2023-08-03 00:41:07
More and more women decide to travel solo, either for work or to disconnect from their daily life, especially after the pandemic has paused the activity of the tourism sector for a long time. It is not easy to dare to pack a suitcase and go alone for the first time. In this note we leave you some recommendations from women who have already taken that step.
Some benefits
Lizbeth is a digital nomad and has her own Mundukos website. She visited more than 60 countries, 50 of which she traveled alone. On her website, she postulates some of the reasons why she recommends traveling alone:
– Discover destinations in a new way. She can see herself with different eyes, able to pay more attention to details that couldn’t be seen before because she left in a group.
– Planning the trip when you don’t have to consult anyone else is much easier. If you liked a city you can stay a little longer since it is your decision.
– Make friends, if you want, because you are more open to meeting other people.
– You learn much more about yourself and your preferences: where to eat, how to travel, where to sleep. So, also be more attentive.
How to organize a solo trip
Annie Wanyi Jiang has been traveling alone since she was able to do an exchange experience at university. On her Instagram account @goanniewhere she posts content from her travels and on her blog she has different articles with recommendations for solo travelers. One of them talks about how to organize the trip:
– buy the ticket, whether by plane, train or bus. Although you have some idea of how many days the trip will last, you should not start planning it until you buy the ticket because many things could change.
– Think about the basis of your itinerary. Use a tool like Excel to capture the days, the location, what you want to see and how you are going to move.
– do a lot of research: what do you want to eat, what do you want to see, where do you want to stay. Then, you will be able to estimate how long you will be in each place.
– how you gonna move. If you are only going to be in one place, you can skip this step. However, if you are going to be in two or more different cities you should buy tickets to move in advance.
– Where are you going to stay?. If you can, make sure they are in a safe and central area.
– Aggregate extras. Include tours, guides or attractions especially if you go in high season or if you already know that there is a lot of demand.
where do i stay
There are different places to stay when you travel that also depend a lot on the culture of the place than a visit. It is always advisable to look at the best-known pages to rent apartments such as Airbnb or Booking. For cheaper options such as hostels you can use Hostelworld. If you are looking for a place to sleep and get to know the culture of the place, you can look at Couchsurfing, an application that allows you to connect people who host travelers and want to show their city. Over time, specific communities for women to travel have been formed, such as Host a sister, a Facebook group only for women who seek to stay in women’s houses or host them.
Where to go
Geraldine Maggi, also known as @matecito.viajero on Instagram, is an Argentine traveler. Her first solo trip was to San Luis and she visited the Sierra de las Quijadas National Park. This destination also tops Hostelworld’s list of the safest places to visit alone in Argentina. Among them are: San Luis, Mendoza, Córdoba, Bariloche and Buenos Aires.
This content was originally published on RED/ACCIÓN and is republished as part of the “Human Journalism” program, an alliance for quality journalism between RÍO NEGRO and RED/ACCIÓN.
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