Comments on: Loneliness and the Solo Traveler http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/ All You Need to Travel is YOU Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:30:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-2327 Anonymous Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:24:00 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-2327 Yeah, it's incredibly ironic that we meet more people traveling alone than traveling with others. One of those weird mysteries of life.... Yeah, it’s incredibly ironic that we meet more people traveling alone than traveling with others. One of those weird mysteries of life….

]]> By: Jiyeon Juno Kim http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-2326 Jiyeon Juno Kim Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:08:00 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-2326 My exact point. I'm alone on the road but never lonely. I'm a highly out going person, love to mingle, and meet people. Solo travel makes that easy. Some way, I travel alone to be with others. I know it's oxymoron, but that's what it is. :) We are not lonely! :) My exact point. I’m alone on the road but never lonely. I’m a highly out going person, love to mingle, and meet people. Solo travel makes that easy. Some way, I travel alone to be with others. I know it’s oxymoron, but that’s what it is. :)
We are not lonely! :)

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-1597 SoloFriendly Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:23:01 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-1597 Yes! Let's just come out and say it: Sex is probably the best example. Would you never have sex again just because your first experience was bad???? What a shame that would be. Same with solo travel. ;-) Yes! Let's just come out and say it: Sex is probably the best example. Would you never have sex again just because your first experience was bad???? What a shame that would be. Same with solo travel. ;-)

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-1598 SoloFriendly Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:19:06 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-1598 Twitter has become such a great travel tool, Hedy--both before your trip and during. Hard to imagine what we did before it. Twitter has become such a great travel tool, Hedy–both before your trip and during. Hard to imagine what we did before it.

]]> By: Lori http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-1596 Lori Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:01:24 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-1596 I think you've pointed a real important issue: the time we need to spend with ourselves. Yes, it's easier for the introverts, but anyone needs some time alone. You've also pointed great that sometimes the first experience is not nice. For some the first smoke is not pleasant at all and yet they become smokers. And I can offer a list of examples where the first experience might not be pleasant, but people don't stop there. <br><br>Maybe the timing is bad or, maybe people simply expect too much on a solo travel and of course they are disappointed... I think you've pointed a real important issue: the time we need to spend with ourselves. Yes, it's easier for the introverts, but anyone needs some time alone. You've also pointed great that sometimes the first experience is not nice. For some the first smoke is not pleasant at all and yet they become smokers. And I can offer a list of examples where the first experience might not be pleasant, but people don't stop there.

Maybe the timing is bad or, maybe people simply expect too much on a solo travel and of course they are disappointed…

]]> By: Hedy http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-1594 Hedy Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:05:19 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-1594 I've found Twitter to be great at easing loneliness. Want to tell a funny story? Want to assert that you don't care, Magnolia pwns Crumbs? Pop it into 140 characters and tweet it. I've found Twitter to be great at easing loneliness. Want to tell a funny story? Want to assert that you don't care, Magnolia pwns Crumbs? Pop it into 140 characters and tweet it.

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-804 SoloFriendly Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:54:56 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-804 You and me both, Christine! You and me both, Christine!

]]> By: GRRRL TRAVELER http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-803 GRRRL TRAVELER Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:20:46 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-803 Well said, Gray. There's nothing more grueling than those solo minutes in a bar or disco when you're either trying to stretch out the sips of your drink but hitting only ice, dancing by yourself in a not-so-crowded dance floor or playing with you PC phone as if you're not feeling an ounce of "lame"... I was raised as an only child (nearly). I'd always seek a creative means to dealing with my lonely humps. For some reason my first big solo trip abroad really jet-propelled me out of my shell; it was like having the best of both worlds! You hit those moments of wishing you had a companion so much - you make it a "must" to go out and find some! I wish I found that personality in high school. Well said, Gray. There's nothing more grueling than those solo minutes in a bar or disco when you're either trying to stretch out the sips of your drink but hitting only ice, dancing by yourself in a not-so-crowded dance floor or playing with you PC phone as if you're not feeling an ounce of “lame”… I was raised as an only child (nearly). I'd always seek a creative means to dealing with my lonely humps. For some reason my first big solo trip abroad really jet-propelled me out of my shell; it was like having the best of both worlds! You hit those moments of wishing you had a companion so much – you make it a “must” to go out and find some! I wish I found that personality in high school.

]]> By: Anonymous http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-2040 Anonymous Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:28:00 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-2040 Did I get discouraged by this experience, give up for the night, and go back to my hotel room? No, I just went to another hotel and listened to a great live blues band all night and enjoyed it very much. Did I get discouraged by this experience, give up for the night, and go back to my hotel room? No, I just went to another hotel and listened to a great live blues band all night and enjoyed it very much.

]]> By: Ted http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/#comment-769 Ted Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:42:51 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-769 I look forward to the day when solo travel is neither rare nor "brave," but just one of many ordinary and accepted ways to travel. I look forward to the day when solo travel is neither rare nor “brave,” but just one of many ordinary and accepted ways to travel.

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