I was chatting with my parents last night, and they said that since we’re stuck in Switzerland and I seem quite bored, and since I’m a legal adult now, why don’t I go on a trip abroad alone? I’m considering it, but I’ve never traveled solo before, so I don’t know.

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    16 hours ago

    I mostly travel solo nowadays, but have travelled with groups of different sizes in the past

    Pros:

    • you get to do whatever you want, whenever you want. No more endless debates about what to do, trying to please everyone and ending up pleasing none
    • you can be more spontaneous and not need to plan in advance
    • you can enjoy it more if you’re an introvert
    • with modern phones it’s incredibly easy to not get lost

    Cons:

    • it can feel lonely at times
    • you might need to spend more time on organizing the trip, compared to being in a group. But if you’re the one organizing the group anyway, you might actually spend less time when you’re solo. It really depends if you like doing this sort of thing
    • it’s probably going to be more expensive, since you’re not splitting costs