Have you considered travelling by yourself this summer time? Properly you are in all probability not alone.

That is as a result of 2023 is a well-liked 12 months for solo travellers, going by what persons are looking for on-line.

An increasing number of are ditching their associates or household and stepping out on their very own in terms of exploring the world.

The variety of individuals Googling “solo journey” this 12 months has virtually doubled in comparison with 5 years in the past.

And the image’s comparable on social media – #solotravel on TikTok has seen virtually a tenfold improve within the final three years.

So why are extra individuals deciding to go it alone?

“It is 2023. When you nonetheless depend on your mates to fly out, you are doing it flawed.”

That is what 23-year-old Islam Fessih instructed his TikTok followers after solo travelling for the primary time in Could.

The content material creator tells BBC Asian Community he determined to journey alone to Morocco to “widen his horizons and see the world a bit in another way.”

Rosie Breen, a content material creator and podcaster from Studying, is a little more skilled in terms of solo journeys.

She’s travelled by herself to Italy, Vietnam and Thailand and says it is one thing she’s all the time wished to do as an act of “self-love”.

The 26-year-old says it pressured her to get “snug with spending time alone”.

“Even in that act of reserving that flight and going away is sort of like handing myself a bit of trophy to say effectively finished, you’ve got finished that for you.”

However regardless of loads of constructive experiences, there’s quite a lot of issues individuals may need to think about earlier than jetting off alone for the primary time.

BBC Asian Community spoke to Islam, Rosie and another skilled solo travellers to get their prime suggestions.

When you’re nervous about beginning conversations with new individuals, Rosie says the most effective factor to do is simply “flip up, go away your room on the hostel and simply say howdy to somebody”.

One other eager solo traveller, Aiz Hussain, believes it is all right down to being open-minded and asking the appropriate questions.

“Even little questions like asking hospitality workers ‘the place would you advocate to go subsequent?’

“And also you simply end up occurring these loopy adventures.”

Travelling alone can get fairly costly however Islam means that having an itinerary beforehand may help you get monetary savings.

“After I knew what I wished to do on the journey like locations to eat and go to, it allowed me to finances extra as I knew roughly what I used to be anticipated to spend”.

Aiz, who’s initially from London however now lives in Australia, agrees but additionally says it is necessary to go away room for spontaneity so you do not miss out on enjoyable experiences.

He thinks individuals ought to have a separate pot of cash for these spur-of-the-moment events.

Travelling alone in another country may be intimidating, particularly for those who’re a girl, says Rosie.

She carries a private hand-held alarm that “makes an enormous siren noise” and says simply having it on her gave her “peace of thoughts”.

Rosie says as a girl “it’s important to be a lot extra alert and aware of your security”.

“When you really feel like somebody may be following you, do not stroll again to wherever you are staying.

“Go for a bit of loop round or sit in a restaurant for a few hours.”

Shayla Rathod, from Leicester, is quitting her job to journey solo round 12 totally different international locations in Central and South America in September.

She says one tip somebody’s given her is to all the time know what different hostels are within the space.

“So if somebody asks the place you are staying you may inform them that one with out revealing your precise lodging.”

If you are going to be touring to quite a lot of international locations, you want to have the ability to pack gentle.

Islam, who’s from south London, says “you need to be occupied with stuff you need to be sporting all the time”.

Rosie admits she’s an over-packer and says making ready for backpacking in Bali was her largest problem.

“Pack the whole lot you suppose you want after which halve each class,” she advises.

“Wherever you might be on the planet you may all the time purchase garments.”

One tip Islam has for individuals whereas they’re away is to begin journaling so they do not lose any inventive ideas or concepts.

He downloaded an app that turns all of his journals right into a e-book.

“I did one particularly for my solo journey and I had like 15 to twenty journals which I made into a bit of solo journey e-book,” he says.

“It is so refreshing to look again on since you realise as you go onto these totally different international locations that you will be studying quite a bit and occupied with issues you could have by no means thought of.”

Take heed to the complete interviews on Asian Community Information Presents on BBC Sounds.

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