Adjusting leisure time with friend to go vacation is always
unease. Sometimes, planning is just planning cause each other never meet match
time to go holiday together. Therefore, some people prefer to travel alone. For
the first time, traveling alone is fear, especially for woman. Going alone to
the strangle places even looks so dangerous. But, traveling alone is so adventurous
for sure. For beginners like me, there are based tips to make your alone
vacation to be a wonderful trip.
1. Know
your destination
Of course it is
not easy to know some place where the first time you’ll be there. But don’t
worry because we have internet! Internet doesn’t tell everything but is enough to
help us for now little about your destination. At least you have to see the
full map so you can estimate your journey. Why? Because only see the
information on the spot is wasting time, so it better if we know even little
before we go to that places. After that, we can make plan! And also you have to
take a look at public transportation. Some places don’t have good public
transportation that will make you to think and prepare more!
2. Book
the home stay
If you plan to
have more than 1 day vacation it is better for you to book hotel or home stay
for staying. You can search and choose based on your budget. It is better to
look at others testimonies about the place so you can have little image about
the place where you going to stay. Don’t worry for asking by email in order to
know more. Because you don’t want to waste your money for bad place right?
3. Bring
“Selfie” stick
For some people
bring camera or smartphone is enough for capture all memories. But for me, take
a picture of good place with my face inside is also important. For this, you
should bring “selfie” stick so you can take a picture of yourself without
disturbing others.
4. Don’t
get phobia with others language
Study English is
better to support your holiday, especially if you trip abroad. But for some
country where the English is not mother language, you can prepare pocket
dictionary or small conversation book and study little conversation. Such as “Terimakasih”
or thank you in Indonesia. Because, if you can speak local language it will be
better to get close to the local people. But if you can’t, you still can use
body language right?! For moeslim, if you are going abroad, halal food is
always a matter. Don’t worry, just know the word for some forbidden food or
ingredients. And keep asking guys! As Indonesian say “Di mana ada kemauan di
situ ada jalan” or “There are always ways to who want”. Just confidence!
5. Just
Go!
Don’t be afraid doesn’t
mean that you just be careless! Indeed, you have to be careful for everything
especially if you go to some dangerous places. Dangerous here means that many thief
or same thing. You did not want to lose your money or mean goods right?
Finally that’s a
brief tips for self travelers from a beginners like me. So, what are you
waiting for! Make a good planning and go! Happy holiday…
