Journey to Solo Traveling

Andrea W.
Andrea W.
Nov 7 · 11 min read

Friends and strangers often wonder how I started off solo traveling, as it continuously plays a tremendous role in developing and improving who I am today. I was not born a solo traveler, but looking back, my journey to this point has felt quite natural.

As a kid, my parents would organize family trips, bringing us back to Taiwan and Hong Kong every two or three years, where they’re from. During the years we didn’t return to Asia to visit family, we went to various cities or national parks in the USA, as well as kid-friendly theme parks like Legoland, Disneyland/Disneyworld, and…

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