![]() This makes it easy to strike up a conversation with locals (if you can hold your own with the tricky Andaluz accent) or some friendly study-abroad types (if you can’t). One friend told me he lived in Seville for years and never saw the inside of his best friend’s house. Social life here is a public affair-in the streets, in the plazas, spilling onto cobblestones outside the bars. The south lives up to its stereotype as Spain’s more fun-loving, open, hospitable region. ![]() In a country so famously social (the entire concept of tapas implies having friends to share them with), how would I get by? Luckily, I landed in Seville. When I moved to Spain nearly ten years ago without knowing a soul, I panicked. Want to sleep in at the swanky hotel you booked in Paris? Prefer to spend the day cycling to beer gardens in Belgium? Want to change destinations and itineraries altogether? You’re the one calling the shots.įrom small-town gems to bustling capital cities where getting lost is all part of the adventure, here are the places to travel on your own-and a hint at what you might find when you get there. This is the time when you should be selfish. ![]() The beauty of solo travel is that you’re not catering to anyone but yourself. Travel can be transformational in so many ways, but not every trip has to be a big “aha moment.” And while changing careers or trying to figure out your next step in life is certainly a great reason to hit the road, you don’t need an Eat Pray Love situation to make it happen. Solo travel can be as simple as a cushy staycation close to home or as far-flung and lavish as a flight to the Maldives. But we’re not talking bunk beds and shared bathrooms here (unless, of course, that’s what you want). Sure, you backpacked for a week or two while studying abroad and know your way around Europe’s trains, budget planes, and hostels. Once you book that trip for one that’s lingered on your bucket list since before the pandemic, you’ll realize it’s the opposite of lonely-it’s actually liberating. Solo travel, like dining alone, is often intimidating until you try it.
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