First solo trip report - Amsterdam with just a backpack and way too much time
Hi everyone, this sub inspired me [24F] to book a solo trip when I couldn't find anyone to go to the Netherlands with. I'm so glad I went!
My biggest fear (aside from getting murdered lol) was that I would feel lonely and homesick, but I almost never had those thoughts - though I did at times wish I had someone with me to share the experiences. I have general anxiety and I only experienced real anxiety twice. Once when I was coming back to my airbnb around 11pm and couldn't find the entrance to the apartment building and another when I couldn't figure out the right train to take to get to the airport. Otherwise, I was feeling very stress-free and just free in general.
My favorite thing about travelling on my own was making all the choices. I realized this advantage before actually travelling, but it really was cool. One day I got bored and just decided on a whim to uber to central station and take a train out to a new town. My favorite experience was biking through the tulip fields in Lisse, I suppose I could have done this with another person, but doing it independently made me feel so free.
My biggest "problem" with travelling alone was I was able to cover a LOT of ground on my own. I tend to be pretty quick and efficient, but when I don't have anyone else to wait around for, I do everything extremely quickly. By my last full day I had pretty much nothing to do other than general wandering and got sort of... bored? Plus, I overexerted myself, walking 15-20 miles per day. I thought three days in Amsterdam would hardly be enough, but if I had to do it all over again I probably would have done two days in Amsterdam and two days in Bruges. Now I know for next time! Does anyone else relate to this?
PS - I'm thinking of going to Munich/Salzburg/Vienna on my next solo trip, if you've been, which two cities do you like the most?
Submitted April 30, 2018 at 02:48PM by ramblingkite https://ift.tt/2KrYzHc
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