10 Best Solo Travel Tips - How To Travel Solo 

SO excited for you! If everyone thinks you're crazy, it usually means you're on the right path ;) Happy travels, lovely and keep me posted on your trip!

Thanks so much! So happy to help :)

YES! Exactly. I feel the same, solo travel is so special. :) Thanks for watching and happy travels!

Kareem Mahmoud thanks Kareem!

Aw thanks Kayla! So happy I could help and happy travels!

Thanks so much, Lauren - love those guys! You will have the best time in Indonesia and a little bit of nervousness and butterflies means you're on the right path ;) Thanks for the kind words and happy travels!

Ken Adams thank you Ken!

Thank you so much!

Thanks so much, Chelsea! :)

Happy to help! Thanks for watching and happy travels

Thanks Jeanna! :)

Thank you Fatima!

Of course!

Thanks Steven!

Thanks so much, Melissa! :) It's been such a fun process

Thank you so much, Jordan and happy travels! :)

Aw, thank you! I am so happy to help :) Thailand is such a great choice, you are going to have a blast! If you think of any questions, please let me know! I'm sure other new backpackers will have the similar questions to whatever you run across and I'd love to help. Happy travels!

Thanks so much, Paw! Happy to help

Thanks Joel! Welcome :)

Thanks so much Roro, so kind of you to say! Happy to help and happy travels!

THEBOoO _ you're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

Monique Palmer yay! Happy travels!

Thank you so much, Jackie and happy travels!

Aw shucks! Thanks :) Happy I could help!

Yay! So exciting, Jenny! I hope you have the best time! Thailand is AMAZING. I have a whole series on South East Asia if you want to check it out as well. Eat ALL of the pad thai ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-93cNkyJ9MW8.html

YourGirlSudanny HA! Yes. Smiling definitely helps disguise confusion and panic lol. So happy this video was helpful and happy, smiley travels ;)

YES! Bargaining is so important. I learned the hard (or I guess "expensive" way ;) ) on that, lol.

Lol thanks Gerry!

Thanks Rand! :)

Samuel Anderson thanks Samuel! :)

Thanks so much, Dayana! Hope these help and happy travels!

Thank you Harry!

Margot Alicks "only?" :D

Thanks Margot! If you have any friends who you'd think would like my channel please send em my way :) Happy travels and thanks for watching!

Thanks so much, Jet and those are some solid reasons. Luckily there are four solutions: You'll be old enough, soon enough, you can save money (especially if you're young start saving now,) when you're older you'll graduate school and you can travel, when you're older you'll be more responsible and can prove to your mom that you're capable of doing it ;) All in time, star the process to eventually get you there and enjoy the journey!

Thank you!

Agreed!

Great minds think alike, right ;)

Thanks so much for watching Amityadav!

Lindsay Mc wow come to India someday dear friend

SO fun! My little home away from home

Hi Nic, thanks so much! I saved up $12K and I didn't have to manage my expenses because I just stayed in hostels, took public transit and, most importantly, traveled around cheap places like South East Asia and India. I didn't eat a fancy restaurants or drink a lot (booze will kill your budget) but I did do things like SCUBA diving and other more expensive adventure activities. If you travel cheap places, your money will go longer for sure.

Yesss! The best! Thanks for watching Anais!

I have! Traveling with friends is great too :) My advice for traveling with friends (or partner, gf, bf, anyone!) would be to not have to be together ALL the time. Be okay going off on your own in a city every once in a while and don't depend on them to go with you everywhere you want to go. Talk about that beforehand so no one feels pressured to do things or go places they are not as interested in and be open and honest with each other while on the road. Traveling with friends is SO much fun! Although my preference is to travel solo, I do like traveling with friends every once in a while to share experiences with people I care about :) Happy travels!

Thanks Miss!

Thanks so much! Have you checked out my South East Asia playlist? Give that a watch and let me know if you have any questions :) Thanks and happy travels!

On my list! :)

Thanks Yamstation! Screenshots are super helpful. Hm, being able to find two safe places to stash your passport one place and your bank card and cash somewhere else while you're traveling is a big ask. I typically find hostels and even hotels come with one locker or safe to stash your stuff so I would leave it all there when you're out and about in a city and then in transport (bus, train, plane, etc) keeping it all on you in a safe place. That's how I do it at least but everyone has their own ways I think :) Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much, George! Picture the lens as your best friend. I lots of time imagine my best friend from DC who hasn't traveled much but loves to and my younger brother Tommy who likes to travel as well. I think about them when I'm talking and I'm so into being able to give the best advice that I forget about feeling insecure or weird on camera. Also try to remember that it's not about you, it's about the information your trying to rely or the story you're trying to tell. That helps me as well :) Thanks so much and happy travels (and vlogging!)

ohh, thank you so much for your reply, i appreciate it, but i am just afraid of, people, criticize how i speak or how i look, especially the people i know in my circle, if i speaked in a not perfect English or something, we even criticize ourselves at first when we see ourselves in a video :"D

Hi Sparky! Start here for tips on first time solo travel :) ru-vid.com/group/PLivYYyw7xMuOh2Fvo81QY07OpBBDlzGOA

PancakeX G4mER in the same boat. I'm going in September for 2 weeks, I'll be with a group but going by myself 😓 I'll be 19 then and I've never traveled anywhere by myself let alone leaving the country to travel all over Europe.

Hi Ma Rie! Thanks so much, so happy to help! For your camera, it kind of depends on where you're traveling. I only hide my camera when I'm in transit (like on buses or walking around town.) I uncover it when I'm actually taking photos. I just try to keep it hidden when I'm not using it but I have it out and in view very often when I'm taking photos or video. Hope this helps and happy travels!

Sam Gatorade yay! So happy for you Sam and thanks for watching! Have you checked out my South East Asia playlist yet? I have TONS of tips there on Thailand and Cambodia. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions, happy travels!

+Lindsay Mc hey yes I've watched all your videos like twice over lol!

Sam Gatorade ha! Okay, awesome and thank you 😊 in Thailand, I would recommend staying at NapPark for your first night or two (I talked about them in this video) and then if you want to stay in Bangkok longer, you can look around for a cheaper spot. Def go to ChiangMai, stay at Julie's Guesthouse. It's like $2 a night and their breakfast is bomb but they will kick you out after a few nights if you don't buy one of their overpriced tours. If you want to do Elephant Nature Park, book that in advance and be sure you just do theirs bc a lot of companies say they are nice to the elephants but they are not (www.saveelephant.org.) I would recommend buying a counterfeit Lonely Planet guide when you're in Bangkok (they're like $2) and just everywhere you go, look up "the backpacker area" in the book and price compare guest houses when you get there. You don't need to book in advance and you'll pay more usually to do so. If you want to be SCUBA certified, do that on Koh Tao. Either through Roctopus or Big Blue. If you book with them for your Scuba Cert they will put you up for the duration of your classes. Stay at Firefly Guesthouse in Siem Reap. Do NOT miss out on Angkor, it's amazing. You've seen my videos so you know I recommend the three days but make sure you get a good bike. You probably need to do an online search and/or ask people when you get there where you can rent a good bike. Apparently Otres Beach has been bulldozed and they built a resort which sucks. You can go to Snhoukville (I am totally spelling that wrong but it's close enough lol) and stay at Monkey Bar or Monkey Bungalow... it's something with a money in its name. It's one of the most popular hostels/ guesthouses, it's super fun. Ahhh, South East Asia is the best! I hope this helps and that you have so much fun!!!

Lindsay Mc wow!!! Awesome thanks so much. That was amazing and I'll definitely check those hostels out!! Thank you soooo much. Can't wait to watch more of your videos❤️

Of course! :) Happy to help!

Mens' bags are always lighter :)

Hey Linda, I traveled all over South East Asia with my gear. I locked it up when I could but I also left it out as well. I know that sounds crazy and I would imagine other people wouldn't feel comfortable doing it but there were quite a few times I would just leave my laptop under my pillow or stashed in my bag on my bed in the dorm for the day while I was out. There were a few places that I didn't feel comfortable doing that but for the most part, I felt like it was safe even being out if the hostel didn't have a locker (I of course locked it up for the most part though.) Most hostels will have at least a small locker available for each bed. Just make sure you have a lock for it because they normally don't supply a lock. My GoPro was mounted on a pole that didn't find in lockers (it was like 2 and a half feet tall) so I usually would sleep with it on my bed or take the camera out of the mount and lock it up in the locker when I was out. I never had anything stolen from me in South East Asia and the only thing happened is one night, someone must have come back to the hostel kind of drunk because they stepped on my GoPole (and it had the camera in the mount) and cracked the mount. They didn't steal anything and I'm sure it was an accident but that's the only piece of tech that I had that got messed up while traveling. I recommend watching my packing video, basically the only thing I ever locked up was the little "kangaroo pouch" that I carried. Everything else would just be unlocked under my bed. I felt that South East Asia was more laid back when it came to having to watch my stuff than in Europe or India. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

Thanks so much, Lindsay! I definitely appreciate your advice! :D

TheChocolatedelight8 yes! Colombia is amazing! Check out the Dreamer Hostel in Santa Marta and Palomino- gorgeous!

I LOVE Thailand. I was there in October and Nov as well. Here are a few videos on my time there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-93cNkyJ9MW8.html

Hey Vasu, not a stupid question at all! For my series ($30 a Day) I took all of that video myself, I just had a GoPro on a GoPole (a mount that holds the camera away from you.) I usually ask people to take a photo for me if I want a still picture and I'm traveling solo. Sometimes I set up my camera on a tripod but usually I just ask people to take a quick pic for me. It's the easiest and usually they want a photo if they're traveling solo or even traveling together as a couple and they both want to be in the photo together so we can help each other out :)

Hey, no problem for the carry on, of course you can do it! There are many videos on RU-vid that show you how to pack, I also made one - packing only a backpack for one month in Hungary-Norway-Germany. Travelling solo is scaring before you actually do it and especially the first time. You will realise very soon that there's nothing to be scared about. And if you don't want company to visit the city, that's no problem at all! Use the Cuchsurfing app to find other people like you that are in the same city and same situation and meet up for a tour of the place, or you can even contact a local through Couchsurfing who can show you his best spots!

Yay! Thanks Julia! It looks like you've been on a ton of adventures too, we def do :)

Depends on the situation you're in. If you have some time and are flexible, spontaneous travel can save you money because you take advantage of last minute deals and take your time to compare and contrast prices on the ground of the places you're in. If you're on a super tight time frame or need to stay in certain places than booking in advance might be helpful as you won't have time to compare prices once you get there and/or can't take advantage of cheap last minute deals. I have a video on how to save money while traveling that has some tips on this as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TiBovCYwS64.html Hope this helps and happy travels!

Lindsay Mc thans :)

When I did my big trip (12 months, 17 countries) I was 27 and turned 28 on the trip (in Tunisia, actually :) )

Lol, I do remember that and I do like to wear a lot of black - also my mom's name is MaryEllen (Miss Mary Mac) so she's the original OG of the song in our family ;)

Lindsay Mc LMAO U made my day first DamomandJo responded to me and now YOU!!!I'm on a roll

Roscoe is my dog and I liked your comment!!

If you want to travel more, I have a travel basics series to get you started. No envy needed, you can do it too!

I always have back up plans but still sometimes it gets out of my control

All part of the adventure ;)

SunlightSummer SunlightSummer hi Sunlight! Not a weird question at all. Travel with the pills in the original prescription bottle that has the medication name as well as your name on it. That way if you are questioned, you can show your ID and the bottle and it will prove it's yours and it was prescribed to you. This will help for domestic travel but please be sure your medication doesn't have anything illegal in it if you travel to other countries (an example of this is medicinal marijuana is legal some places in the states but that doesn't mean you can bring it to Thailand where marijuana is illegal. Country legalities differ so please be sure you check that in advance.) Hope this helps, thanks for watching and happy travels!

Thanks! It isn't marijuana, but where do I look up if it's illegal in other countries?

Here's a helpful article with links of where you can find if your medication is illegal in other countries www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=17386 :)

Akash Vaid stay in a hostel outside of the city or couchsurf (couchsurfing.org) survive off of cheese, bread and cheap wine. Take the metro, bus or walk- don't even think of getting in a taxi to go anywhere. Happy travels!

Well, that was quick! (and helpful) Your vlogs are super amazing and inspiring. Have gone through most of them. I'll be going on my first ever solo trip to Europe this July. What is the ideal time to send requests to people on couchsurfing?

Hi! It's up to you - I would rather not book in advance. I will just go to the backpacker area and walk around to price compare hostels and I find it to be cheaper that way. If you're new to traveling, book your first few hostels in advance until you're more comfortable then you'll be able to feel okay going with the flow.

Will do! Great idea :)

Team Sony all the way.

Thanks Dawson!