Woman Who Used to Be “Terrified” of Solo Traveling Shares Everything She’s Learned

A lot of people are understandably skeptical when it comes to solo traveling. There are legitimate concerns about safety, loneliness, and whether they will have a good time without company.

TikTok content creator Megan Homme had similar concerns and was “terrified” about solo traveling before. But after taking four solo trips, she realized it was much more fun than she thought it could be.

In a viral video shared on social media, Homme shared everything people should know about solo traveling and offered some great advice for people who might be tempted by the idea but don’t know where to start.

According to Homme, the best starting point is to visit a nearby city and get used to doing alone the travel-related activities like flying, checking into hotels, dining by yourself, and exploring tourist attractions. After that, you can embark on a bigger challenge of traveling abroad.

She recommends getting a hotel or a hostel instead of Airbnb. Hotels have staff and security 24/7 that will provide you with a sense of security and someone to turn to in case of need and hostels are great for making friends.

Homme also says that making friends is a lot easier than you think. She made a lot of friends on the street by simply getting asked to take someone’s photo and there are all sorts of other ways to connect with people like reaching out to friends of friends or becoming part of online communities.

Finally, Homme promises that once you start solo traveling, it will be “hard to get back to any other way.”

“I truly think it is one of the greatest experiences and everyone needs to do it at least once in their life. Remember there is always a flight back home,” she concludes.

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2024 is the year of solo travel im calling it rn

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