This isn't the only way to be a solitary traveler. I'm sure others have their own variations. If traveling alone appeals to you, I trust that you will figure out what feels right and what fits with your particular circumstances. Even if you can only take a day trip by yourself, do it. No excuses.
I've been thinking about solitude as I prepare for my trip to Florence on the 19th as a solitary travel. That's what I call myself when I that I take trips by myself. Almost everything I do I do alone, in solitude. I email but no face-to-face conversation. Except for a friend that I will meet for lunch on the day I arrive, I won't spend much time with other humans. When I eat by myself, I journal, read, or just sit and be, watching whatever is in my surroundings.
This isn't the only way to be a solitary traveler. I'm sure others have their own variations. If traveling alone appeals to you, I trust that you will figure out what feels right and what fits with your particular circumstances. Even if you can only take a day trip by yourself, do it. No excuses.
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Author I love to travel alone, and so I do. My husband of 54 years loves to stay home and garden, and so he does. But he knows I love to go off by myself for extended periods of time. For five years (2009-2014) I rented a cottage by the sea, an hour and a half from our home, and spent the weekdays there alone. For the past twenty years I’ve been traveling by myself, primarily to Scotland (Iona, the Highlands, and Edinburgh) and Italy. When I say Italy I really mean Florence, with occasional short stops and excursions around Tuscany and Umbria and to Rome. Archives
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