I had heard about Kandy, Sri Lanka for over 20 years, so I booked a full-day private tour even though I was tired. When it started to rain and everyone rushed to the next stop, I found a seat and read a chapter of my book. This episode is about what makes a solo trip worth it when nobody else is there to say that’s enough for today.
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I’m recording this somewhere that still feels unfamiliar, and my instinct is to speed up and fill everything in. Instead, I’m slowing down enough to let my brain and body catch up with each other. This episode is about the gap between arriving physically and arriving emotionally, starting with the immigration queue in Colombo.
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I was packing a crossbody bag that can’t be cut when it occurred to me that safety isn’t a checklist. This episode is about what safety actually looks like for a woman travelling alone, built from years of real experience, including a night in Morocco and what dusk does to a place.
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On the cliffs at Sandanbeki, everyone else took a photo and moved on, and I stood still and felt my shoulders drop. I don’t always let myself stay long enough for a moment to unfold. This episode is about the hidden pressure to make every solo trip worth it, even when you’re the only one there to judge.
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There’s often an unspoken belief that if we plan carefully enough, a first solo trip should go smoothly. My own life doesn’t work that way, and even my good days involve small adjustments. This episode is about why your first solo trip after 40 will probably go a little wrong, and why that’s a good thing.
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A friend told me I travel more than anyone she knows, and then she asked if I’d watched Tracee Ellis Ross’s solo travel show. I hadn’t, until my cousin restarted it and watched it again with me in Canada. This episode is about why solo travel seems to be resonating with so many women over 40 right now.
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