Enjoy your solo travel. I'm sure you will have a wonderful time exploring the rest of Japan and Seoul. There are definitely some benefits of solo travel such as spending how much or little time visiting sites as you desire. For me, it also encouraged me to make more connections and talk with strangers since I couldn't just rely on talking with my travel companion. I found doing a few organized group day trips useful if you are starting to feel a bit lonely. Have fun and I look forward to reading about the rest of your adventures.
Appreciate it. Your travels are certainly an inspiration. From volunteer trips where you meet others, to your own adventures, you show a range of possibilities.
I read and I listened. Enjoyed both. You did sound a wee bit sad at the end. Not sure I will ever get to Japan. So happy you will be able share more details when you return home. Now that you will be traveling alone pay more attention to your surroundings and stay safe.
Thanks. The sadness at the end is a reflection of my mixed emotions. Curtis and I planned the trip together and we were to see it through together, but life had different plans for us. Interesting you should mention the paying more attention, because I'm finding myself doing that. Not for safety purposes, although that's a result, but because I have more time to just wander on my own terms. Any sense of rush or worry about the boredom of another is gone. But more on that in my next post...
Have a great time on your solo travel, Michael! I’ve done many solo trips and it lets you set your own schedule and pace. It’s good for my soul and hope it’s good for yours, too!
Totally. I would have included more restaurant recommendations, but there are so many great sushi and noodle shops, and any kind of cuisine actually, that one just needs to look around wherever they are, and they will not be disappointed.
What a remarkable journey…thank you for sharing. ..although I might not travel to the far East, living vicariously through your travels has been so inspiring.! I’ve shared your story with my family who are traveling to Japan this summer … Stay safe always.
A colleague just returned from 2 weeks in Japan. Realizing so much is vertical, it’s a whole new way of understanding addresses! This leg sounded calming with a touch of anxiety. Sometimes the perfect mix!
Enjoy your solo travel. I'm sure you will have a wonderful time exploring the rest of Japan and Seoul. There are definitely some benefits of solo travel such as spending how much or little time visiting sites as you desire. For me, it also encouraged me to make more connections and talk with strangers since I couldn't just rely on talking with my travel companion. I found doing a few organized group day trips useful if you are starting to feel a bit lonely. Have fun and I look forward to reading about the rest of your adventures.
Great advice. Thanks. Hope all is well in your world.
You will enjoy your solo trip! I'm sure! You will see that there are a lot of good sides in it! Plus Japan and Korea are amazing!
Appreciate it. Your travels are certainly an inspiration. From volunteer trips where you meet others, to your own adventures, you show a range of possibilities.
Thank you!!
I read and I listened. Enjoyed both. You did sound a wee bit sad at the end. Not sure I will ever get to Japan. So happy you will be able share more details when you return home. Now that you will be traveling alone pay more attention to your surroundings and stay safe.
Thanks. The sadness at the end is a reflection of my mixed emotions. Curtis and I planned the trip together and we were to see it through together, but life had different plans for us. Interesting you should mention the paying more attention, because I'm finding myself doing that. Not for safety purposes, although that's a result, but because I have more time to just wander on my own terms. Any sense of rush or worry about the boredom of another is gone. But more on that in my next post...
Have a great time on your solo travel, Michael! I’ve done many solo trips and it lets you set your own schedule and pace. It’s good for my soul and hope it’s good for yours, too!
Appreciate the encouragement. I'm only a few days in, but already feeling edified.
My favourite thing about Tokyo was the food!
Totally. I would have included more restaurant recommendations, but there are so many great sushi and noodle shops, and any kind of cuisine actually, that one just needs to look around wherever they are, and they will not be disappointed.
Love you! Have the best time on your final five weeks and all of the solo adventures that are yet to come!
Thanks Jill. I'll just need to solo my way to Dallas for a spell.
What a remarkable journey…thank you for sharing. ..although I might not travel to the far East, living vicariously through your travels has been so inspiring.! I’ve shared your story with my family who are traveling to Japan this summer … Stay safe always.
Awww thanks. If they have any questions before they go, tell them they can reach out.
Thx. I’ll pass this on.
A colleague just returned from 2 weeks in Japan. Realizing so much is vertical, it’s a whole new way of understanding addresses! This leg sounded calming with a touch of anxiety. Sometimes the perfect mix!
So true. Soon it will be like the Jetsons—life above the clouds.