10 Discoveries of a Man Traveling the World Alone

Does this title theme sound like a challenge, madness or courage? The answer mostly depends on our character, but one thing is certain – traveling the world alone is something not all people can do easily. This is because we are social beings, who live in groups and respect its norms. Unfortunately, we are used to societies where wrong things are valued and right ones are underestimated. It is especially common among younger population, and individuals who are aware of the problem are usually reluctant to take matters into their own hands. That should not prevent us from working on ourselves and becoming better human beings. Traveling alone can sound like crazy idea, but it comes with many positive emotions, experiences, knowledge, self-awareness, and many more. While you travel the world alone, you discover a lot of new things, feelings, and sensations. Here are 10 specific discoveries of a man traveling the world this way. 

1. New Places 

Traveling is about going from one place to another, using all kind of transportation. No matter if you are traveling by plane, car, boat, or by bike, your journey will surely be unforgettable. Discovering new places is something you can do with someone by your side too, but when you travel alone, you are not distracted by anyone. You can focus on what you see and discover all characteristics of the places, the architecture, and many other details, which you might miss if you were with company.

2. New Cuisine 

Every place has different geography position, soil type, and climate. All these factors influence the agriculture of the country, so new places come with new cuisines. When traveling alone, you have time to soak in the beauty of the place you are visiting.

Moreover, discovering new tastes, ingredients, or meals is something you can’t miss while solo traveling. It sounds like an ideal opportunity to collect new kitchen recipes, and there are never enough of them.

3. New People

To be honest, the higher chances of someone approaching you are when you are alone. That’s how you can discover new people with different values and mindsets, from who you can learn a lot. Maybe you can find your future best friend, love partner, or just a mentor, you never know. Either way, you will stumble upon people in every place you will travel to, and each of them has something to teach you. Nothing is more valuable than a new experience.

4. Your Inner World

It’s obvious that when you travel the world alone, you spend the most time with yourself. It can be an incredible and enlightening experience because it helps you to get to know yourself better. You can find out your inner world, values and thoughts that are obsessing you, also problems, dreams, and your hidden goals.

5. Learning to Be Lonely

One of the things you learn while traveling alone is to be lonely – without getting upset. Many people fear standing in silence or loneliness, but this is exactly what solo traveling is about. Of course, you will not be alone all the time, because you will meet new people while discovering new places, but most of the time you will spend with yourself. Getting comfortable with spending time that way is essential and I’m telling this from my own experience.

6. Getting Out of the Comfort Zone is Not as Bad as it Sounds

Probably minority of people are used to solo traveling because most trips are couple or group journeys. When you travel alone, everything changes. You will surely step out of your comfort zone, I know, that sounds scary, but it ends as a fulfilling step, that’s what we all need, right?

7. Discover Your Dreams

Many people are convinced that the job they are currently doing is what they should be doing for the rest of their lives. But once they discover that different things exist, they become more aware of the fact that it is not the right work position for them. A solo trip usually comes with more insights about what you truly want in life and what is the right way to achieve it.

8. Independence

One of the lessons from traveling the world alone comes with learning how to be independent. Since you are responsible for complete plan of your trip and for its realization, this means that you are also responsible for possible omissions and mistakes. It may not be easy to deal with a lot of responsibilities, but nothing is better when everything depends on you, and when you learn to overcome obstacles yourself.

9. Happiness

Many people start solo traveling just because they want to find out more about what truly makes them happy and indeed, a trip like this allows you to grasp your inner world and identify the things that bring you happiness. Traveling by itself is surely one of them, but apart from this, try to find out, which are those things that make you smile and trigger your happiness and pleasure centers instantly? Personally, I have two answers – nature and animals. 

10. People are Mostly Good

Even though there are people who might try to rob you, the majority of people just want to help. Of course, this depends on every individual, but if you take some precautionary steps, you can keep your documents and money protected.

If we embark on an adventure alone, and learn the aforementioned lessons, going on a trip with a company can be just the cherry on top, and who doesn’t love that?

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