Travelling solo is a fabulous experience but not everyone thinks they’re ready for it. In Episode 68 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with three solo travel lovers who have various stories and experiences to tell which can give you some tips for making yourself a solo travel success. I start off with Becky Livingston who has a lovely funny tale to tell about what happened on a plane when she was travelling solo once - and we go on to talk about some of the big benefits of solo travel. Next, Ian from The Barefoot Backpacker talks about some of the reasons he generally prefers solo travel, and what we can learn from that. Finally, I get to chat with Kristen Truempy, a psychologist who loves to travel and has travelled on her own a lot. She gives a really interesting perspective on some of the qualities of a person who travels solo well, and what we might think about to prepare ourselves ahead of a solo trip. Links:
Becky’s Facebook community Joyful Mourning - https://www.facebook.com/joyfulmourning101/
Becky’s website - http://blivingrock.com
Ian’s blog The Barefoot Backpacker - http://barefoot-backpacker.com/
Ian’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/barefoot_backpacker/
Kristen’s The Positive Psychology Podcast - http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen
Kristen’s audiobook Brainwash - Retrain Your Brain in 21 Days - https://gumroad.com/l/brainwash
Episode 58: Solo Travel Freedom - https://notaballerina.com/58

<div>Travelling solo is a fabulous experience but not everyone thinks they&rsquo;re ready for it. In Episode 68 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with three solo travel lovers who have various stories and experiences to tell which can give you some tips for making yourself a solo travel success.</div>
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<div>I start off with Becky Livingston who has a lovely funny tale to tell about what happened on a plane when she was travelling solo once - and we go on to talk about some of the big benefits of solo travel.</div>
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<div>Next, Ian from The Barefoot Backpacker talks about some of the reasons he generally prefers solo travel, and what we can learn from that.</div>
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<div>Finally, I get to chat with Kristen Truempy, a psychologist who loves to travel and has travelled on her own a lot. She gives a really interesting perspective on some of the qualities of a person who travels solo well, and what we might think about to prepare ourselves ahead of a solo trip.</div>
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<div><strong>Links:</strong></div>
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<li>Becky&rsquo;s Facebook community Joyful Mourning - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joyfulmourning101/">https://www.facebook.com/joyfulmourning101/</a></li>
<li>Becky&rsquo;s website - <a href="http://blivingrock.com/">http://blivingrock.com</a></li>
<li>Ian&rsquo;s blog The Barefoot Backpacker - <a href="http://barefoot-backpacker.com/">http://barefoot-backpacker.com/</a></li>
<li>Ian&rsquo;s Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barefoot_backpacker/">https://www.instagram.com/barefoot_backpacker/</a></li>
<li>Kristen&rsquo;s The Positive Psychology Podcast - <a href="http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen">http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen</a></li>
<li>Kristen&rsquo;s audiobook Brainwash - Retrain Your Brain in 21 Days - <a href="https://gumroad.com/l/brainwash">https://gumroad.com/l/brainwash</a></li>
<li>Episode 58: Solo Travel Freedom - <a href="https://notaballerina.com/58">https://notaballerina.com/58</a></li>
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The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.

Tales from travel-lovers about why we travel and what we learn from it.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

<p>The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.</p>