Would You Travel Alone?
Good Monday Morning!
My Mondays always seem to be hectic to me. I do have a routine and system so everything is ready in the morning except for my body. It does not like Monday mornings. This weekend was okay. Since I worked from home on Thursday and Friday of last week it felt as if I had more time off. It was so nice teleworking those days. I’ve got to take a least one day a week to telework. I think that would help bring a little peace throughout the week.
I ordered too many things online. I have about 7 packages coming from Amazon. I think I shared that I am trying to order Lauren a few things as well. During some of my downtime this weekend I watched a few videos on Youtube. Since I love French living a video was “suggested” to me from Youtube. It was called, “I went to Paris Alone- How to find Joy in Solitude”. The title alone pulled me in….
photo via: Instagram
That got me thinking and honestly, I have been thinking about this for a while now. Could I travel alone? I mean if I were single and had no husband or child would I be traveling. Could I be brave enough to travel alone?
And the answer is yes! I have dined alone several times especially when I am traveling for work. Being in my own company has never bothered me.
What about any of you? Have any of you ever traveled alone? Anyone ever traveled overseas alone? I am mainly interested in women traveling alone. That intrigues me.
I have posted the video here. I do hope that you all enjoy it! Helena has lots of wonderful thoughts on traveling alone and the culture in Paris. Watch the video and let me know your thoughts! Have a wonderful Monday!
Good morning Mrs. Shockley,
I can’t believe Lauren in 17. I started reading your blog in 2014. You shared a few photos of her back then and she was so young. Wow time flies.
I hope you are able to telework more often. That sounds lovely. A few months ago I discovered Helena Woods and binge watched her videos. Have you seen her video with her husband on leaving the US for France and never looking back? To be her age again!
I have never traveled alone but I do think about it from time to time. I enjoy solitude and wouldn’t mind being alone and exploring and reflecting. This may be small scale, but I have always dreamed of spending time alone in Washington DC exploring the museums, Washington Cathedral garden’s, and the cafés. A visit to Georgetown for shopping would be icing on the cake. Lastly, there are wonderful antique shops in DC. All alone I would go-no distractions and taking it all in. A 3 day weekend would be a good start. We reside only an 1.5hrs away and go a few times during the year, but it’s my husband, our little girls and myself. Mrs. Shockley, you have reignited a spark in me with this post. I think I can make this happen with good planning.
Best,
Mya
I still can’t believe that you have been following that long! Thank you so much Mya. How did you find my blog?
You found Helena a few months ago? Wow, sounds like we are on the same track. I will definitely watch her video about how she moved to France. It always amazes me how Americans are doing that!
Oh Mya I hope that you can go and do that one day. I still can’t believe that you are that close to D.C.! I know that you girls are little so I am hoping that in the near future you could do that soon. I would LOVE to visit D.C. alone. I would do the exact same thing. Visit the Library of Congress, the National Museum of Art, and of course Georgetown. You have to plan this trip!
Hello Mrs Shockley. I’m not married, no kids and without fail every international trip I planned alone, fell through except 1. My cruise to Bermuda was fabulous. You do get to meet fellow passengers but I enjoy some of their company but I was mainly on my own and I totally loved it. My 2nd cruise to the Turks and Caicos was canceled due to a severe outbreak if rotavirus. My South Korea journey that would have taken me 3 days to get there because I planned layovers in cities I wanted to st least say I step on their soil. Paris 1 full day, 1 half day in Turkey and half day in Vienna and a full day on London before coming back to Atlanta. Cancelled thanks to Madame Rona Virus. I also wanted to go to Tulum but was STRONGLY persuaded not to go to Mexico alone by my dear friends husband who literally freaked out and went all kinds of parental on me 😆 A snow storm canceled my trip to Utah. It got to the point where I said let me not say anything to anyone and just send a post card. I swear someone was sabotaging my trips. What are the odds when I’m ready to go something out of nowhere happens? I understand the dangers, I do I still want to go. I may go as an older woman. I don’t have issues with being alone. For starters I’m an only child so I’m always alone. I go to movies, concerts, theater, restaurants, museums, botanical gardens all by myself. I’ve done many day trips alone. I love it personally. I think as an older woman if our world resumes some normalcy, I will just go with a free happy heart. 💕🌷😊
Oh my goodness! No kids or husband okay what an adventure! Oh so sorry about your trip to Turks and Caicos. This darn virus I tell you! Ms. Tracey you are my hero! I admire the fact that you don’t let things stop you. You are not afraid to do it alone. There are a lot of people who are single and won’t do anything unless someone is with them. I always say do it alone! Don’t wait. Life is so short….