Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Tips For Solo Traveling Trips

By Christa Jarvis


There are a lot of things you can achieve with travelling all by yourself. This makes it a lot more fun and sort of like a religious experience in a pilgrimage of sorts as long as when it is done successfully. Small mistakes may happen from time to time, but the feeling of achieving this is beyond what can be imagined.

But these challenges are the actual fun in this kind of trip. Solo traveling trips can be very adventurous and it needs the person to have a lot of courage and confidence to go all by themselves through the destinations. It can be very good for travelers who does not want to be tied down to a partner and thus limiting their impulsive behaviours on doing just whatever at random times.

Those random decisions will be very much useful in making your trips a lot cooler and spontaneous without having to worry about waking up someone in the middle of the night for a drive just because you feel like it. Or also with taking different pathways in reaching to your destinations, which might contribute to getting lost. You can only be accountable to yourself and that is it.

Since you are accountable to yourself, you need to consider full on safety measures and awareness when trekking routes and talking to people. Be careful when talking to strangers, although not to be anti social, just do not trust anyone fully. Scammers are the friendliest of all people, so just keep your guard up all the time.

If you are dealing with a travel agency, ask them about the area and their likely feedbacks from their previous customers. It is also beneficial if you can ask around from friends who have gone to that place regardless if they went there on their own or with other people. This can give you a heads up on the place and be prepared for what can happen.

Take in mind the length of travel time that you should get from the airport or station to the place that you are going if you are on foot. This prevents you from getting scammed by taxi drivers who are circling you around the path or who are overcharging. If the charge is way higher than what you heard from the agency or friends, get a different one.

The way you dress up should be highly considered especially in heavily religious countries or areas that take this seriously. It would be a good idea to respect their culture by wearing clothes appropriately, which most of the time should not show a lot of skin. This prevents you from catching glares from locals.

One great idea for you to just blend in with the locals is visiting their clothes and accessories shop and getting just a few pieces of clothing from there. Since you cannot be fully prepared using your own wardrobe, you can get new ones from that place. It is also a good way of getting souvenirs from that place.

There are agencies that usually offer prices that are as if good for two people. You can avoid this by asking them if they can have some arrangements that they can do like sharing a room with someone else in booked trips. The only downside is it is a random stranger, but some agencies appropriately match their clients.




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