Suggestions and tips when traveling alone

Traveling to your desired destination is the most amazing experience, but if you want to experience some thrill and enjoyment, then traveling alone is the best way to make it happen. You have a unique way to enjoy to the fullest. You don’t have to compromise for other person’s interest. You have your own time with you, you can focus on yourself, and contrarily you never feel alone as you have your own company to enjoy with. However, traveling alone has a lot of challenges too, right from budgeting to safety you have to do everything on your own.

Here are some suggestions and tips when traveling alone:

1. Safety: Obviously safety is the main concern while traveling alone. Till now you always had friends or family around that offered you a feeling of safety, today you are making your travel plans alone, no friend, no family so of course you will think about your safety. Keep your valuables safe, travel during the day time and engage yourself in group activities. Don’t travel in areas that are isolated or deserted. Be alert, pay attention to people around you, make sure no one if following you and show your confidence. Do not let people know that you are a tourist travelling alone. Carry your identification wherever you go. Take off your ear phones when at a new place as it might divert your attention.
2. Budget: Stay in your budget. While you are travelling alone, there is no one to share your expenses, be it a room share, traveling share or sharing in a restaurant. Also make sure that there are no extra charges for double occupancy as it might cost you more. Some tourist companies offer solo travel packages or offer roommate matching based on your preferences.
3. Meeting new people: Traveling alone gives you an opportunity to meet new people, be friends with locals, know about their country and their culture along the way. You can enjoy sharing your experiences with other travelers and localities, which may seem quite a pleasure. However, do not trust blindly on anyone you meet. Trust your gut instinct and do not share your personal information to an unknown person. Some may flirt around with you, ditch them at the soonest.
4. Eating out: Eating your heart out alone is a real experience. Savor the delicacies at the local restaurants there. Do some research about the country before you leave. That will give you an idea which restaurants are really good. Take your own time and sit at your favorite corner. You can enjoy the experience by eating at a patio or at a bar. You can read your favorite book and feel the beauty of enjoying alone.
5. Avoid wearing attention seeking clothes: Make sure you are dressed decently and do not seek a stranger’s attention by wearing awkward clothes. Also keep in mind about the pick pocketing activities that are quite high at tourist places. So keep your valuables like cash and cards in safe pockets. In fact dress a local so that you do not have eyes staring you.  
6. Plan ahead: A perfect trip is when you have a detailed itinerary that is perfectly planned. Your traveling date and your travel destination should be known to you well in advance. Share this information with your true friends or your family. They should know about your where-about too.   

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