Compiled past times Sifti Dhillon.
In a province similar India, where most women combat amongst security inwards their routine lives, travelling solo mightiness endure an incredulous idea. is proud of these seven Indian women travellers who non only relish travelling alone, but also recommend it to everyone else. They guide hold taken the coach alone, enjoyed their meals at cafes across the province (and the world) ignoring the occasional stares, together with flora friends inwards strangers.. So if you’re on the debate well-nigh travelling alone, nosotros promise this post volition inspire y'all to accept that long pending solo trip.
3) AMRITA DAS
"There is ever together with so much to larn together with express joy at. I've made some obvious mistakes together with laughed together with so much at them that forthwith they've go a favorite memory. Solo move has taught me how to express joy at myself together with non accept life together with so seriously. Also, 1 thing I guide hold understood from my solo travels is that no thing where nosotros go, people are essentially prissy together with kind. The further I guide hold travelled, the to a greater extent than compassionate I’ve flora people."
"I started travelling solo well-nigh nine years ago, to explore if I enjoyed my ain company, non endure jump past times others’ plans together with guide hold the fourth dimension together with infinite to actually acquire to know a finish well. Travelling amongst someone would brand me pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension accommodating them or chatting, piece I could endure talking amongst a local instead. It was a swell conclusion together with got me addicted! Understandably, it was hard for my parents to endure comfortable amongst my solo travels, but over fourth dimension I guide hold made the endeavour of keeping them informed at all times, go out my co-ordinates (or a stone oil idea) – no to a greater extent than questions asked. Infact, they are surprised if I DO move amongst someone! I cry back move has given my confidence a massive boost together with for sure complimented my sentiment of the the world amongst a rather large dose of irrefutable organized faith inwards people; at the toll of sounding a piddling naïve, I honey it similar that."
"In the summertime of 2012, I decided to give my travels a novel dimension together with came across the interesting thought of traveling to all the UNESCO Heritage sites inwards Republic of Republic of India inwards a unmarried calendar year. One later another, I travelled to all the UNESCO heritage sites, non only inwards Republic of Republic of India but inwards Nepal every bit well. With each trip, my planning skills improved; I travelled at odd hours together with tried all modes of transport. It was non only a move challenge, but 1 that changed my perspective on move – how travelling tin dismiss endure made to a greater extent than fun, insightful together with exploratory."
"When I travelled solo for the starting fourth dimension time, I was to a greater extent than curious well-nigh the thought of travelling alone. I was eager to uncovering a identify on my own. But forthwith I move solo for convenience. It gives me liberty together with flexibility to move the agency I want. Fortunately, I did non guide hold to seek every bit good hard to convince my people at home. My woman bring upward asked me only 1 time well-nigh my plans, to which I answered confidently. She knew that I knew what I was doing, together with so she was fine amongst the thought of solo travel. Travelling lone has taught me a lot. It has boosted my confidence together with made me a wiser individual."
First Solo Trip: Trasi (Kundapur), Karnataka
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1) ANKITA MAHABIR
First Solo Trip: Thailand together with Cambodia
"I started travelling solo at 21 together with it's forthwith 1 of my favourite ways to travel. I honey how carefree together with exhilarating solo travels tin dismiss endure together with personally, I am a lot to a greater extent than opened upward to talking to other people when I am on my own. I believe I’m a meliorate traveller when I'm travelling solo.
The only fourth dimension I’ve ever wished I wasn’t past times myself was the fourth dimension I was nearly charged past times a feral moo-cow piece I was hiking solo inwards the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. I had to shroud behind a bush for nearly an sixty minutes earlier I was “rescued”. I express joy at it now, but every bit I stood at that topographic point amongst my legs shaking together with my camping ground knife inwards hand, I was terrified. That same night, I went out for a swim inwards the middle of the nighttime amongst some other hikers who were camping ground on the beach. As nosotros swam, our bodies were completely lit upward non only because of the giant satelite inwards a higher identify our heads but also because of the ridiculously phosphorescent waters nosotros were swimming in. It was surreal. Would I surrender that experience only because of a crazy feral cow? Definitely not!"
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| Wandering inwards Portugal, Ankita. |
First Solo Trip: Thailand together with Cambodia
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveler: Fleeting interactions
"I started travelling solo at 21 together with it's forthwith 1 of my favourite ways to travel. I honey how carefree together with exhilarating solo travels tin dismiss endure together with personally, I am a lot to a greater extent than opened upward to talking to other people when I am on my own. I believe I’m a meliorate traveller when I'm travelling solo.
The only fourth dimension I’ve ever wished I wasn’t past times myself was the fourth dimension I was nearly charged past times a feral moo-cow piece I was hiking solo inwards the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. I had to shroud behind a bush for nearly an sixty minutes earlier I was “rescued”. I express joy at it now, but every bit I stood at that topographic point amongst my legs shaking together with my camping ground knife inwards hand, I was terrified. That same night, I went out for a swim inwards the middle of the nighttime amongst some other hikers who were camping ground on the beach. As nosotros swam, our bodies were completely lit upward non only because of the giant satelite inwards a higher identify our heads but also because of the ridiculously phosphorescent waters nosotros were swimming in. It was surreal. Would I surrender that experience only because of a crazy feral cow? Definitely not!"
Advice for starting fourth dimension time solo travellers: Make sure that you're perfectly happy going solo because at that topographic point volition endure days when your volume or your daydreams volition endure your only company. Also most importantly, don't over cry back it, you'll endure fine. Just go!
Follow her travels on: Her blog, Living & Escaping and on Twitter @living_escaping
2) SHIVYA NATH
2) SHIVYA NATH
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| At the Thar Desert inwards Phalodi, Shivya. |
First Solo Trip: Hong Kong
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveler: Dealing amongst parents!
"Have y'all ever felt consummate freedom, similar y'all tin dismiss wing anywhere together with cypher or no 1 tin dismiss clip your wings? That's how travelling solo makes me experience (most of the fourth dimension anyway!), together with I wouldn't merchandise that feeling, that y'all tin dismiss experience the the world on your ain terms, for anything.
To endure honest, fifty-fifty later years of travelling solo, my parents are even together with so non convinced or comfortable amongst the concept. And I don't blame them, because it's ONLY when y'all move lone together with witness overwhelming acts of kindness from strangers, that y'all realize the the world isn't every bit bad a identify every bit nosotros acquire inwards to be. H5N1 piddling fleck of lying helps, together with hither are some tips to bargain amongst travel-waryIndian parents"
Advice for starting fourth dimension time solo travellers: Do your enquiry to boost your confidence well-nigh going to an unknown identify for the starting fourth dimension time, but go out plenty flexibility inwards your plans for guide a opportunity to detect you.
3) AMRITA DAS
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| In Bodhgaya, Amrita. |
First Solo Trip: Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveler: Telling everyone I meet, 'Yes, I'm past times myself together with that's no large deal.' And hoping they'll empathise :)
"There is ever together with so much to larn together with express joy at. I've made some obvious mistakes together with laughed together with so much at them that forthwith they've go a favorite memory. Solo move has taught me how to express joy at myself together with non accept life together with so seriously. Also, 1 thing I guide hold understood from my solo travels is that no thing where nosotros go, people are essentially prissy together with kind. The further I guide hold travelled, the to a greater extent than compassionate I’ve flora people."
Advice for starting fourth dimension time solo travellers: Find your favorite identify together with go!
4) SUPRIYA SEHGAL
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| Addicted to solo travel, Supriya. |
First Solo Trip: Hampi, India
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveler: Finding loos together with someone to hear your stuff, both at the same time!
"I started travelling solo well-nigh nine years ago, to explore if I enjoyed my ain company, non endure jump past times others’ plans together with guide hold the fourth dimension together with infinite to actually acquire to know a finish well. Travelling amongst someone would brand me pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension accommodating them or chatting, piece I could endure talking amongst a local instead. It was a swell conclusion together with got me addicted! Understandably, it was hard for my parents to endure comfortable amongst my solo travels, but over fourth dimension I guide hold made the endeavour of keeping them informed at all times, go out my co-ordinates (or a stone oil idea) – no to a greater extent than questions asked. Infact, they are surprised if I DO move amongst someone! I cry back move has given my confidence a massive boost together with for sure complimented my sentiment of the the world amongst a rather large dose of irrefutable organized faith inwards people; at the toll of sounding a piddling naïve, I honey it similar that."
Advice for starting fourth dimension time solo travellers: If y'all are taking a cab, guide to sit down inwards the front end seat, strike a conversation amongst the driver, portion meals or a loving cup of tea, fifty-fifty go to his solid to come across his family, if invited. The camaraderie goes a long way! I practise this on all my longish travels together with it has worked actually good to forge a bond together with shift the onus of my security to my co-traveller every bit well.
5) JAI BHARATHI
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| Solo selfie, past times Jai. |
First Solo Trip: A trip to World Heritage Sites inwards Agra, Jaipur, Ahmedabad together with Mumbai
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveler: Accommodation, both inwards price of security together with budget
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveler: Accommodation, both inwards price of security together with budget
"In the summertime of 2012, I decided to give my travels a novel dimension together with came across the interesting thought of traveling to all the UNESCO Heritage sites inwards Republic of Republic of India inwards a unmarried calendar year. One later another, I travelled to all the UNESCO heritage sites, non only inwards Republic of Republic of India but inwards Nepal every bit well. With each trip, my planning skills improved; I travelled at odd hours together with tried all modes of transport. It was non only a move challenge, but 1 that changed my perspective on move – how travelling tin dismiss endure made to a greater extent than fun, insightful together with exploratory."
Advice for starting fourth dimension time solo travellers: Travel during the nights to avoid staying at hotels inwards unknown places; it also saves coin together with time
Follow her travels on: The GoUNESCO challenge together with on Twitter @JaiBharathi
6) RENUKA SINGH
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| Soaking inwards the moment, Renuka. |
First Solo Trip: Udaipur, Rajasthan
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveler: Managing expenses
"When I travelled solo for the starting fourth dimension time, I was to a greater extent than curious well-nigh the thought of travelling alone. I was eager to uncovering a identify on my own. But forthwith I move solo for convenience. It gives me liberty together with flexibility to move the agency I want. Fortunately, I did non guide hold to seek every bit good hard to convince my people at home. My woman bring upward asked me only 1 time well-nigh my plans, to which I answered confidently. She knew that I knew what I was doing, together with so she was fine amongst the thought of solo travel. Travelling lone has taught me a lot. It has boosted my confidence together with made me a wiser individual."
Advice for starting fourth dimension time solo travellers: Research deeply together with excogitation ahead
7) ELITA ALMEIDA
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| At the Great Rann of Kutch, Elita. |
First Solo Trip: Trasi (Kundapur), Karnataka
Biggest challenge every bit a solo traveller: The constant stares
"Solo move lets me disconnect from everything or together with so me, by together with large past times default (read: no access to information on the phone, thus no emails, run or otherwise, together with no social media updates). Being a solo woman somebody traveller has taught me how to adjust together with cry back on my feet, together with made me meliorate at planning my move budgets. It's taught me to non only decide for myself but most importantly, to trust myself. I accept off on my solo travels realizing fully good that this is meant to qualify every bit “me time”. In other words, it’s fourth dimension for me to grab upward on some long overdue reading (my backpack volition guide hold no less than three books) together with writing (or what I telephone phone ‘distilling thoughts’)." Advice for starting fourth dimension time solo travellers: The most hard purpose is only getting to the other side of your door!
Follow her travels on: Her blog, Thoughts Run Amok and on Twitter @ElleLogical
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