solo dining

Why Alone Isn’t Lonely When You Travel Solo After 40

People often ask me if I get lonely when I travel on my own. On a Saturday night in London, I took myself to see The Devil Wears Prada musical with empty seats on either side of me, and I wasn’t even sure it was a good idea. This episode is about what that evening showed me about being alone and being lonely.

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I Don’t Want to Eat Alone: Solo Dining Anxiety While Traveling

One of my earliest memories of eating alone is standing outside an Indian restaurant in the ByWard Market in Ottawa as a shy university student, wondering if I belonged there. The discomfort around eating alone usually isn’t about the food. This episode is about solo dining anxiety while travelling and what it has to do with being seen.

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