When I meet people while traveling alone, the conversation of loneliness or discomfort about traveling on ones own often comes up. Interestingly, it seems to  concern primarily those who have not yet traveled by themselves, but would like to.

If the conversation includes people who have already traveled without a companion they inevitable speak of how much they enjoyed it. They discuss the freedom, the spontaneity, the pleasure of getting to know themselves better, they speak about the satisfaction of overcoming their initial trepidation.

How do I know such things? Inevitably, I find myself engaged in numerous impromptu conversations. But don’t take my word for it, consider traveling alone and finding this out for yourself.