Comments on: What’s Your Solo Travel Narrative?

By: Kamila Lukasik

Kamila Lukasik — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:03:00 +0000

Itchy feet..but a “nester” .. hello my fellow cuckoo

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Sola: A Fetal Manifesto and Healing Tattoo « Lonely Girl Travels — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:16:03 +0000

[...] alone; it rarely factors into my trip-planning, doesn’t strike me as odd or especially intrepid. It is what it is. Of course I’ll be alone. Who else am I gonna drag off around the [...]

By: Lauren Quinn

Lauren Quinn — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:23:29 +0000

Great post. I love the idea of exploring you’re own personal narrative, of how the same facts can create dramatically different conclusions. I’m always surprised when people say I’m an daring or brave traveler, because I don’t think of myself as one. I just get an itch to go somewhere, and don’t let a lack of traveling buddies get in my way. Thus I’ve backpacked through Colombia and Morocco–which, of course, sounds a lot more intrepid than it is!

Have a blast in Chile!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:36:59 +0000

Exploring one’s narrative and travel is an interesting lens through which to see oneself. Thanks for your response.

Sitting in Canada, Columbia seems somewhat close to Chile. However, when I’m there, I’m sure it will seem very far. Certainly, if I make it that way I’ll e in touch.

By: Kevin Post

Kevin Post — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:52:52 +0000

Hey Janice, for me this is a difficult question to answer and may require a long response. My travel narrative, more or less, is to learn/study (languages, cultures, dances, problem solving and how I can better improve my own life), climb mountains, and stay out of my comfort zone. As soon as I become too comfortable in a place I am visiting or residing I feel that I have to leave because it is no longer challenging. I also travel alone the majority of the time because it forces me to meet people and immerse myself in a particular language.

Take care and best of luck in Chile, if you happen to make it to Colombia please let me know

By: Scribetrotter

Scribetrotter — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:40:53 +0000

Thanks Janice, I like this! My travel narrative runs something like this:

- I have itchy feet; wherever I am, I want to be somewhere else.
- I love learning new languages and will pick up bits and pieces everywhere I go.
- I’m a ‘nester’: I like to settle in a place (for a few weeks or months) to get to know it from the inside

I can’t say it’s a narrative I really want to change – it keeps me curious and engaged, although the eternal nomadism can be a bit trying. The truth is, I always want to be in two places at once: in my beautiful home in rural France, or somewhere else…

By: jessiev

jessiev — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:24:40 +0000

LOVE the narrative. it’s a glass half full kind of thing. brava!