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- 1. Solo Travel Two Ways Presented by
- 2. A Resource & Community SoloTravelerWorld.com
- 3. SoloTravelerWorld.com My task today… Ear of Dionysius, Archeological Park SyracusePasta making near Bologna Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
- 4. SoloTravelerWorld.com Solo Travel Two Ways Valley of the Temples, SicilyKyoto, Japan
- 5. SoloTravelerWorld.com … you enjoy • Research and planning • Navigating all transitions • Negotiating your needs • Booking your activities • Being totally independent Independent solo travel is great if… Fushimi Inari-taisha
- 6. SoloTravelerWorld.com Traveling solo in a group is great if… … you • Want to pack a lot into trip • You want proven guides. • Don’t have the time to plan. • Want the security/support of a tour manager • Want the company of others.
- 7. SoloTravelerWorld.com Group solo travel is advantageous for all solo travelers if… Safety
- 8. SoloTravelerWorld.com Group solo travel is advantageous Language for all solo travelers if…
- 9. SoloTravelerWorld.com Group solo travel is advantageous Infrastructure for all solo travelers if…
- 10. SoloTravelerWorld.com Tips for Independent Solo Travel • Pack light • Vary your accommodation • Book first night in advance • 3 nights minimum per location • Rome2Rio, Global Greeters • Be patient and ask questions • Plan for social time, classes, day tours • Stay in touch with your cheerleader Hostel in Kyoto
- 11. SoloTravelerWorld.com It’s a Good, Caring, Generous World • Know your priorities – body, docs, money, stuff • Have the biz cards of your hotel • Stay sober and rested • Stay in public with new friends • Look confident • Your accommodation is your safe place • Be prepared to be impolite Inokashira Park in Kichijyoji
- 12. SoloTravelerWorld.com Top Tips for Group Solo Travel • Arrive ready for fun. • Read your package for tips on packing, currency and more • Make friends with tour manager • Be courteous, be on time. • Eat around • Join in for before dinner drinks • Take some time for yourself Gondola up Mount Etna
- 13. SoloTravelerWorld.com Tips for Group Travel Learning • Arrive ready to learn • Do advanced research • Download relevant podcasts • Search for events. • Listen to questions of your fellow travelers. • Look for answers from them too • Volunteer to be the guinea pig • Take in local culture - at night too Cathedral in Syracuse
- 14. SoloTravelerWorld.com Go solo independently… …or in a group. But go! Valley of the Temples Agrigenta Sorbet on a stick, Taormina
Editor's Notes
- Thanks Simon And thank you all for coming. When the idea for this tour popped up, we thought, ya. But then you get into the nitty gritty and start wondering whether anyone will bite. Do people want this. Clearly solo travelers show up. We’re engaged. And that’s why we (solo travelers) are gaining traction with tour companies. That’s why there is a company like Just You. Solo travelers are keen, dynamic, energetic people. And, as a solo traveler, you’re a little exotic too! So, welcome everybody. Let’s get started.
- 9 1/2 years now. The 10th anniversary is April 30th. In the first year – people not talking about it much about solo travel. ----- Googling “Is it weird to travel solo”. Now it is everywhere. It is one of the fastest growing travel niches and we now have companies like Just You that cater exclusively to solo travelers. Inspire, Inform, Advocate
- My task today is to inspire you to head out into the world and see spectacular places. This is the Ear of Dionysius in the archeological park in Syracuse, Sicily. Our local guide even sang the O Solo Mio - appropriate! To gain a better understanding of the world and yourself. Here I'm learning to make pasta. And to bring all that home as a more confident, interesting you. And to let you know that you can travel solo. Millennials are doing it, boomers are doing it, seniors are doing it. Women tend to travel solo more than men. But solo travel is for everyone.
- Independent solo travel. Solo travel in a group. And, as a subset of group solo travel, there is solo travel in a group made up entirely of solo travelers as is Just You. I consider both important as in both cases you are leaving at home everything and everyone who defines you on a daily basis and are free to experience your destination just as you want to.
- This is the Hungarian parliament. Unless you know Finnish, you don't know a language that comes close to Hungarian. Going to a destination that is challenging based on it's language is a good reason to go on a tour.