Why do I love travelling - especially SOLO?

Sunrise in Xghajra


Why do I love travelling - especially SOLO?

1) Making friends out of strangers. I don't know why. But rarely do I ever naturally (+ soberly) speak to people that I don't know in England. Perhaps thats just me but the second I get to an airport and beyond, I meet and talk to different people naturally! They often tend to be like-minded people; travellers. For example, on Sunday, a beautiful elderly couple had a chat with me as we waited to board the flight from Birmingham to Malta. They were lovely, we spoke about our travels and the beautiful parts of the world that we have visited, and experiences we had. We bid farewell as we embarked on our adventures. I love those moments. A beautiful exchange of positive and uplifting energy. 

2) World therapy. World counselling. Worldly CBT. Humanity. What to call it - I don't know? But, when travelling, I find that you talk to people about deep things. People you don't really know and maybe won't see again. You have a conversation and sometimes you connect and just open up to each other; you talk about the struggles of life, love, death, afterlife or the beauty of these things. You realise that you are not alone in this difficult but gorgeous world of ups and downs. For example, my air bnb host picked me up from the airport in Malta upon arrival. We, along the way as the sun was setting and sparkling, and my mini Maltese adventure had began (wow do Malteser's come from Malta?) spoke about life, tough times; she asked me about travelling solo in Asia, about parents, love - everything. Our spirits and energy uplifted each other. It's this unique energy that I seek when I travel. It's a natural high. 

3) Growth. The adventure and thrill of travelling, for me particularly alone, is amazing. Through every challenge you face, for example taking a pathway which you are not really sure where it leads to, walking alone in an unfamiliar place at night, entering a cafe/restaurant alone, agreeing to an activity that you haven't tried before, losing battery on your phone etc, after facing the challenging you literally feel yourself grow and develop as a person. Through experience, exposure and risk. It's something travelling + a certain mentality provides for. 


Birgu, Malta

Mdina, Malta


view from apartment



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