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Have you ever traveled alone?

Did you like it?
Would you do it again?
Did you feel safe?
Where did you go?
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Degbeme · 70-79, M
I went to the store by myself once. 😬
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Degbeme Was it scary?
Degbeme · 70-79, M
@IAmJess I was terrified.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Degbeme 😂
I went on a road trip over the summer, went to Tennessee and Georgia. I was nervous and at times a little scared as eas was my first ever road trip alone. Ended up having time of my life
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Bexsy Awesome! This is what I want to hear. I don't mind if I get outside my comfort zone a bit, but I want those experiences in the end. :)
Yes I have traveled alone
I loved it!
Do it again without a thought
Always felt safe where I was at
And I’ve been to 20 countries
@IAmJess I doubt that. Having something on you for self defense is always a good idea. Just saying. Pepper spray/bear spray is hard to beat
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@4Talking I'm sure that's all good advice, but it's not me.
@IAmJess also, depending on your travel plans, length of the trip to explore is part of helping decide where to go
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
I realize it is different being a man, and at the time a young man just out of the Army. But I took a European discharge, bought a Eurail Pass and traveled a good portion of Western Europe and as far east as Austria by myself. No specific itinerary, no reservations. I enjoyed it and would do it again -- if I were younger.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@dancingtongue nice that sounds awesome
meggie · F
Yes to many places and loved it. Now I'm in a relationship I travel alone sometimes or with my partner, who often travels alone too. You can do exactly what you like, and you do meet lots of people too.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@meggie this is what I want to try
SW-User
Loved traveling alone
SW-User
@IAmJess Disney world
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@SW-User really??? I'm kinda Disney'd out at this point. Don't get me wrong, I love the movies and stuff, but not looking for a theme park.
bhatjc · 46-50, M
@IAmJess With a theme park. To many tourist around
Many, many times to places all over the world. Obviously, I'd do it again. Sometimes it was safe, other times not. I've found that, in general, travel is safe if one keeps a low profile, respects local customs (educate yourself) and chooses smart destinations. Check the travel advisory resources for your country. The state department and CIA have online resources in the USA. For example.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@daddywashere Thanks... And btw, I like your user name! 😉
@IAmJess what a pair we are 😂
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@daddywashere Lol, basically keeping it simple! 😂
Harmonium1923 · 56-60, M
I love traveling alone. I do it constantly for work and have taken many solo vacations over the years. Favorites include England, Scotland, California and Savannah.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Thrust where's the biggest?
Thrust · 56-60, M
@IAmJess New York. Savannah (along with New Orleans) has an unusually high Irish Catholic crowd for the South

Savannah and Boston have a connection going back to the Revolutionary War. Through the years many Bostonians relocated there
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Thrust Really?? I live and work in Boston and never knew that.
smiler2012 · 61-69
@IAmJess when ihave been on holiday i use too go on train rides on my own too different places in the north west of england on my own . does not bother me as such just go about my business. i like travelling alone on that proviso as maybe selfish on my part perhaps but i can go where i please
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
I’ve traveled alone for work often and loved it!
bhatjc · 46-50, M
@ChampagneOnIce Wild times
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@bhatjc I wouldn’t say wild - at least not for me, but I love the adventure and exploring new places.
bhatjc · 46-50, M
@ChampagneOnIce Nothing wrong with that.
SW-User
Yes
Yes
Maybe
Mostly
Many places
SW-User
@IAmJess Depends where you are at the moment... but I recommend a drastic change in latitude over longitude. Step into a new climate altogether 😌
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@SW-User oh I agree! I'm in Boston so I'd love something tropical to begin with.
SW-User
@IAmJess Me too... I'm in the subtropics and it's freezing here today!
exexec · 70-79, C
I spent over 30 years traveling to both coasts and a few places in between, mostly alone. I didn't enjoy it, but I didn't mind it. I managed to get a lot of writing done on the long flights. I always felt safe. The best part was always when we started the descent into Houston's Hobby Airport and I could see the street lights of familiar neighborhoods. I was home.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@exexec Was this for work? Or vacations? I'm thinking of a first solo vacation..
exexec · 70-79, C
@IAmJess All for work.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@exexec got it
Many times both in the US and around the world. Felt safe, helped me to gain confidence and would certainly do it again. Absolutely loved it!
@IAmJess So many places, depends on your likes and interests. First solo trip probably easiest to get your feet wet in the US or Europe. Very easy to get around and even in Europe, most people speak some English. Would recommend London, Paris, Rome or Amsterdam. Start with touring the cities, then branch out to see more of the country. When I can, I like to base myself in a city and then do day trips out into the country so I’m not constantly moving to different hotels.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@OlderSometimesWiser I love that idea. Maybe Athens and then do islands and beaches from there?
@IAmJess Absolutely! Go where your heart leads you. 🙂
Kiesel · 56-60, M
Sure have
Drove a few trips from Texas to Sierra Vista AZ
and flown many trips from Texas to see family in Georgia
Flown trips to job interviews
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Kiesel anything like going on vacation somewhere you've never been and having no one you know there?
Kiesel · 56-60, M
@IAmJess that, I haven’t done.. Yet!
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Kiesel that's what I'm thinking of doing.
BigImo · 26-30, F
I once went to Italy by myself and stayed there for six months. I learnt to speak Italian with native level fluency and met hundreds of amazing people. It was the best time of my life
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@BigImo Very cool! That's what I'm talking about!!! Did you stay in hostels? Or get your own apartment or flat? Did you work?
BigImo · 26-30, F
@IAmJess I travelled and lived with loads of different people. I very rarely slept in the same bed twice. I was still doing onlyfans at the time so that was my main job. I occasionally helped people in exchange for food and a bed
jackson55 · M
I’ve been to Japan in my travels for work.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@jackson55 All the islands in the Hawaiian chain? That's not possible, right? You mean just the main populated ones I assume.
jackson55 · M
@IAmJess That’s true. But I have been to Oahu, Maui, the big island, Kauai, Molokai and Lani. I like the big island best.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@jackson55 Very cool. I'd love to see all that.
Tumbleweed · F
Yes
Yes
Yes
From Virginia to California by train
Tumbleweed · F
@IAmJess I don't know, it's a loooonnng trip! I had a Ford Ranger & wouldn't chance it so I went by train.
Ravens80 · 51-55, F
@Tumbleweed always thought the country by train would be really neat!!
Tumbleweed · F
@Ravens80 It was awesome. The places I seen, the people I met, I'll never forget it.
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
Only hiked alone. 4 days with no sign of anyone else. It was in the Flinders Rangers along the Heysen trail. I'd like to do the whole Heysen Trail by myself this year.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Thevy29 Lol, I don't know that hiking is really my thing, but thanks!
tfan123 · 46-50, M
Yes I have traveled to New York City twice by myself on Amtrak train. It was quite fun.
tfan123 · 46-50, M
@IAmJess Vacation or visit friends and family?
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@tfan123 weekends away with family sometimes and with friends other times. It's kinda a thing when you're from Boston. We hate NY, but love visiting! 😂
tfan123 · 46-50, M
@IAmJess I got ya. 🙂
Matt85 · 41-45, M
ive been on various adventures within my own country, alone.
-it was cool
-yes i would
-mostly
-alton towers and biked/walked in various countrysides
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Matt85 nice!
KingofBones1 · 46-50, M
Absolutely.I'm alone ninety nine percent of the time
KingofBones1 · 46-50, M
@IAmJess It really?
Doesn't matter i'm used to it. Nowon occasion it would be nice to Have either some Henchmanalong if I have something to accomplish or a sexy companion for the joy .....
KingofBones1 · 46-50, M
@IAmJess But other than that I really don't care
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@KingofBones1 yes, sexy companions are good to have.
Ducky · 31-35, F
Just once to Los Angeles, CA. It was a tad scary and I definitely wouldn't do it again. Least of all to LA.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Ducky oh wow, okay. Do you think that's just because it was Cali?
Anniedlr · 31-35, F
I travel from London to Hong Kong and Shanghai alone fairly frequently 🙂🐼🥢
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Anniedlr for work or vacation?
Anniedlr · 31-35, F
@IAmJess Shanghai is work and Hong Kong a mix of work and visiting family🙂🐼🥢
Secretsmile · 51-55, F
Yes, many times and I enjoyed every minute. California two times. Miami several times.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Secretsmile Nice. This is what I want to start doing.
SwampFlower · 31-35, F
I used to all the time. Went lots of places. and I would do it again.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@SwampFlower Nice. Anyplace in particular that you recommend?
jackson55 · M
I’ve traveled all over the US on a motorcycle. Yes, by myself.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@jackson55 wow very cool
crystalkid · 56-60, T
I usually do and enjoy it. Been almost too many places to list.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@crystalkid that's very cool. I want to start building a list of places I've been.
Yes, but not out of the country. Over the years when I had time off, I’ve visited classmates in Texas and New York, family in Atlanta and New Orleans.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@bijouxbroussard Nice. I do want to see more of the US, but I also want to see places around the world. Iceland is high on my list.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Most of the places I been to went I alone. Including to Germany at 14. My second time to Mexico I went alone. To most of the 40 states that I have been in, I went alone.

The acceptions where few. Definitely less than 33% of the time.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@IAmJess only been to Germany and Mexico.

If I were to go anywhere it would be my father's and mother's respective countries, the Czech Republic and Romania. I didn't get to go there. I was supposed to though.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@DeWayfarer Yeah, I've read about things in both countries. Both are supposed to be quite nice, but if I recal right, Czech is safer than Romania, right?
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@IAmJess I have no idea now. I was 14, at the time. And being alone was one of the reasons I couldn't go there. Both were behind the iron curtain then.

I did have Visas on my passport for both. Yet no parent to cross the iron curtain, which was as well required for anyone under 18.
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
Yes. And yes i did. A dog is such great company.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Eddiesolds hard to travel with a dog though, right?
OldBrit · 61-69, M
Many times mostly for work. I used to work for a USA company. I did over 100 transatlantic flights in my time there most on my own. Into Europe too, Belgium, France, Italy etc
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@OldBrit oh cool... And still married?
OldBrit · 61-69, M
@IAmJess @IAmJess yep nearly 40 years
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@OldBrit cool cool👍👍👍
Sevendays · M
I'd rather.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Sevendays rather travel alone? I'm not sure if it's my preference, but right now none of my friends can afford to and I want something more than a family vaca.
Sevendays · M
@IAmJess yes. I took a road trip by myself a few years ago, from the east coast to the west coast and back. I met lots of people and met up with old friends. It was great.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Sevendays nice!
I've traveled alone a lot for business. I enjoyed it. I felt safe. Enjoyed the solitude. Ate at the bar at restaurants usually.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@JonLosAngeles66 Ever for vacation?
@IAmJess going to visit yes but not a vacation totally by myself.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@JonLosAngeles66 Okie dokie
chuck7882 · 61-69, M
Yes. Flew from New York to Michigan. I liked it a lot. Would definitely do it again and felt completely safe
chuck7882 · 61-69, M
@IAmJess actually I went there first with co workers on a business trip to Grand Rapids. The place looked so nice I wanted to explore but we were there for business so I didnt get a chance. So then I decided to take a couple vacation days and flew back there on my own to check out the town.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@chuck7882 Nice. That;s what Im talking about. I'm thinking about an Iceland trip.
chuck7882 · 61-69, M
@IAmJess go for it! Life is short. Do what you want to do
ive done a whole lot of solo travel across the us, saudi arabia, Australia, Ireland
@IAmJess aus was weird, big switch in time, weather and all. ireland was ok, i didn't do much there
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Neuman OMG there's so much to see in Ireland.
@IAmJess yeah, but i was working
TwistedApe · 51-55, M
Yes many times, to NZ, Philippines and China. I didnt have a problem. But then I am pretty big and trained. Also, some common sense also helps.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@TwistedApe Oh I would love to see China someday!!
HumanEarth · F
I traveled all over the USA in a beat up old rusty truck alone for work a lot in my younger years.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@HumanEarth For work, but in a rusty old truck? Isn't work travel a bit more upscale than that?
HumanEarth · F
Not when your own company and you have to keep expenses down.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@HumanEarth ahhh, I see!
Northwest · M
Where did you go?

All over the world.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Northwest Japan and Egypt both sound awesome. Egypt is def near the top of my list
Northwest · M
@IAmJess Make sure you use a reputable travel agency for the Egypt trip. Not stereotyping, but you will get ripped off if you did not have guidance.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Northwest good advice! Thanks
2ndtimeguy · 61-69, M
Yes was in outside sales for years traveled for national meetings
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@2ndtimeguy Ever travel alone for vacation? I've had work travel, of course, but I'm talking about taking a week or two and just going somewhere.
2ndtimeguy · 61-69, M
@IAmJess yes went to Miami for a week in the winter was snow at home but sunny and warm there then back home to snow but went by myself
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@2ndtimeguy cool!
yugimotodm · 26-30, M
No, but I have been to a concert alone. It was fun, but wouldn’t want to make a habit out of it
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@yugimotodm You like people that much?
SW-User
I love it and intend to do lots more
SW-User
@IAmJess most of Europe, Asia.... I'd go to places like India with a group/tour
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@SW-User Lol, you literally are recommending half the world! 😂
SW-User
@IAmJess better start planning!! 🛫
vetguy1991 · 56-60, M
Many times, its ok and i would do it again
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@vetguy1991 for vaca or work?
vetguy1991 · 56-60, M
@IAmJess vacation and the army
IAmJess · 26-30, F
Ravens80 · 51-55, F
Yes to some other states but never out of the country.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Ravens80 Okay ... and you felt safe being on your own?
Ravens80 · 51-55, F
@IAmJess for the most part yes, like anywhere avoid the problem areas and shady looking places.
Frequently visiting clients or different sites.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@DazzaTheHutt So for work? Ever travel solo for a vacation?
@IAmJess No I usually have my family in tow.
pdockal · 56-60, M
Met family .... took flight alone ... was worth it
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@pdockal nice!
pdockal · 56-60, M
@IAmJess yes it was
Vin53 · M
I'm buying a fancy RV and selling my house.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Vin53 Lol, I'd rather stay at hotels. ;)
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
No, I never booked a hotel in my life.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@CrazyMusicLover wow, okay
I have and yessss I would
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@HijabaDabbaDoo Oh cool. Was it for a personal vacation? Or for work?
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@Rose90 for work or personal? Did you enjoy being solo?
@IAmJess with family never solo 😂😂😂😂
bhatjc · 46-50, M
Its a toss up.
IAmJess · 26-30, F
@bhatjc How so?
bhatjc · 46-50, M
@IAmJess Some times you want to be alone and other times you want to be with some one.

 
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