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Last Updated on January 3, 2023

What Happened When I Decided to Travel Solo

I wrote before about why I personally made the decision to travel solo for the first time.

I was confident in myself and my abilities to successfully navigate a new country by myself, but apprehensive about other aspects of this endeavor: would I get lonely? Feel isolated? Not branch out and try new things? [Read more…]

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Last Updated on March 18, 2023

Why I First Decided to Travel Solo

travel solo - passport

My friend Hanna couldn’t go with me. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Travel Thoughts Tagged With: europe, independent travel, madrid, solo female travel, solo travel, spain, spanish Leave a Comment

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thegirlwhogoes Hi, I'm Cathy – a writer, traveler, and digital nomad who is currently living in Alicante, Spain, on the new digital nomad visa. I'm a Midwestern girl, from Kansas City, Missouri, but I've been to 49 states and 34 countries so far! I was also recently diagnosed with celiac disease, which is a whole thing, so you'll find occasional gluten-free mentions here as well. Thanks for stopping by!

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