Haha same its been 3 years since me not been on any trip and i am too lazy to arrange things wish there was some good personalised platform don’t like going out bunch of random dudes

Makemytrip apparently has packages, I found the price decent too

Consultant

Investor

Me too. I'll start after monsoon. Try reddit, vlogs, roam around/travel gpt etc.

Product Marketing Manager

I've been stuck with a strong urge to go on a vacation somewhere. The last I went was in March 2021; since then, only work trips (if at all)  I have visited 16 out of 29 states for work or family h...

I've been stuck with a strong urge to go on a vacation somewhere. The last I went was in March 2021; since then, only work trips (if at all)

I have visited 16 out of 29 states for work or family holidays. 

Now need the confidence to travel solo.
How do I start? I have a little money stashed, so the budget can be managed.
I have my passport, but waiting to be used :(

Please help me with the nitty gritties, how to plan, what to look for, and how to spend in a foreign place.

And Suggestions for places are always welcome.

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Hey guys I’ve never travelled solo in my entire life. Where and How should I start?

There are few questions I’ve like:
1. How to handle accommodations?
2. Concern about the safety and security.
3. How to decide which places to visit. I mean can’t roam around uselessly, must have a list of places to visit.
4. Whom to believe, in the sense that, a lot of people are ready scam you when they find you are new here, how to handle that.

If you travel solo very often, then suggest some pointers to keep in mind.
So, guide me here plzz.
Thanks 🫡

How do you plan solo travelling ?

Software Developer

The number of times I've heard people say shit like 'traveling makes you grow as a person'. Someone please specify what this growth looks like because I've never experienced it.

I don't think traveling is life-changing. I think most people have a romanticized, cinema-like idea of traveling that has been exaggerated even more because of social media. 

It definitely is fun to go on a vacation. But in most cases, that's all it is -- a source of entertainment. Maybe an ice-breaker the next time you go to some pretentious party. 

Am I missing something?

Is travelling overrated?

It depends how & where u travel.  
  
 I will put a quick example - Someone close to me always assumed ki roads usually breakdown in monsoons because it is normal in india. Once they traveled abroad and to a tropical island where rains are very common. After seeing the roads there, first comment was - “Roads don’t break always due to rains”. So, this was a life long learning for that human, broke the mirage of road quality and execution in India.  
  
 Similarly, once I went to a 3-days long trek with a friend to inner jungles of SEAsia. We had to carry drinking water with us & took bath in flowing river. If you have seen “Iss jungle se mujhe bachao” (desi version of fear factor) was shot there. This friend of mine after landing back made a statement “yaar jisne bhi shower invent kiya hai, it’s a big gift”. Takeaway from this travel was - He was able to appreciate the simplest thing which we take for granted.  
  
 Many people learn new things about culture, practices of a new place. My personal surprise was when I traveled to Bali and saw similarities between theirs n ours practices. Helped me to go back n read about various things of empires.  
  
 Multiple such stories, so yeah, it depends!

Product Manager

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I’m graduating in October, and wanna take a break for 2 months before I officially become a “corporate slave”. As a girl I’ve never had the freedom/opportunity to travel solo internationally and I am planning on visiting Thailand in mid Oct. I’d love some tips on:

1) How to overcome the fear (I’m someone who’s watched wayyy too may true crime shows and I’m paranoid lol) 

2) How to calculate expenses for a week long trip to Thailand from Blore (I’ve heard it’s mostly b/w 60-75K) 

Any help would be appreciated! ✨

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Content Strategist

Been thinking about going for an international trip lately. Asked a bunch of friends, but it looks like it's just gonna be me. Anyone here who has travelled solo? Thoughts on those "Make My Trip" packages? Or any other cool recommendations?

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Security Engineer

Hi all, 
I have 1.5 months of free time before I start my next job. I am looking for destinations to travel (solo) in this time, and would appreciate any ideas. Following details:
Travel date: July 1- July 20
Duration: 5-10 days
Destination preference: trek (India), South east Asia 
Budget: 50-80k

Suggestion for trip

Strategy Consulting

Travel , travel and only travel

Holi hai? Diwali hai? So what, nothing to enjoy. Lets spend the day laying on the bed, watching stuff over phone. Feeling less and less disconnected with friends, to the point where I feel I don't even have friends. College friends are based in another city. Didn't even try to make friends at workplace. Stuck alone in my homecity as past 6 years I was based somewhere else completing my grad and preparing for jee. Prior to that focused a lot on studies. So had little to no interaction with people during academics. And now when I have time and money to spend, there is noone with whom I can have fun with.

The older I get, the lesser my excitement becomes for festivals

Moved to a city from a Village. I felt the same. The reason is that cities are culturally and morally bankrupt.  Except mindless consumerism and inflated egos , cities teach you nothing. 
 The longer one lives in cities, people just become animals in fine clothes.

How do you do solo trip? Meet new people? Any pro tips? New life goals!

Business Development Manager

I was thinking of travelling abroad for vacation in December. Any tips/hacks for a first time traveller? Like should I get the air tickets done now, or closer to December. What would be cheaper? Travel package or booking myself? Any place is fair game, South East Asia or Europe, what would you suggest?

Travel Hacks

Product Owner

I'm planning my first solo international trip and I'm equal parts excited and terrified.

Any advice for a first-time solo traveler? How do you balance safety concerns with the desire for adventure?

Prepping for My First Solo International Adventure. Any tips?

Dear remote workers on Grapevine, have any of you been on a 2-3 month long workation spanning multiple cities? I am planning to go on one and cover south of India - Coorg, Chikmaglur, Gokarna, Hampi, Kochi, Alleppey, Munnar, Wayanad, Pondicherry. 

Am I being to ambitious? I think I can manage 1-2 weeks or more at most of these places. Will stay in hostels - easier to make friends there + it’s cheap.

Any tips?

3 month long Solo workation Tips?

How to think about this?
Imagine going to travel somewhere and you can't upload a photo or status anywhere. What will you choose? Foreign or India and why?

Context : I have always been an Indian traveller enthusiast. I really have no interest in going to foreign countries to travel. For me, it looks just like a status symbol and nothing more where you just keep on posting status and come back.
And I totally understand everyone has their own perspective but one thing which I don't understand is why the people who are travelling to foreign countries feel so cool about themselves. One of my friend (same CTC) travels a lot to foreign countries and he keeps telling me that I must be jealous of his lifestyle which I am not at all. I will definitely be jealous of a person who will be visiting unknown Indian travel spots but not of him.

Travel : Foreign or India?

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

Everyone seems to be traveling the World. I am wondering how are they funding it? Especially the ones with kids.

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