Jump Into Traveling Solo

It takes a lot of guts to commit to your first solo trip. If your reading this I believe you are already strong enough to think about it. A lot of people may wonder what was the motivating point in my life that cause me to jump on this amazing bandwagon I was so afraid of. Doing things alone can be donating even in your home town. What if no one talks to me? What if I don’t want anyone to talk to me? Wont I feel awkward not having my body guards of friends to talk to, laugh with, and just feel comfortable?  Yes, I have thought of these exact questions a time or two and I am a very outgoing… talk to strangers… kind of person. We all have our moments of self-consciousness but please don’t let those feelings hold you back from doing what you want to do or going places you want to go. 

I finally took the plunge to travel solo after I realized I was going crazy. I mean I wasn’t going really pycho crazy but I just couldn’t find out what made me happy anymore and was feeling lost. I’ll make my long story very short for you. I was in a relationship for almost 10 years and when we broke up my life had changed dramatically. To top it off shortly later my grandma (My Person!) pasted away and there you go my life was never the same. I was a piece of glass that got shattered and I needed to find glue so I could glue myself back together into a different shape, but I couldn’t find the glue. I had always wanted to travel just never had the guts.  Than…… life happened and one day I was going stir crazy at home alone and there and then decided I had to get away !!! I made the plans and my life was never the same. 

You don’t need something to flip your life upside down to start traveling or doing what you want in life in general. I just wanted to explain how I decided to start traveling to give you an idea of my story. 

Now I started traveling with about $5000 dollars in my bank account. I choose Australia for my first place of adventure. I actually wanted to go to Ireland, but I let someone convince me other wise. Stupid right! It is good to get advice from others who have traveled but in the end make the choice for yourself not anyone else. Not saying there is anything wrong with Australia… just a lesson to listen to yourself. I did a lot of research. Research. Research. Research. It is one of the most important thing I want to teach you. Find out what is known about the location you are going to.

Anyway, I started as a nanny for a family. To be honest it wasn’t for me. The family I choose lived way outside of the city which they neglected to tell me how much of a pain it would be to get to Melbourne. I didn’t get a lot of time off either or get paid very well so I lost money staying with them. I finally decided that I wasn’t going to be in Australia forever and I need to be selfish and have an experience of a life time. So, I moved to Sydney.