Moreover, traveling alone can also have a positive impact on your personality and spirit. Traveling alone makes you more mature, helps improve your ability to adapt and take care of yourself. The experiences you gain from solo travel not only enrich your personal life, but can also be shared with the community of people who love to travel and experience.
SOLO TRAVEL: BOTH GOOD AND DIFFICULT
The concept of "Solo travel" has been popular since 2009 in the world, but about 10 years later it really became a trend in Vietnam. With this form, tourists will travel alone to different places, making their own decisions about the trip, from eating, staying, activities at the destinations... to suit their needs, interests, and personal financial capabilities.
Travel blogger Nguyen Thuy Trang (Trang Cho) is known by many people through her solo trips filled with interesting experiences.
Nguyen Thuy Trang (Travel blogger Trang Cho) is known by many people through her travel journeys full of interesting experiences and stories. Solo travel accounts for about 70% of the total trips she has made since 2017. Traveling alone allows her to be proactive about time, finances and personal interests. Moreover, solo trips from domestic to international over the past 6 years have helped the female Travel blogger have the opportunity to understand herself and improve the necessary skill sets.
Of course, when traveling alone, she also has to face many problems. First, the cost of solo trips is often higher than that of group trips. When going to remote lands with many cultural differences, language barriers are also a big challenge. Or most basically, also the eternal problem in solo trips, is easily falling into a state of boredom. But for Thuy Trang, if she learns how to balance her emotions and design everything to suit her abilities, all the difficulties can become a way for her to grow more mature.
Travel alone but connect with people around to make the trip more fun.
Travel blogger Trang Cho recently celebrated her second passport with a two-week trekking trip in Nepal last November. "Because I had no experience in trekking, this was the most challenging solo trip I have ever had. I had some altitude sickness along the way, but in the end I successfully conquered the 4,500 m Mardi himal peak. Although I went alone, I made many new friends and had many lovely stories. Some evenings, I had dinner at both local families' homes," Thuy Trang confided.
HOW TO DESIGN A SOLO TRAVEL TRIP?
Besides preparing physically and mentally, designing a solo trip is also an important factor for a complete journey. "There are two ways we can design a solo trip. One is to build a detailed schedule and try to travel in our imagination based on that itinerary. Two is to build a schedule while traveling based on our spirit and actual situation," Thuy Trang revealed.
You can design your itinerary as you go to enjoy the trip more once you have experience.
When she first started traveling alone, she chose the first method. This way, she researched thoroughly and prepared everything she needed for the trip. If she didn't have much experience, this was the optimal way to ensure her trip was safe. Once she had accumulated skills and experience, she "relaxed" more with the schedule by "making a schedule as she went". She just needed to learn a few key points of the trip in advance, then improvise flexibly within her ability.
You can learn it briefly and then improvise within your ability.
The recent trip to Nepal is an example of Thuy Trang's spontaneous solo travel style. She can use the skills she has accumulated to handle problems that arise during a trip without much preparation. In any case, the female Travel blogger's special priority is always to maximize the experience with minimal cost. Next, the issue of safety during the trip, the destinations - cuisine...
With the support of travel applications, designing and balancing finances for the trip becomes simpler than ever. She uses many different applications to help her find airline tickets such as Agoda, Airasia, Vietjet, Traveloka, Skyscanner... along with features for booking rooms, booking bus tickets, train tickets on applications such as Agoda, Booking.com or Traveloka.
"I am a loyal fan of Agoda so 99% of my accommodations are booked through this app. I also use Agoda to book flights for some trips," Travel blogger Thuy Trang suggests.
More information:
From December 8-24, 2023, Agoda - a digital travel booking platform - in collaboration with Travellive Media Group, Travel Content Creator Vinh Gau organized the contest "Solo Travel Dream Deals Contest, Design your itinerary - Win great prizes" for solo travel enthusiasts. The prize for the winner of the contest is up to VND 60,000,000, allowing the winner to experience booking services, including round-trip flights, stays of up to 10 nights and sightseeing tickets via the Agoda app.
You can enter the contest by following the instructions atlinkfor a chance to win this amazing prize! Design your trip with Agoda and satisfy your wanderlust!
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