It’s no doubt that traveling in groups provides a sense of security and shared responsibility amongst the pack. It helps to disburse the overwhelmingness that can sometimes be felt while traveling solo. Depending on the traveler, sometimes being with a group and discovering challenging personalities and dynamics can also ruin an experience.
At Love Eat Trave, we believe that it’s good for the soul to get out there and embark on a solo trip. Oftentimes people will want to discourage you (a female traveler) from being alone out in the world. Ultimately it is up to YOU to decide if you want to take life by the reigns. Don’t let their fears cause you to miss out on an adventure that may change the course of your life.
Below is some required reading to inspire your solo journey and ways to do it safely, authentically, and fully.
A Thousand New Beginnings by Kristin Addis
A Year Without Makeup by Stephanie Yoder
A Woman Alone: Travel Tales from Around the Globe by Faith Conlon
Destination Thailand (Lonely Hearts Travel Club) by Katy Colins
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Facing Freedom: Solo Female Travel | Two-Plus Years | Five Continents by Eryn Donnalley
From Excuses to Excursions: How I Started Traveling the World by Gloria Atanmo
Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle by Dervla Murphy
No Hurry to Get Home: The Memoir of the New Yorker Writer Whose Unconventional Life and Adventures Spanned the 20th Century by Emily Hanh
No Touch Monkey by Ayun Halliday
Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone by Mary Morris
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman
The Ribbons Are for Fearlessness: My Journey from Norway to Portugal beneath the Midnight by Catrina Davies
Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
Unsuitable For Ladies: An Anthology of Women Travellers by Jane Robinson
What I was Doing While You were Breeding by Kristen Newman
When in Doubt…Travel! How solo travel brought me happiness, gave me purpose and awakened my spiritual self. by Alexandra Holovitz
Wild by Nature: From Siberia to Australia, Three Years Alone in the Wilderness on Foot by Sarah Marquis and Stephanie Hellert
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World by Kim Dinan
Let us know what you think of our recommended reading. If you have anything you think should be added to the list please include it in the comments section.
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