Travel: Why We Should Try to Travel Alone

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For an outgoing person, I think travelling is the most fun that they will do in their life.

Travelling isn’t an easy thing to do, it’s expensive, tiring, and stressful. Of course, if you travel,

you’d want someone or some friends to be with you and share the experience of your journey.

Before, I don’t want to travel alone, it feels lonely and boring. You don’t have someone to talk to,

to laugh with, and many other things to do when you’re with someone or some friends. Then, I

thought, should I try to travel alone. So I started reading journals about travelling alone, magazines

that features travelling alone and its benefits and stuffs. I never thought that travelling alone is just

as fun as or even more fun than travelling with friends. After reading these journals online, I am

now convince that travelling alone isn’t lonely as it may sound and that we all should try to do it

once.

Do’s and Don’ts in Travelling

Things you should do, “Any traveler knows that sinking feeling of boarding a plane only

to get stuck with a less-than-desirable seatmate: someone who hogs that narrow, coveted armrest

or brings an oversized duffel that encroaches on your legroom…. It’s just one of the possible

frustrations that you might encounter when you leave home. But how you react can make all the

difference, whether you’re dealing with that seatmate, a reckless taxi driver, or a bad case of food

poisoning” according to Lieberman (2012) Travel etiquette Do’s and Don’ts. If you’re travelling

in a developing country, you should do your research, learn to communicate in the local language,

always assess risks, bargain but not too much, and listen with respect (Poma, 2012).

Don’t also forget that there are thing you...

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...d: Stress relief”. And also according to Williamson (2013), “Travelling alone doesn’t

have to be lonely. In fact, it can be a wonderful, freeing experience, and a journey towards self-

discovery”.

WHY SHOULD WE TRY TO TRAVEL ALONE5

Travelling alone, as stated in this paper, has its ups and downs. You know what are some

of the pros and cons of travelling alone. As you weigh each other out, what really stands up to

you? Are the downside is too much to take as of what you can get from travelling alone? I think

the benefits that you can get from far too much to neglect because of its downside. Being a bit

different from everybody isn’t? The cons of travelling alone will only last for a while and you’ll

be able to recover from it but the things you’ll get from it will have a great effect on your lives and

you’ll be able to live as a better person.

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