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Perks of being a Solo Traveler: What my amazing Solo Trips taught me



Today marks the first anniversary of my first ever solo-trip. I had picked Agra, Uttar Pradesh for I was always mesmerized by the breathtakingly beautiful Taj Mahal. After somehow convincing my parents to allow me to travel alone, I landed up in Agra for a three-day trip.
            It's fun, it's slightly overwhelming, even weird at times, but the experience of being on your own in a new town taught me a lot. Here are some perks that the adventure of solo travel brings along with it:

 1. You make all the rules: Wanna go lakeside at 5 am? Or feeling like taking a nap in the afternoon? You can do whatever you like, whenever you like. Evening walks by the sea shore or enjoying breeze in the balcony, it's totally your call.
Taj Mahal, Agra, UttarPradesh

2. Staying at amazing hostels: Backpacker hostels are far safer and cheaper than hotel rooms. Moreover, sharing your dorm room with travelers from different nationalities is an altogether wonderful experience. My stay at Zostel Alleppey was made more adorable by the presence of a hostel-pet dog Ozzy. My dorm-mates and I had a fun evening playing uno in the hostel lounge and discussing our respective lifestyles.

Zostel Alleppey, Kerala
3. Making friends with strangers: It could your dorm-mate, fellow backpacker or your auto-rickshaw driver too! I remember during my solo-trip to Udaipur, Rajasthan in September 2018, I made friends with several hostel mates and we'd suggest each other places to visit and eat and shop. It was such a fun experience, and some of us are friends to this day!
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Backwaters Canoe boating, Alleppey, Kerala

4. Loving your own company: You will fall in love with yourself, for sure. Even lame, you'll laugh on your own jokes. And after a while, you'll realize that the best travel companion you've ever had is you yourself!
Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

5. Feeling brave and confident: The best part about travelling solo is getting over the overwhelming feeling of being alone. After a while, you will admire your boldness of being in a new city/country all alone and actually having fun. Solo trips break the shackles of insecurity and loneliness issues and are recommended for dealing with social anxiety issues.

6. Becoming your own friend: This is the best part of solo travel. You make all the plans on your own, discuss them with yourself, laugh on your own jokes, and enjoy the beauty of the city you're in. And this doesn't stay back there; you bring that feeling with you back at home. It enhances self-care and self-love and brings out the fun side of you. For a person who can enjoy one's own company is a delight to others around.


 
7. Turning more social: Surprisingly, travelling alone widens your social horizons. A couple of initial hesitations  later, you're so much comfortable asking directions from strangers, or handling them your phone to take a picture of you. You might even share your table with other tourists at a crowded restaurant and share a conversation you never knew you wanted to share!
Rambabu ke Parathe, Old Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Rice paddy fields, Backwaters, Alleppey, Kerala

8. They are brilliant life-changers: Travelling is a pleasant distraction, and solo-travel is the cherry on the top. Once you start enjoying your own company in a beautiful city, your soul heals and glows exponentially. Solo trips are known to release stress, bring optimism into perspective, cure heartbreaks, and focus more on self-care.
Sajjangarh Fort, Udaipur, Rajasthan

9. They're a healthy addiction: Once you're back from your first solo-trip, you can't resist yourself from planning the next one! Congratulations, wanderlust has seeped right into your blood now!
Itimad-ud-Daula, Agra Uttar Pradesh

Blue Village from the top of Mehrangarh fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
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  1. Unknown31 March 2019 at 21:52

    Raksha....
    Awesome yaar....
    Mujhe bhi kuch blogs likhne hai....Ye page kaise banaya tune?

    Step by step, phone pe call karke guide karna

    Vikas singh baghel

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  2. Unknown1 April 2019 at 00:00

    This is pure bliss!!!!

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  3. Ajit2 June 2019 at 06:39

    I don't know how I came to this blog. But it's really great an awesome. I will also planning a solo trip to some places, may be Goa or Himachal.

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    1. Rakshita Nagayach2 June 2019 at 23:33

      I'm so glad you found this article interesting. Please do share your experiences of your upcoming solo trip and inspire others to travel too! :)

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  4. Unknown22 February 2021 at 22:39

    Every word is so expressive of this article. Thank you Rakshita for sharing your experience with us.


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