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Travelling aloneIf you're a female travelling alone... well, you're not alone. Travel company AirMiles says that 55% of its customers this year are female, and 10% of those travel on their own. Solo lasses tend to head to exotic destinations like Thailand, while solo lads prefer beach holidays in the Med (pah!).  In a recent gapyear.com poll, we asked you lasses whether you'd consider going backpacking on your own. A smug 21% of you had already done so, while 51% said you'd be up for it. That left 14% of you who said you would backpack solo but only in a familiar or western country, while another 14% said you wouldn't fancy it. It's important to make up your own mind on this issue - solo travel doesn't suit everyone, and if you're unsure it may be best to go with a mate or on an organised tour or placement. However, we think you'll agree that these results are incontrovertible proof of the general feistiness of female members of gapyear.com! Travelling alone is perhaps not for the first-timer. However, if you’re a bit more experienced and feeling brave, it’s fantastically liberating. You can do what you want, when you want, and leave as soon as you want. What’s more, when you come home you’ll be one of those irritating individuals who oozes serenity and confidence and wins friends wherever they go. Just take a bit of extra care with your forward-planning and your personal safety, and don’t set your sights too high. There are some things you might do with a mate which you wouldn’t want to do alone. The good part is that you’re the boss - if you don’t wanna do it, you don’t gotta. Comments Here's an email we received from Kirsty, a gapyear.com member who's travelled solo... "Just wanted to let you know that I’ve recently got back from a six-month round-the-world trip. Your website really helped me make up my mind to go. I wanted to travel alone after uni but lots of people - my parents, some friends - thought it was too dangerous going solo. In the end I did go on my own and I had the time of my life. I was never really lonely because I met so many people - probably more people than I would have met if I was travelling with friends. So I just wanted to tell others not to be afraid of travelling solo - it’s easier than you think!" Cheers, Kirsty! Here’s what Josie D’Arby (TV Presenter) says about travelling solo... 'I only ever travel on my own, never with a companion. The only time I tried to travel with a companion it didn’t work out, because I think it defeats the purpose of getting away. I just think I get so much more out of the whole experience if I travel on my own. In that respect I’m completely independent, I often go away and not know where I’m going to stay, but I always seem to land on my feet. People just do.' Read the stories listed above to find out what it's like to travel solo.  Click here >> for our guide to travelling alone as a woman Click here >> for safety tips Not sure you want to go alone? Click here >> to find a travelmate on gapyear.com |
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