12 Tips You Must Pay Attention Before Departing Traveling Alone

Ngebolang aka traveling alone is indeed fun. You don't have to compromise following anyone's will, and are free to determine where you are going. Even though alone, traveling solo is also not synonymous with loneliness, really. It's precisely because you're alone that you can focus on getting to know new friends on the trip instead of sticking with your gang mates.

For those who have never tried it themselves, the thrill of traveling solo, there must be a feeling of fear and anxiety; fear when you are only yourself that you can definitely rely on in the middle of nowhere. That's humane, but don't obey it too. Don't let that fear prevent you from going on an adventure.

Well, so that your traveling activities remain safe and comfortable, consider the following tips and practice!

1. Before leaving home, the law is obliged to research ticket prices, lodging choices, operating hours of public transportation, as well as details such as crime-prone areas and pickpocketing mode.

Research is as detailed as possible via swissnomads.com

Research first of all: the price of the ticket to your destination, accommodation, fares and operating hours of public transportation there, the route and the price of admission to tourist attractions - all of them. Thanks to internet technology, because browsing traveler blogs to find references is easier.

You can also throw questions to relevant forums, for example to a backpacker forum. Or, if you have friends who have visited your vacation destination, don't hesitate to ask them.

2. Make the budget and travel plan as complete as possible, with estimated travel time and money you need to set aside.

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Budget and travel plans are your guide during the trip. Remember, you know, you're alone, so you can't ask, "Where have we been, huh?"

In your guide, make sure you have detailed the trip plan from the beginning of getting up early to return to the inn. Plan, what are you going to move from one tourist destination to another? How much money must be set aside to eat?

The name is a guide, of course you don't have to live one hundred percent. It's also fun not if you find exciting things that aren't unexpected while on the road, or are invited by local people to visit their homes? But at least, if you already have a guide to where that day, you will always have the choice of where to go after one tourist destination you have explored.

3. Learn how to pack as light as possible. Remember, no one will help carry your luggage.

As light as possible packing via blog.christopherrcooper.com

As a solo backpacker, you don't want to have to carry all your things alone, especially when moving from and to the place to stay or move the city. Well, practicing to carry the burden as lightly as possible is indeed easy. Often you are tempted to bring things that are not really needed, so that they end up with the most innate.

Light weight makes you easy to maneuver from one place to another. The innate amount depends on the length of your trip, but avoid carrying stock of clothing for more than a week. After all, you can wash it, right? Bringing a light load also makes you not too look like a tourist who is easily a target of fraud.

4. While alone, it's time to try traveling Couchsurfing and expand the network by hitching in places.

While alone, do not hesitate to ride via theplanetd.com

Couchsurfing is a networking site where you can find fellow travelers from various parts of the world who provide their home as another traveler's haven. Through Couchsurfing, you can interact directly with local residents while getting a free place to stay. In fact, if the host is not busy anymore, you have the opportunity to be invited to take a walk with a trusted tour guide, which is their own.

Don't worry, this Couchsurfing is very safe. Before deciding where you want to stay, you can check the testimonies of other people who have stopped by their homes. You can also use Couchsurfing to vacation anywhere, not to go abroad. Many Couchsurfer also fellow Indonesians will be willing to accommodate you.

When traveling alone, this Couchsurfing network can be a mainstay. Besides you don't eat a place because it's only yourself, you can also be more intimate in interacting. Try if you come in a group, it is not certain that you will be accepted to stop at someone's house, be able to overrun your host. Besides Couchsurfing, some members of the local backpacker community forum also usually want to provide a place for you to stay.

5. Okay if you don't want to ride in a place of people. If so, find hostel-style lodging that has a common room.

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You will find it difficult to find a fellow solo traveler if you stay in a private hotel. Just try to choose a hostel that provides dorm,  homogeneous and mixed, which is complete with communal spaces such as the kitchen or recreation room. That's where you will find fellow travelers who can be acquainted and share stories. Who knows, you find a friend who is one destination so that you can be a temporary travel partner?

6. Try to get to your destination city during the day. With this, finding accommodation will be easier - traveling around the city is safer.

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By arriving on a bright day, the hassles that are sometimes not needed can be avoided. For example, you don't bother looking for public transportation to get to where you are staying. The inn receptionist will also open, so you don't need to be forced to sleep at a station or terminal. Or, if you are picked up and hitched in a place, at least you can avoid the bad taste like when you arrive late at night or early morning.

In addition, you can also outsmart the accommodation by sleeping during the night and until the next day. The foreign city that you visit for the first time also looks safer during the day.

7. Before arriving at the destination city, make a small map containing the road to the inn so you don't look around in a foreign place.

Don't be seen looking around via lulu-sulastri.blogspot.com

Arriving at the destination city, avoid being seen looking like a tourist in a foreign place. Act like a local citizen who knows the terrain. Avoid opening maps that are as big as widths or thick books of Lonely Planet that you buy expensive in famous bookstores.

Folder applications on your smartphone can be used as directions. Or, prepare a few simple small maps on a piece of notepaper paper, each of which shows the direction to the inn and the tourist spots that you will go. This makes you not look flashy, especially if you are walking.

8. Separate your cash and ATM cards. Provide  softcopy  and hardcopy of your important documents.

Save backup money in a separate place via www.instructables.com

During a trip, save cash and debit or credit cards — if you have more than one — in a different place, for example hiding in a belt or socks. Also leave some cash and a spare ATM card in the bag that you are staying at the inn locker. If your wallet is lost or stolen, you don't panic too much because you have a backup.

It is also important to have softcopy and hardcopy of important letters, such as passports, ID cards and other identification. Save some hardcopy  in keril, and upload softcopy to the cloud so you can access it from anywhere.

9. Record important telephone numbers from the city you are visiting. Also store the telephone numbers of the closest people as emergency contacts.

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It is very important to record the important telephone numbers of the city that you are visiting, especially where to stay, the police and the hospital. And don't just record it on the cellphone, note it also on a piece of paper. Also record the telephone numbers of the closest people and then store them in your wallet, purse, and pocket. This piece of paper can be very useful if something happens to you, for example suddenly fainting or an accident, so that people who help you can immediately notify them.

Yes, hopefully you have never experienced something like that. But anticipation before the incident also doesn't hurt, right?

10. When traveling alone, so sossi sissy is highly recommended. Not to show off, but to guide your family in case something happens to you.

Update your walking activities on social media via travelswithmay.blogspot.com

Perform live tweets  or status updates on social networks all zeal for solo traveling, if necessary accompanied by location. Not to show off, but if anything happens to you or suddenly you can't be contacted, the people closest to you know where they should start looking. Again, that doesn't mean traveling alone is dangerous; this is anticipation for your convenience traveling alone.

If you think that method is too striking, at least let them know via text message. In fact, you are also advised to send the details of your itinerary to them. So, your position can always be monitored.

11. It is important for you to always remember this moment. Don't just take photos of landscapes, against your feelings of pride and  occasional selfies .

Make epic selfies like this. via www.dose.com

Your family and friends would prefer to see holiday photos that look like you. So, in addition to taking lots of photos of sights, landmarks, and tourist attractions, there is nothing wrong with taking selfies  every now and then. After all, no one will take photos of you if you don't, right?

12. You will meet good people on the trip. However, you are still the only person you can rely on. Follow your instinct - stay careful. Have a good trip.

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Traveling alone has many meanings. If you previously used to rely on other people while traveling, this is the time for you to try yourself. Besides learning to conquer yourself, you also learn to listen to instincts.

Most people certainly have good intentions for you. But, don't easily trust others. The only thing you can trust is yourself. So, listening to your instincts is important. When things don't feel right, you should immediately avoid and leave.

Well, by following the tips above, you can travel alone safely and comfortably. There is nothing to fear by traveling alone. Once you try it, you will be addicted.

Well, do you have other tips that can be shared with readers? Come on, express it in the comments column!