Wanna Meet People while Traveling? Many of my readers have told me they feel nervous about solo travel. This is understandable. Even though I’ve gone on a whopping eight trips alone, I don’t think the jittery travel nerves ever completely disappear. I still question my sanity whenever I book a plane ticket and know no […]
Category Archives: Travel Anxiety
Tips for anxious travelers.
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Mar
Mar
I’m not flying to Spain today. I know what you’re probably thinking. “Blond Wayfarer is a coward.” “She’s letting terrorists win.” “What a typical fearful American.” “Doesn’t she realize Belgium isn’t Spain? They’re 900 miles apart.” This post comes at a very unfortunate time, given the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels, and I debated posting […]
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Feb
Feb
Fearful Flyer’s Guide to Long Haul Flights I’m scared to fly, but do anyway. I book flights lasting 7, 8, even 9 hours. This happens multiple times a year. Say what? Yup. Flying makes my stomach turn. Yet somehow I’m always suffering on a plane, sailing across an ocean, to somewhere far away. You’re probably […]
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Feb
Feb
Let’s talk about tours for solo travelers! Guided tours aren’t necessarily horrible and fake ways to travel. Booking tours for solo travelers is a great idea! There, I said it. Encouraging guided tours is probably one of the more controversial opinions I’ve stated on this blog, but what’s the point of blogging if you’re not […]
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Feb
Feb
For me, flying is not easy. I decided the “travel blog world” needed a bit more honesty about flying fears and how they affect potential/current travelers. As an avid reader of these blogs since 2012, one thing I noticed was most writers wrote about upcoming trips with excitement, passion, and pure confidence. Of course they […]