Why Embark On a Solo Adventure?

A boatload of reasons. The main one, though, is that it will change you.

Brooke Meredith
7 min readJul 27, 2020
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Why should you take a vacation at some point in your life completely by yourself? As opposed to ever traveling with your family, partner, or friend(s) like people generally tend to.

While it’s fantastic, great fun, comfortable, and often preferable to travel with someone to whom you are close and to share the experience(s) of the trip with that person, there is also something valuable, important, and sometimes even life-changing about the experience of traveling alone.

I believe everyone should take at least one solo vacation in their lifetime, for a minimum of three or four days (though one week is ideal. Not too long but not too short). This is coming from a person who moved to Europe by herself with just four suitcases, no job, and no social connections over there. The intention was to stay for a year. It turned into four, and one of the most awe-inspiring, character-shifting experiences of my life. I recommend it to everyone. However, if that isn’t possible, take a trip somewhere entirely on your own.

Here is why:

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