Get Over the FEAR of TRAVELING ALONE for the first time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2018
- Tips to Get Over the FEAR of Solo Travel! Ways to help you overcome the fear of traveling solo. Female Solo Travel Advice!
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I took a solo trip to Dubai and what helped me was the idea that since no one knows me there then I can be whoever and act however I want to act, and so when I got there I took it as a chance to be my best self and basically act like how I'd imagine myself at home to be like - ideal self - and the beautiful thing was that as I started to do it - like be more confident, assertive, bold & adventurous - I felt a sense of possibility that I can always do it, since really it's me being my true self, and when I got home it was normal for me to be at that higher level of confidence. I guess traveling is an opportunity for us to act like our ideal selves and so eventually - quite quickly - feel like it is natural for us, so when we get or move on, we have successfully become more of who we truly are! Awesome! Great videos Nadine, keep going! ✌
Very inspiring message !
I know this inside on my head for a years, thats why i want to resign and find a new job. Same at traveling.
When is your best self trip to Cambodia?
@@tinfoilmagnolia2546 take me with you lol
When I decided to go on my first solo trip to London I felt like I was ready, but as soon as I booked my flight I was like "what the hell did I just do" 😂 I was nervous before going, but it turned out super nice
Same here xd
😂 me too i planned to go for solo trip this July. I know 6 months left for that day and am freaking nervous.
@@anitaschannel4802 how was ur trip??
@@syllevineo my trip was nice but i didn't go alone because ku friends knew about my planned to travel and i was with my friend in this trip 😁. What about you?
A lot of it is confidence in yourself. Obviously you can’t be stupid but a lot of people convince themselves they can’t handle it but you can
thanks for this
I jumped off the deep end. I threw myself last year and did a 3 month trip through Europe. It was the most exciting and memorable trip of my life. Each time I travel now I feel that fear in forms of excitement especially in the beginning and end of the trip. I almost froze at the top of Gornergrat, lost my phone in Belgium, and most importantly met the greatest people along the way creating my story.
If you are a beginning traveler it is okay to be fearful. With enough practice and time you'll adjust. Travel is different than the day to day back home because you'll always be thinking what's next, where to go, that looks delicious, and whom can I meet.
My only tip is, the next time fear slowly creeps it's way into your heart, remember that the hardest thing about getting started... is getting started. :)
What made me more confident on my first solo trip was planning. I felt so much safer planning out my days, researching all possible transportation lines. It was great that I knew what bus or metro lines I could take and which stations are close to my accommodation so that the fear of getting lost in a big city was minimized. At the end of the day, you want to arrive "home" safe and that did the trick for me.
I agree.
tvlove 15 great advice. Planning also help you to save time and money.
I solo-travel a lot. I can never match my schedule, places I want to see or budget with other people and I have almost completely given up on even trying. I agree with most of your tips, the only thing that is different for me is socialising. For me travelling solo in my own pace and doing only things I am comfortable with is the best. I am an extreme introvert so I actually prefer not to have people around me to be able to relax and recharge. I am aware that my solo travelling sounds lonely but it works for me. I started small by going to different towns within an hour to two hours away from the town I lived in when my friends kept on cancelling our plans to go together. Then I went to a different country on my own and lately to a different continent. It comes with practice and knowing what your comfort zones and limits are.
One thing I’m extremely proud to be able today when asked is that I travel alone. Ive overcome a lot of my anxiety by exploring the world. You grow in every way possible when you travel. Leaving your worst behind and picking up new and better to back back with you. You become as ever-changing as the world we live in. It’s a truly magical thing to be able to do. I’m now a subscriber
This helped so much. Not to be long winded but i finally reached my financial goal and literally have all the time in the world... but im 27 and i feel like im not who i really want to be. i was recently encouraged to start traveling now, and solo. i love traveling but always imagined it would be with others. but i realized how hindering that can be when you're pretty passive about things you want. so, i booked a flight to NYC (my birth place) and decided to see how things were since its been 13+ years since ive been back. my flight leaves in a few days and ive been so anxious about it, if i would get lonely, scared or just come off as completely clueless and this helped alot, making me realize i just have to be confident in my own ability to solve problems (which i think i can, literally just a day a go i got lost in the forest of north georgia all night and it was terrifying) and discovering my own comfort level. i dont have to do anything i dont want...
I just came back from my ever first solo traveling after watching so many videos on here and other travel TH-camrs.
And the main tip I can personally give you all for a first timer is...
Plan. Plan is key.
Plan the days where you are traveling to and how long you are going to stay there. On the days you are staying there you don't need to plan because you can decide on the day however your travel place to place I say plan and book your acomadtion and transportation in advance. At least when you get around world you have places to sleep when you are aboard. Plus it gives your family members a peace of mind so they know that you are save. 😊
This planing made me feel in more control on what I was doing and where I was going. 😊
Hope this helps.
So my first solo trip was Dublin for a week and I was so terrified after I booked my flight and Hostel. I joined the walking tours and did a day trip with a small travel Group. It turned out really nice and I met some great guys. At some moments I felt a bit lonely but hey thats ok, there are a lot of solo travellers out there who feel the same.
It’s like you were reading my mind. I’m going on my first solo trip and I’m a bit nervous.
The Jenkies I'm happy for you. I'd like to start some day but I guess it's not going to be anytime soon. I hope you have lots of fun, be safe and be the best version of yourself.
Do u wanna travel with me??
Great advice!! Solo travel is the best and so rewarding but definitely can be daunting for your first time!
Great advice. Especially building up to bigger trips and comparing to problem solving at home. I started travelling solo a couple of years ago and actually watched a lot of your videos before going on my first trip. They gave me confidence as well as fuelling my travel bug so a big thank you for that 😊
I'm watching this on my way home (USA) from Canada. After this trip I feel confident enough to travel solo wherever I want to go! I've been watching you for a while and I love that I can learn and get excited from your tips and stories (:
I have travelled solo during a period in my life when I did not have a partner, and you are so right. Always take the initiative to strike up conversation and it's amazing how soon you make friends and become a member of a group to enjoy what is on offer at your location. BTW, loved the clips, many of which I remember from your old videos.
Great tips! Love the freshness of your videos recently.
Your tips are always good, and it’s nice that you’re so chill about everything. I’m going on a solo bike tour in Ireland in September. I’m terrified and excited about it at the same time. I’m an introvert, but I’ve never had problems talking to people or with acting confident. This is the first time I’m traveling far, so I’m trying to be as prepared as possible.
I'm going on two solo trips this year for the FIRST TIME! And I am a smidge nervous but your videos have really helped me to feel more prepared and relaxed about it.
I did start small with a week end in Ottawa in 2009, my first oversea travel was in solo in 2015 I went to Japan! This year I did solo in Mexico!
This has really helped settle my nerves. Leaving on Monday for my first solo trip to SE Asia for a month! Your videos are always so informative... keep it up Nadine!
Ah this was perfect, I'm leaving on my first solo trip in 3 days to Peru and I've been so excited and nervous but mostly excited 😅
I actually watched your old New Zealand videos not too long ago and noticed a lot of things you have talked about recently. It's interesting to see how you've grown as a traveler.
I feel so alone and isolated in my hometown so my anxiety is feeling even more lonely during travel with no one to share my thoughts or moments with. I feel like itll depress me more. Also, the worry of not knowing how to get medical help if needed cause it's a new place and no health coverage there.
Heading to Costa Rica for three weeks for my first solo travel!! Thanks for the tips:)
Thankx so much Nadine great tips!!! Sending you lots of love😘😘
Hey Nadine...
Thanku u very much for sharing..
Keep it up.👍👌
Awesome video, Nadine! I just did a trip to Spain, England and Iceland by myself, and my airbnb hosts were some of the nicest people with the best suggestions and tips for things to do! They told me the best ways to get around, what to avoid, etc. (also super cheap; airbnb is a BLESSING bahaha)
going to solo travel to Peru, and it is my first time and im staying for about a month. SO excited!
i remember when i first came across your videos like this and i wanted to try it, and i did 3 days in London before going elsewhere and i followed all your tips people were asking ME how to get around hahaha it was great!
6 weeks until my first solo trip so this video was so helpful, thank you! 😃😃
Awsome tips, some of them could be used in life as a whole. :)
I'm going to Japan for a month solo, this has help me even more to get ready for it!
This was very very great ☺️ thank you Nadine❤️
this video is just what I needed! I’ll be solo traveling for the first time ever to Indonesia and Thailand in a couple of days! thank you Nadine :)
Technically there is 9 tips here. Oops! Enjoy the extra advice 😛
Is Prague Cezh republic a good place to solo travel? I have never traveled alone. I have gone abroad but with friends and family.
Hey Nadine, awesome tips this channel is awesome.
Gisselle A Prague is awesome to travel to alone!! Such a cool city!!
I been on 3 solo trips paris costa rica and Egypt i like it
@@gisselleayala8092 have you go to Prague? :)
Done Paris,Brussels and Amsterdam solo . Heading tomorrow to Copenhagen,stockholm and oslo solo again!
I find the experience unique as u learn a lot from it.
I took a mini solo trip last year to cairn's which is a 2 hour plane ride from my home. I wanted to test the waters with solo travel, while getting to see part of my own backyard that millions travel to visit every year. It was eye opening in the sense that I learnt a lot about my self. Being very shy and having social anxiety, this really effected my trip. I suppose thats why I wanted to solo travel, because I thought it would cure me. I felt really lonely and whilst on my trip I felt like a failure because I was suppose to be having the best time of my life. However, I would still go on another solo trip because it opened my eyes in how I'm limiting myself from experiencing the most. You are so right, be confident and willing to be open. I can't wait to travel solo again and learn more about the world and myself. I won't let my fears stop me from living the life that I want. {sorry about the novel}
I went on a solo trip this year to Peru! It was a blast and I found myself doing most of your tips naturally. I hope to solo travel again next year to another South American country
Great video great tips! Thank you!
I'm off on my first solo holiday next month so I'm eagerly watching
Going on my first solo trip to Austria at the end of next month. Really excited! I agree with what was said about comfort zones. Personally I would rather pay a bit more for a private room at a cheap hotel than stay in a big hostel with lots of strangers.... But hey that's my comfort zone. Everyone's will be different!
Super helpful! Thank you so much
I’m tracking to Colombia by myself this summer and I’m pretty scared yet extremely excited. I’m 17 as well so that makes it even more scarier.
I did several solo trips in Central Europe when I was 18. I did a lot of free walking tours, stayed in hostels, and took the longest and cheapest bus rides. I only had one experience where an older man was pressuring me to come to his house and "meet his family", which I had to firmly reject several times before he left me alone. People were always warm and eager to help me, and I talked to and ate with a lot more people than I would have traveling alone. Definitely recommend the experience, especially if you are young (I got to go to all the museums for free because I was 18 and under!!). Pick somewhere safe, learn as much of the main spoken language of your target destination as you can, and trust yourself.
Greats advice ! I took my first solo trip to Bali on last year and it was awesome (:
Thank you for sharing this video ,Can you please do a video on how you plan a trip? Hotel? Airlines? Itinerary? That kind of stuff ..
Wow! Thank you for sharing. I always want to do solo traveling. I did travel alone from Bangkok to Penang before (my friend took plane, I took train and minivan) but it's so hard to start a conversation with someone. So I kept quite all the way lol... I wish next time I will be able to make small talk and hopefully can make friends too :)
Amaiziiiiing, well done, great channel, Love to travel as well, keep up the good work 🏖🏖🏖 🌏🌎🌍
Ive solo traveled before but eased into it. My first time out of the country I stayed with my cousin in Berlin at night, but wondered the city alone in the day. The next summer I did east Africa (not by myself) and two weeks by myself in Europe with stops at a friends or family’s house interlaced into the trip. This week i head out for a solo trip around east Africa and Zanzibar! It’s all about building confidence, whether that be your home country or a country very similar to it, before pushing yourself into a country likely to give you major culture shock on top of being alone
Great picture representing the video!
I've been watching your videos for a while and you've empowered me to solo travel one day! Like you said, I'm taking baby steps. Recently I went to NYC a couple hours ahead of my friends so I could explore on my own. This was great because I pushed myself to be on my own but I had the comfort of having friends for the rest of the trip too :D
that's amazing!! So excited and happy for you!
NYC is a great place to solo travel, I did it two years ago and loved it.
I went to NYC by myself, and I stayed with my cousin. So there was a couple of times that I ventured out on my own. At first, I was afraid to, but my cousin and his roommates encouraged me to do some sight seeing on my own.
I’m going to be going on a trip with my university in the UK, but after the trip I have booked a few days in Scotland. This will be the first time I venture out of the US and will be my first time solo traveling. I actually just did a video about some of the things I’ve bought for this trip.
always fun to watch
This video was timely. I am going for my first solo trip ever to Europe, which I am visiting for that first time too. I am super worried and anxious but I hope things will work out.
I really want to do a solo travel and i've been thinking about more and more everyday, so this video comes just at the right time! I feel that it would be great to gain more confidence and just be myself!
Thank you Nadine to inspire me to travel more ❤️
Love from Portugal
Same love from India ;-)
You r a mind reader! Im going to my first solo backpacking Europe trip this August and im a bit nervous, but mostly excited to finally put myself out there and get out of my comfort zone. Thank you for great advices!
Margarita Morilova
Same here 👋 first solo backpacking in europe alone
have a wicked time!!
have a great time!!
Me as well! I start August 14-21st-ish!
Omg me too! So excited and nervous at the same time XD
Very good suggestion for solo traveler.
Sooo traveling was nerve wracking for me but it helped me to go to a place I was familiar with and a place where I already had a few friends. That made me much more confident to go alone. Starting small 😁
I’m about to go to Barcelona alone for a week. I also backpacked Europe last summer at times with my friend of visiting family and other times alone - I think the most annoying part of travelling solo is explaining that I’m not some weird loner to everyone who hears I’m travelling alone
Looking confident and blending in are the best things to do when you travel solo
First solo trip was a 6 weeks trip in France! I felt more comfortable sense I've already been there, it was my 18th birtday and I felt like I was able to do anything and because I speek french 😊
I'm 65 years old and I have been wanting to go on a solo trip ever since my husband, Tom died in 2012. I have gone so far as booking the trip and promptly cancelled because of fear as a female. Your video helped me take away some of that fear. Thank you:(
You are sucha inspiration..smeday evn i wuld hve guts to plan a solo travel trip😆😉
Great tips.
I definitely jumped off the deep end when it comes to solo travel, two month in india with only the flights booked and without a route plan. It was kind of scary at first but now I am so confident in my own travelling.
I started traveling around the city that I live in by myself. Being a tourist in my own hometown help me gain confidence. Then I start spreading out to neighboring cities then States.
Solo travels are the best!
Lovely video!
Just go out of your comfort zone and talk to people is my advice😃
I am about to drive cross country to go visit my first grandchild in California. I am a little nervous but I know I will have a blast.
I went to Guatemala for a missions trip, but it was my first time traveling alone with people I barely knew. I highly recommend bringing three objects that will remind you of yourself or of home. For example: a book; a piece of clothing; photograph(s); or a note from a friend, family member, or yourself
Thank you
So random but I love your crunchy voice 😍
Nadine has the most soothing crunchy voice.
I really wish I did. I absolutely love her work but sometimes her voice irritates me to much I can’t watch, I know it’s not Nadine’s fault :(
I'm not and was never afraid of solo travelling but I'm feeling like watching travel content so here I am haha
I did... I am a solo traveller too. 😘.... the 1st thing I did was research, research and research so I could be familiar to the place that I wanted to visit.
I've travelled solo for over 30 years and my by-word is preparation. As you are planning the trip research as much as you can and you can save a lot of money and the environment won't be such a huge, intimidating surprise.
Nadine, I think I’m ready for my first solo trip. Do you have tips on how to take your own pics or videos?
I’m going solo to Brazil to do voluntary work 😊
Lol my first solo trip was France, England, Spain and Italy for two weeks. It was the best time of my life and totally worth it
My last solo trip was nyc but when I started travel nursing its going to be more often
I absolutely love to travel on my own, yes it can be a bit scary and you might think that other people find it weird when you are eating alone at a restaurant but the good thing is that you can eat wherever you want! you don't have to think about someone else 's needs and you just learn so much about yourself. you will gain independency and it is so good! it widens your entire world and when you are alone you meet people easier. I have made so many friends from all over the world. So if you are doubting; just do it... don't let the fear hold you back, life is too short for that and the world is to pretty to miss out on.
Thank you so much for this :')
This inspires me at 68 years of age. Many thanks!
great Tips, I learnt by doing with common sence but always follow your gut (stomach) Instinkt 😊
So true. Learn to love your own company and trust your gut! 🇿🇦🌶️😜 Solo travel is the best.
Just subscribed! I so like your contents, Nadine. 💚
I just finished my first extended solo travel! I was gone for four months and visited 15 countries. I can't wait until I do it all again with new destinations in late 2018.
Lori Lewis congratulations
Wooow where did u go
This video comes just in time I am going to travel solo for the first time next week and I am nervous
My first solo trip was to India when I was 19. Don‘t recommend going all in on the first trip like that, but on the other hand I felt like I could do anything after that
Where did stayed ?? And when?
Where did you* stayed ?
Great tips... Can you do video about health and vaccinations while traveling
Hi its great.
I'm too big of an introvert to travel with other people so I felt comfortable doing it alone. The only thing I was nervous about was flying for the first time. I also prefer to travel alone because not everybody wants to go to the same places as me and I got tired of waiting around for somebody to go with so I just started doing it alone.
Traveled solo for the first time on my 21st birthday. To get over the fear of traveling alone I told myself it’s the same as going to the supermarket alone. My only mistake was not going to local social gatherings to interact with locals or other fellow travelers and saving my battery so lesson learned onto the next trip 🤘🏽
Great advice. The first time I travel solo, I promised myself not to do it again but at some point, it made me realize that I’m not alone after all. I feel like I’m really a strong independent woman. 😊
How do you know if your phone will work abroad? Even though I paid extra for my phone to work in Europe, it wouldn’t connect until I had WiFi. Just did my first solo trip a few hours away from home!
Love to travel - have adopted myself to solo but two problems still hit me hard. One; I hate eating alone in a restaurant and two; have to have good quality evening entertainment. Rest is all good.
Travelling to Amsterdam solo for the first time I've been 3 times before but with afew friends. Have you any advice for Amsterdam solo
I live in England would people recommend and i'm 19. I'm travelling in March next year and its my first time solo travel. I'm wanting to travel for a month on a budget of 1.5k, but should I go further away to Thailand and bali or go to Norway/Iceland/berlin etc. Because i'm not sure since its my first time doing something like this and its scary, also I'm wanting to go to a mixture of nature and city (travelling between cities).
I’ve never done solo trip. I have flown to a different state (alone) and met up with friends. Maybe that’s also another way to ease yourself into traveling solo ?