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What You Might Not Know About Solo Travel Will Make You Feel Better

The lessons I learned from my first 96 days on the road.

Adam J. Cheshier
World Traveler’s Blog
5 min readApr 13, 2021

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Photo by Nicole Geri on Unsplash

Traveling alone is a beautiful thing. Yet, often misunderstood.

Friends and family won’t understand why. Why would you want to go see a different part of the world on your own?

“Who will you share the memories with later on?” they’ll ask.

The first cross-country road trip I journeyed by my lonesome was two years ago, in May of 2015. This not only was my first adventure alone but the longest time I had ever been away from family and friends.

I was scared as hell. I didn’t know what to pack. I didn’t know who I would meet. Or what to expect. I left home with only a casual list of places I’d like to see in the West.

Little did I know this would be the most life-changing four weeks of my life.

It may be hard to describe your experiences to your friends and family when you return home. That’s what pictures and videos can do for you!

What they’ll never be able to relate to is everything else that happened to you. While you were gone figuring out your soul. It’s hard to accept that there’s no one to share…

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Adam J. Cheshier
World Traveler’s Blog

Documenting obscure pockets of the world across long-distance overland expeditions. Recently celebrated 7 years of nomadism. https://linktr.ee/adam.cheshier