Posts tagged with: "solo travel"

• Using Workaway

• about 7 min
• 46 comments

The travellers’ circuit changes almost daily..through all your travelling stories and photos, we’re inspired to debunk some myths we’ve heard about Workaway to help you all understand exactly what we are all about.

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• Travel Stories
• Inspiration
• Workaway Ambassador

• about 5 min
• 5 comments

It’s all too easy to rely on pre-established friendships and so it’s nice just to remind yourself what you can achieve on your own too. Some of my closest friends today are those I’ve met while travelling solo, which just goes to show that being alone can really help you make long-lasting and meaningful connections!

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• Inspiration
• Workaway Ambassador
• Travel Stories

• about 6 min
• 7 comments

Embarking on a journey into the unknown, with nothing but a backpack and a heart full of curiosity can be a life-changing experience. Long-term solo traveling not only gifts you with passport stamps and breathtaking landscapes; it also allows you to find a newfound sense of confidence! Read more about Ellie's story

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• Using Workaway
• Travelling Tips

• about 10 min
• 1 Comment

"Is Workaway safe?" I have lost count how many times I’ve heard this question. Now, I’m not here to sugarcoat solo travel and tell you it’s the safest thing in the world, but I am here to tell you that, with the right advice and support, you’ll realise travelling solo with Workaway is one of the best ways to see the world!

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• Travelling Tips

• about 11 min
• 1 Comment

You’ve finally done it. Booked the flight, packed the backpack and then you are reminded of the words “solo traveller” and you’re flooded with fear. You’ve got this. This guide is going to cover all the best tips for staying safe when travelling solo so you can push fear aside and hop on that plane!

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• Travel Stories

• about 3 min
• 11 comments

There’s just something so magical about the friendships that happen on the road-- starting from strangers far away from home, you often end up sharing incredible experience as you discover new places together. To celebrate all these special travel moments we share with our friends, here are just a few of the many heart warming Workaway friendship stories that brought a smile to our faces!

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• Using Workaway
• Travelling Tips

• about 12 min
• 4 comments

Just you and the ‘open road’ and there’s nothing quite like it! Being in a new country all by yourself may seem daunting at first- but it’ll be worthwhile when you get to meet new people and make life-long memories. Here are some of our favourite safe countries for solo-female travel so you can start planning your trip!

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• Travelling Tips

• about 5 min
• 9 comments

Suggestions and tips for women voyaging or volunteering on their own from a female who has done so. Be prepared, be ready, go!

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• Workaway News

• about 3 min
• 1 Comment

Whether you are craving some companionship after a solo soul-searching journey, or you prefer to explore the world alongside somebody else…this is the perfect tool for you. Perhaps you want to find a buddy to visit hosts together with, or just to explore the local area during your days off? Either way, we hope you can find wonderful friendships through Workaway that will go beyond Workaway!

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• Travelling Tips

• about 5 min
• 22 comments

Throughout my travel adventures, I learned a lot. But I always credit my first solo trip for giving me the courage to follow my dreams. I want to pass some of that courage on to you, too. Here’s what I’ve learned and advice I wish somebody told me before my first solo trip.

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• Workawayer of the Month

• about 5 min
• 12 comments

After a two-year Workaway at a Norwegian husky farm, Marije gladly swaps city life with the companionship of 40 huskies and discovers the joys and strength it takes to go ‘back-to-basics’.

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• Workawayer of the Month

• about 7 min
• 16 comments

In the beginning I was very insecure and almost anxious but soon I simply fell in love with this miraculous, mesmerizing, beautiful country. I thought I might feel limited, as I just cannot wear whatever I want like at home or I cannot move freely because of being a girl, especially as a solo female traveller, but this turned out to be just wrong…

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• Travelling Tips
• Inspiration

• about 4 min
• 9 comments

It’s the twenty first century, travel is the new movement, everyone is doing it, but we know that some of you are still out there constantly daydreaming about travelling the world one day, yet seem to find every excuse going. So we’re here to squash 5 of those excuses for you!

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• Workawayer of the Month

• about 7 min
• 2 comments

As a solo female traveller and workawayer, you’re entirely thrown out of your comfort zone, and are a little awkward and vulnerable. Everything’s all on you and you alone to figure out; but that’s what stretches you and makes you grow.

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• Travel Stories

• about 6 min
• 6 comments

What I couldn’t know then was that my first Workaway solo trip would teach me important lessons that I still rely on several years, and many Workaways later. Whether you’re considering your first solo trip with Workaway or your thirtieth, I hope you’ll find them valuable too.

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• Travelling Tips

• about 3 min
• 24 comments

Solo travel has countless benefits, BUT let’s not beat around the bush – it can be lonely. So rather than ignore it we’ve come up with some ideas to tackle it.

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• Workawayer of the Month

• about 7 min
• 4 comments

We talk to 19-year-old Jake who has just returned from his first life changing Workaway project in Guatemala. We loved talking to him and admire his courage and motivation! He really proves; ‘No Matter Your Age, Travel Has No Limit’!

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• Workawayer of the Month

• about 8 min
• 58 comments

This month we talk to a solo female traveller, Daniela from Czech Republic who quit her job after realising she wasn’t doing what made her happy, then bought a ONE WAY TICKET to Argentina to do a Workaway project all by herself!

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