Traveling solo is truly one of the most liberating things I have ever done, and I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone! I remember my first truly solo trip (i.e., no volunteer or tour agency support) was to Paris, France, in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic. I was terrified to travel alone and having been raised in a painfully small town with just a few stoplights, I found the thought of flying across the ocean into an unfamiliar land paralyzing. Once I landed in Paris, my outloo