Hey! I'm Spencer, and I recently went on my first solo travel trip ever. It was incredibly fun, scary, and a bit overwhelming, but I learned a lot, so I wanted to share some of my best (and unspoken) solo travel tips with you here. Hopefully they're extra helpful for you on your next journey, so feel free to take what you want and leave the rest.
I'm an incredibly anxious person and love having things planned ahead, so I did everything possible to make this trip go as smoothly as possible. I ultimately spent one week in Paris and then a second week in London. This was my first trip since 2019, and as a 32-year-old, it was my first trip where I'd actually be traveling alone.
Here are some things I learned along the way and some I wish I knew sooner. 1. First of all, always put one of your shoes in the hotel safe with your passport.
Traveling solo means no one is around to remind you to grab your passport, credit cards, or whatever else you might forget in the hotel safe. But you'll ~never~ check out without making sure that you have full sets of shoes in your suitcase, so this will save you from making a really costly mistake. I actually stole this tip from the queen of solo travel herself, Travel Channel host Samantha Brown.
It'll stick with me for years. Another great tip I learned from the Travel Channel is to never actually mention that you're solo traveling while on your trip. Most conversations you have will be totally harmless, but as an extra safety precaution, I alway.