Traveling alone can be fun and adventurous, but it can also be dull and pricey. Here’s how to make the most of it.
These are only a few optional expenses for solo travel, and they’ll vary from traveler to traveler. Love hiking but don’t want to pay for a rental car? Look into shuttle services. Going to a wedding alone? Ask if you can crash on a friend’s couch.
Saving money on solo travel isn’t so much about what extra stuff you can do but what old travel habits you’re ready to let go of.As a bonafide sourpuss, it can be hard for me to make friends while traveling on my own. I’m not into most group tours, nor am I good at striking up conversations with strangers. So my early digital nomad career involved a lot of gazing wistfully into the distance.
That was, until I started joining yoga classes, which are available everywhere and are a great way to meet people and do a group activity that doesn’t feel too “group-y.” Am I telling you that you should do yoga while you travel solo? Well, maybe — it does help with those middle-seat aches. But really the trick to making solo travel fun is finding the thing you enjoy doing that can connect you with strangers in a new place.Whether you love architecture, local food or guinea pig taxidermy, there’s probably an organized group activity in most major cities that focuses on it. These can be a shortcut to finding like-minded folks wherever you land.
You might find that some of the activities you usually enjoy when traveling with others aren’t as fun alone. Personally, I love visiting museums with others but find it intolerable solo.
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