whats the scoop on traveling alone?
TRAVELING ALONE is NEVER AN ISSUE for me BECAUSE WHEN I TRAVEL I AM NEVER ALONE LONGER THAN 24 HOURS–I ALWAYS MEET PEOPLE…..FELLOW TRAVELERS, LOCALS, ETC. WHEN I am ALONE I am MUCH MORE APPROACHABLE THAN WHEN I am IN A GROUP…SO ITS QUITE EASY TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS. AS A SOLOTRAVELER, I ALWAYS DRESS MODESTLY AND I DON’T WEAR FANCY JEWELRYOR EXPENSIVE CLOTHES, UNLESS I AM IN PARIS, OF COURSE. BEFORE I LEAVE HOME, I ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TOLEARN ABOUT THE BASICS OF THE PLACE I AM TRAVELING TO, SUCH AS RUDIMENTARY ELEMENTS OF THE LOCAL LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, PHONES, MONEY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.THOSE THINGS ALWAYS MAKE SOLO TRAVEL MUCH EASIER AND SAFER. I BELONG TO AN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY EXCHANGE CLUB SO WHEN I TRAVEL abroad, I OFTEN STAY IN THE HOMES OF CLUB MEMBERS AND AM THEREFORE NOT ALONE for long. I ALSO TAKE ALONG NAMES AND NUMBERS OF FRIENDS OF FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN THE COUNTRIES I am planning to VISIT AND I OFTEN WRITE THEM BEFORE I LEAVE HOME TO FIND OUT IF THEY WILL BE ARO
