Planning to travel alone for some ME-TIME? Well, Me-time is being considered as the new age spirituality in modern times. Traveling alone comes with benefits and disadvantages. However, when you tell your family that you want to go alone to an ABC location, there would be varied opinions. Some may encourage you by saying, “Jaa beta jaa, jee le apni zindagi,” while some aunts and uncles will really give you the negative side of traveling alone. They may scare you by saying such nonsense things that you may drop the plan immediately. Here is how your brain will be brain-washed:
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1) “There are many thieves out there who will rob you of everything in your solo travel”:
This is the first thought that comes to mind whenever a person says to his family or relatives that he wants to travel alone for 10-15 days to a particular place. As you would be alone, there are high chances for robbers to take away your bags and belongings when you are asleep on a train or bus and also when you go to the restroom. Beware as there are chances that you will lose your smartphone as well and all your cards have to be blocked then. There would be police complaints and things like that, which you would never want to do in your life, one aunt would scare you by saying this. In such a situation, you can simply nod to them with a smile and think of ways how you can safeguard your belongings even while you are away for some time from them in your solo travel.
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2) “There are many murder and rape cases in newspapers”:
You shouldn’t travel alone as you will become a victim of rape or murder, an opinion that will give you sleepless nights. It is an unsafe world out there, how come you are planning to travel alone when you have such a big family? You can simply move around with any of your cousins, which would be another suggestion. Listening to all these suggestions would make you drop your plan for solo travel just right there. But if you seriously want to enjoy the ME time, then go with the top hotels and travel agents who would ensure that your transport, accommodation, stay, food, and the tour is filled with laughter, safety, fun, security, and nothing else.
3) “You are lying about solo travel, I am sure you are going with your boyfriend or girlfriend”:
The times are so bad that single people who are not at all ready to mingle have to face their relatives who always doubt their solo travel plans. Even if you convince them saying that your solo travel is meant for your rejuvenation and good vibes, they will doubt you of having an affair with a secret someone whom you are planning to meet when you travel alone. In order to come out this accusation, you can simply smile and say that you are not in the right frame of mind to have relationships and thus, your solo travel’s live footage and photos will be shared on social media on a timely basis so that your relatives can keep a watch on you.
