My first ever fully solo trip abroad, and it was to Gothenburg, Sweden - 29th June - 2nd July 2024. What an incredible experience and I fully fell in love with Gothenburg.
What I found with solo travelling is that one has such insane amount of spare time over. Instead of waiting for everyone to gather up and get going one just gets going and that's it. So it's absolutely a way to travel if one wants to see a lot in a short amount of time. I usually do some prep-work ahead of time and have locations stored on a google map for that city and then I see what places I'm currently near. Nice video!
This is exactly what I found - I had researched and put so much on my agenda so I wasn't struggling for things to do, but found on my last day I was dipping into my backup list as I'd done everything I'd really wanted to see. I did more on my own in 3 days than I usually do in 2 weeks when travelling with others! The Google maps tip is a fantastic one. And thank you for the comment. 😁
Best way to explore a city is always "getting lost" , Gothenburg is a old workers town concentrated around the harbour and shipyards..and have a pretty laid-back vibe. One tip if u feel lonely..ask ppl for directions and u can(if u lucky) get a free guide showing u the town, many Swedes love to show and are proud over their place and talk english and see their city thru a tourist eyes ...about 90% of the Swedes talk English =)
@@gmm5550 I definitely felt that laid back vibe and everyone was incredibly nice, I felt instantly welcomed. There was a kooky sense of humour I really appreciated too. That is true around getting lost and I'll be doing that more next time, the one time I didn't check my map was the time I walked into people dancing together, which I later found out was called Kizomba - this was my trip highlight. I would absolutely ask for directions next time and see if I get a guide 😁 thanks for the kind tip, and the comment!
What I found with solo travelling is that one has such insane amount of spare time over. Instead of waiting for everyone to gather up and get going one just gets going and that's it. So it's absolutely a way to travel if one wants to see a lot in a short amount of time. I usually do some prep-work ahead of time and have locations stored on a google map for that city and then I see what places I'm currently near. Nice video!
This is exactly what I found - I had researched and put so much on my agenda so I wasn't struggling for things to do, but found on my last day I was dipping into my backup list as I'd done everything I'd really wanted to see.
I did more on my own in 3 days than I usually do in 2 weeks when travelling with others!
The Google maps tip is a fantastic one. And thank you for the comment. 😁
Best way to explore a city is always "getting lost" , Gothenburg is a old workers town concentrated around the harbour and shipyards..and have a pretty laid-back vibe.
One tip if u feel lonely..ask ppl for directions and u can(if u lucky) get a free guide showing u the town, many Swedes love to show and are proud over their place and talk english and see their city thru a tourist eyes ...about 90% of the Swedes talk English =)
@@gmm5550 I definitely felt that laid back vibe and everyone was incredibly nice, I felt instantly welcomed. There was a kooky sense of humour I really appreciated too.
That is true around getting lost and I'll be doing that more next time, the one time I didn't check my map was the time I walked into people dancing together, which I later found out was called Kizomba - this was my trip highlight.
I would absolutely ask for directions next time and see if I get a guide 😁 thanks for the kind tip, and the comment!