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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On a bus in Laos, I needed the washroom and nobody knew when the next stop was, so I asked, and I heard people sigh with relief behind me. Earlier on that same trip, I had been shrinking without realizing it. This episode is about how being capable can make women over 40 disappear, and what I noticed once I saw it.
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In a shop in Oman, I was clearly next in line for chocolates, and someone who walked in after me was served first. After 40, a lot of women start noticing they aren’t seen the same way, through small moments that add up. This episode is about how travel makes that pattern impossible to ignore, and why that turns out to be useful.
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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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