olivermoss | (Reply)

Oh yeah. That's definitely something that can't be understated - how helpful it is to be able to have your one bag with you, and not have to worry about ever leaving it unattended.

I think you're very right. Solo travel is often shown as being extremely aspirational and romantic... it's not that those good parts don't exist, because there ARE some great aspects to it, but there are also a lot of kind of sucky parts of the reality. For people interested in going for it, I think it's great for them to do, but it's good to have a realistic idea of what to expect.

Ugh, they really are. Their frail sense of masculinity, and their desire to make that everyone else's problem.