“Aren’t You Afraid to Go Alone?” Yes. Go Anyway.
68% of solo women travelers worry about safety. The real fear is smaller than that. Here’s how to walk through it.
Everybody asks the same question. “Aren’t you afraid to travel by yourself?”
Yes. Sometimes. So is almost everyone. 68% of solo women travelers say they still worry about safety. You’re not broken for feeling it.
But here’s the thing nobody admits. The big fear isn’t the airport or the foreign city. The big fear is small. It’s walking into a restaurant alone and asking for a table for one. It’s nobody to hold your spot in line. It’s being the only one without a buddy while everyone else came in pairs.
That’s the wall. Not the world. The dinner.
So beat the dinner first. Go to a restaurant in your own town tonight. By yourself. Bring nothing to hide behind. Order what you want, sit there, eat it. Feel weird for ten minutes. Then notice the building didn’t fall down and nobody’s staring. You just did the hardest part of solo travel without buying a plane ticket.
I’ve eaten alone in more places than I can count. The first one felt like surgery. The fiftieth felt like freedom. The fear doesn’t disappear. You just get bigger than it.
The women waiting to “feel ready” never go. The women who go scared are the ones with the stories. Be the second kind.
Want a soft first step before the big trip? She Travels Simple is built for women going scared and going anyway. Start small with me.
Rita
