What It’s Really Like to Travel Alone as a Woman, From Our Q&A Conversation

01/29/2026

🧳 What We Talked About

In the video "Solo Travel Q&A," I sat down with Khedi Devi Asmadiredja and Kaisha Lenton to share our experiences of traveling alone as women. We knew there were many questions: "How do you meet people?" "Is it safe?" "What about loneliness when you're on your own?"
The topics we discussed included:

How to meet people when you travel alone
Safety tips for female solo travelers
Handling loneliness
How travel gives personal growth
Facing unexpected challenges and using intuition and adaptability

🤝 Meeting People While Traveling Alone

A recurring tip in the video was: "Be open, but genuine."
It's not about chasing friendships, it's about letting connections happen naturally.
For example: sitting alone at a café and saying, "Hi, are you off on something today?" ... and suddenly a new acquaintance is made.
As we said: "You don't always find people, sometimes they find you."

Traveling alone doesn't mean being isolated, it means having the freedom to choose who you meet, when, and how.

🛡️ Safety Tips for Female Solo Travelers

Safety was a major theme in our discussion, and for good reason.
Here are some of the key tips we shared:

Arrive at your destination during daylight if possible.
Share your travel plans with someone you trust back home.
Trust your intuition, if something feels wrong, it probably is.
Say no clearly, you don't owe anyone a justification.
Dress in a way that feels comfortable and respectful in the local context.

Safety isn't about being fearless, it's about being prepared, present, and in control.

💬 Loneliness and Personal Growth

We also addressed the less-discussed side of solo travel: loneliness.
But in the video, we talked about how that feeling is not a failure, it's part of the journey.
Some takeaways from our conversation:

Loneliness gives you space to listen to yourself, what you truly need.
It allows for quiet, reflection, and connecting with your inner world.
Travel gives experiences that build strength, not just outwardly, but within you.

"Solo travel teaches you that safety can come from inside."

🚀 Dealing With Unexpected Challenges

No trip goes exactly as planned. Trains run late, bags get lost, weather turns.
What separates experienced solo travelers is adaptability.
When you travel alone, Plan B is not just a backup, it becomes part of the experience.
We said it like this: "When things go wrong, pause, breathe, find a solution, and see what happens."
The best trips are not always the smoothest, they are the ones that leave you stronger, with new friends, and a renewed sense of belief.

🌸 What I Took Away from Our Conversation

You don't travel alone because you're especially brave, you travel because you choose yourself.
Being alone doesn't mean being excluded, it means being free.
Intuition and presence are as important as passport and tickets.
Travel changes you, often not in the easiest way, but in the most honest way.

💬 Have you thought of traveling alone but hesitated?
You're not alone, and your story might be the one that inspires someone else to start.