Egypt 2 216, Philae Temple-Ellen Perlman I like this post on banishing those naysayers who insist you better not travel solo.

You tell them you're traveling solo and they get all negative about it. (Maybe they're jealous, the writer says.)

Or they'll tell you you'll get hurt. You'll get lost. You'll get kidnapped, injured or die. (Fact is, that can happen at home too, she points out.)

My favorite line is about the "what if" people: "But what if a stranger who has the Ebola virus jumps in front of you and
starts bleeding all over you, while trying to poke you with a knife and
steal your camera?"

Yeah, that would be a problem. I personally would try to avoid those people if possible.

Got naysayers in the vicinity? I say, come up with great reasons to travel alone and ask them why they don't do it. Try to stump them. Could be fun.

Photo: Ellen Perlman. Philae Temple.Egypt.


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8 responses to “Just say no to the solo travel naysayers”

  1. Kelly Avatar

    Thanks Ellen!

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  2. Ellen Avatar

    Anytime, Kelly!
    (Kelly is the blogger whose post I quote here.)

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  3. Nick Laborde Avatar

    Thanks for the link, I’m sure it will help…I’ll be dealing with the naysayers soon…

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  4. Ellen Avatar

    Nick,
    That’s funny! Let us know what they say…we’ll see if we can come up with great comebacks.
    Ellen

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  5. Ted Avatar

    I’ve found that the most effective comeback to comments or questions about going solo is “OK… Does that mean you want to go with me?” That shuts ’em up real fast!

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  6. Ellen Avatar

    Ted,
    You’ve got to be careful with that one! I’ve spent many a delicate moment trying to dissuade people from traveling with me on my adventures when I’ve wanted to go alone…or not with that person!

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  7. Ted Avatar

    I never had that delicate problem, Ellen. That’s probably why I end up going alone!
    I use the “invitation” comeback only for people who I know are married and have kids, and couldn’t possibly go with me even if they wanted to. Those are the people who have never heard of a solo vacation, and thus have authority to criticize me for it.

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  8. Ellen Avatar

    Ah, now I get it.
    It is amazing how startled people get when they hear for the first time that I travel alone.

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