always a bit different just because of this.

3. People are like me and you

When you travel solo, it´s just normal you will meet a new people. Hostel, hotel, restaurant, coffee shop, market or plane/train/bus passenger, you will be meeting new people everywhere. Maybe your parents, friends or teachers warned you about not talking to strangers, but it can help you. You can make a new friend or simply show you want to be fine with them and you are not there to hurt them or rob them. And if you try and talk more with them, maybe you will discover new things about their culture, life or country they are from and it´s always good to know more.

4. Fear is nothing if you can overcome it

Many dreams are not followed, because people are simply afraid. They have a thing called fear. But they only waste their time. If you have a big fear of something, ask yourself, if it´s real or only imagined. Nothing that I feared happened! Think of things you could experience if you had no fear. Remember one thing - fear is only for some time and you can overcome it, but regret is something what will always follow you, no matter what and you can´t take it back.

5. Bigger confidence

I definitely became more confident, mostly in my languages skills and abilities of communicating with people. Because you are doing so many things on your own and in front of foreign people, your confidence will grow up, because you will get out of your comfort zone. And that is something really important and it gave me a lot of useful experiences in my life.


Have you ever traveled solo? If yes, how did you feel about it? If no, would you like to do it?