Comments on: Loneliness and the Solo Traveler http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/ A Solo Travel Blog Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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: Ted http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/comment-page-1/#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.

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/comment-page-1/#comment-766 SoloFriendly Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:18:08 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-766 Okay, I'd probably be a little nervous with Asia and Eastern Europe, too (different languages), but WOW! Australia and New Zealand?!? That is SO going to rock! You're right, it is going to be a long trip. But what a great itinerary! Okay, I'd probably be a little nervous with Asia and Eastern Europe, too (different languages), but WOW! Australia and New Zealand?!? That is SO going to rock! You're right, it is going to be a long trip. But what a great itinerary!

]]> By: SoloFriendly http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/comment-page-1/#comment-765 SoloFriendly Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:15:35 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-765 Do take the "brave" comment as a compliment. In fact, wear it as a badge of honor. Seriously, it's not everyone who will actually travel alone, especially if it's not something you necessarily enjoy. You are rare, Ted. I wasn't actually suggesting the kind of tour group where your whole vacation is spent with others (thus incurring the single supplement due to lodging); I was actually thinking of the kind of guided tours that last a couple of hours to a day. I took a cemetery tour in New Orleans last winter and met a man who was traveling by himself; we not only had lunch and dinner together that day, we have remained friends and stay in regular contact. So you never know, Ted! There is hope. Do take the “brave” comment as a compliment. In fact, wear it as a badge of honor. Seriously, it's not everyone who will actually travel alone, especially if it's not something you necessarily enjoy. You are rare, Ted. I wasn't actually suggesting the kind of tour group where your whole vacation is spent with others (thus incurring the single supplement due to lodging); I was actually thinking of the kind of guided tours that last a couple of hours to a day. I took a cemetery tour in New Orleans last winter and met a man who was traveling by himself; we not only had lunch and dinner together that day, we have remained friends and stay in regular contact. So you never know, Ted! There is hope.

]]> By: Stephanie http://solofriendly.com/loneliness-and-the-solo-traveler/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Stephanie Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:54:56 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=3753#comment-764 Australia and NZ, SE Asia, Japan, possibly some of the middle east and capping it off with some Eastern Europe. At least that's the tentative plan... Australia and NZ, SE Asia, Japan, possibly some of the middle east and capping it off with some Eastern Europe. At least that's the tentative plan…

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