"Travel - it leaves you speechless and turns you into a story teller"
One of the most relatable quotes I have about travelling (the story teller bit is better when you're alone :) )
Travelling alone is one the most beautiful things you can do for yourself. I think its one of the greatest ways to help
- Learn about yourself
- Become more confident and
- Meet a ton of people who come from different places with different experiences.
Talking to random people, questioning and understanding their way of thinking, gives you a lot of perspective about life and how others think - how there are people around you (and a part of the bigger world you live in) who have a completely different set of ideologies which you choose not to even consider - only because you are so caught up with your and your friends'/colleagues' way of thinking and life.
The biggest irony about travelling alone is that you are almost always with people, so you're never really alone! Apart from a couple of instances on the trip, I don't remember one moment when I wasn't with people (Unless I chose to, that's a different thing.)
I recently travelled solo in Himachal Pradesh - in the months of August and September '15 for about 3 weeks. I met some really interesting people along the way and I got to learn so much from and about them - leave alone a ton of places i saw and lived in. I have written about (and am writing about) a few of my experiences on the trip - you might want to have a look.
Adventures of sharmaji (Part III) - Bir-Billing: Paragliding and Monasteries (That's my latest post)
I urge you to travel by yourself - the kind of power you have when every action you take is influenced by your own thoughts and feels is something you should experience. And trust me, if nothing else - you will have seen a different part of the world and learned a little more about yourself.. Making you a little more confident and aware.
While travelling you could feel scared, excited, adventurous, lonely, crazy - and in control.
Which is an awesome set of feelings to experience!
Be warned though, once the travel bug bites - there is no going back.