Solo trip to Berlin (my first time travelling alone!)
I'm an 18 y/o student from America and I took my first solo trip this spring. This semester I studied in Italy, and about 4 days before spring break started I had no plans and no one to travel with, so I booked a very last minute trip to Berlin, a city I've always wanted to go to (thank you budget airlines!) and stayed for 4 days. Other than going to Italy with the other students, I had never travelled to another country, so I was super nervous about travelling in two countries I was unfamiliar with. I also had a shoestring budget so there was no room for error, and I'm generally a very anxious person so between my dorms and the hostel I was staying in I was so nervous something would go wrong.I just want to say I LOVED Berlin. But so many things went wrong! I missed my train from the airport, got stuck in freezing sleet, ran out of phone data, and brought the wrong train ticket which resulted in a 60 euro fine (which demolished my food budget), booked my hostel for the wrong dates by accident, and got really really sick the first morning. Panic after panic, I wanted to go back to my dorm and my friends, and I started regretting even coming at all. But everyone I talked to at the hostel and train station were super polite and understanding, a woman in my hostel room brought me water, and I decided I would try to make the most out of the rest of my stay.Thankfully, I ended up doing almost all the activities on my bucket list. I actually really liked the freedom to do whatever I wanted by myself since I didn't have to organize plans or do something I didn't want to. I went to six museums and spent hours in each, filled up my memory card on my camera, and got to practice some of my German skills. In the end, I definitely do not regret going alone, and I think the most stressful part of me is the actual travel to get to my destination. But there's so much else I want to see there and would not be adverse to going alone again, but I would love to go with friends and be able to share the experience with someone. via /r/solotravel https://ift.tt/336jrwL
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