Solo travel is one of the biggest trends right now, but is it right for you? Maybe you have fallen victim to some of the myths about solo travel and are a bit nervous to head out on your own. Blogger Kristin Addis shares her views and debunks some of the myths of female solo travel on NomadicMatt.com.

First, traveling solo doesn’t mean being lonely. 

“Thankfully, I came to find that I made more friends in one week on the road than I had in a whole year back at home,” says Addis. “The best thing about traveling solo is that you’re not the only one doing it. More and more women are considering the concept of solo traveling to be realistic these days, and I couldn’t believe how many other solo female travelers there were on the road with me.”

It’s also not just for single women. 

“It could just be that they have different interests, something many relationship experts say is totally healthy,” says Addis. “Maybe their partner can’t get time off from work, or maybe both parties made a conscious decision to do some soul-searching on a solo adventure, even just for a portion of the trip, and meet back up again.”

Another myth: You can’t be an introvert. Turns out, you can. 

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“An incredible benefit of traveling by myself is that it has made me super outgoing,” says Addis. “Even if you have trouble starting a conversation, in a hostel common room, chances are really good that eventually someone will reach out to you and bring you into a conversation.”

Thinking of traveling solo? Read on here for more myths, debunked.