Sri Lanka travel

What really makes a solo trip “worth it”

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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Travel After 40: How to stop rushing and actually enjoy going alone

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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