Comments on: Are your secret solo travel fears really that scary?

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:56:37 +0000

In reply to Hannah Darling. @Hannah: Wow, you must be some brave travel chick! Right on. Completely agree with all that you said. You get to making friends on the road and even if you're shy, solo travel will push you out of your shell so that you actually develop more confidence. Thanks for your thoughts. =-)

By: Hannah Darling

Hannah Darling — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:35:23 +0000

I travel just like how I live, fiercely but with a bit of “crazy” 😀 Traveling solo is the best. It feels like an escape to another world. I make more friends thing way and enjoy pretty much everything. I’m more confident and aware of my surroundings when I’m alone. I do use travel apps – Tripadvisor and this new Facebook app called Tint.travel (it’s pretty neat, helps you meet locals etc) Can’t wait for my next solo trip! 🙂

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:33:40 +0000

In reply to Aleah | SolitaryWanderer.com. @Aleah: That was very smart of you to post on FB! That's a very valid concern for soloists. Does the Phillipines gov have something like the U.S. Smart Traveler program where you sign up and let the gov know when you're traveling abroad?

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:29:23 +0000

In reply to Agness. @Agness: way to go! You're one fearless traveler!

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:28:39 +0000

In reply to Josie Leung. @Josie: Very smart. At the time, I didn't think of a car charger.

By: Aleah | SolitaryWanderer.com

Aleah | SolitaryWanderer.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26:46 +0000

I fear dying and nobody knowing as well where I am. Which is why in my recent trip to India, I made sure I posted regularly on my FB page. Nothing as nice as your discovery of dark dwellings 😀

By: Agness

Agness — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:50:41 +0000

My friends keep saying I’m so brave to be travelling solo. Although I’ve been travelling with Cez for more than a year now, I love being on my own and there is no such a feeling like a fear. There is a great time and waiting for more adventures instead 🙂

By: Josie Leung

Josie Leung — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:22:42 +0000

im a solo traveler too. but that’s why i rarely rent cars myself. i prefer taking the bus. and when i do have to drive. i’d bring along a charger so i can charge my phone during the drive. then i can still make any emergency calls or use google maps

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:29:39 +0000

In reply to Gray.

@Gray: ha ha… ooh, no way, that’s scary! Deliverance came close to it but I was thinking more like ‘Children of the Corn’ meets ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’.

By: Gray

Gray — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:18:42 +0000

See, this is why I usually prefer visiting well-populated areas like cities when I travel. I grew up in one of those rural areas and my first car kept dying on isolated roads out in the middle of nowhere (of course). I kept having these “Deliverance” fears when I’d have to hike to the nearest house (usually a mile or so away) to call for help (this was way before cell phones). Now, I feel much more secure when there are more people around.