These Women Are Traveling The World Alone — And Having The Time Of Their Lives

“My Darwin Disaster Became One Of My Fondest Memories—And One Of My Favorite Campfire Stories”

Sometimes, your worst travel nightmare becomes the best story. This is how Carrie felt about her first solo trip.

“My Darwin disaster became one of my fondest memories—and one of my favorite campfire stories,” she wrote. “Darwin taught me that people don’t see me how I see myself. I look at solo travelers with respect, not pity, and that’s how people were looking at me. And if they are entertaining judgmental thoughts, what does it matter? I’ll never see them again. The more time I spent on the road alone, the stronger my self-confidence grew.”