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“Sacramento’s a nice place to live, but I wouldn’t want to travel here.” That’s what he<\/em> said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “he” in question was a young Sacramento resident, roughly my age, who’d shared a van with me as we rode from the airport toward the outer limits of the city. I wasn’t exactly traveling to Sacramento, either; it was merely a stop on my way to a backpacking trip in Tahoe National Forest a little over two hours away.<\/p>\n

Arriving in Sacramento a full day early before departing on my foray into the woods, I decided to spend all of it exploring Sacramento’s Old Town. I had the day planned to the minute in the hope of visiting the whole laundry list of sites I wanted to check off before nightfall.\u00a0My first stop: spending two hours exactly<\/em>–no more, no less–exploring the California State Railroad Museum<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Entering the museum, I wasn\u2019t expecting much: I\u2019d see a few old trains, take a few pictures, and be on my way to the next attraction. But a funny thing happened–I didn\u2019t just like the museum. I LOVED it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the first hour of my visit began winding down, I kept looking at my watch, nervous that I’d have to leave soon.<\/p>\n

Another thought came to me. Why leave if you don’t want to?<\/em><\/p>\n

Sure, I had an itinerary but there was nowhere I had<\/em> to be. I was enjoying myself at the museum in that moment and there was no one else there pushing me to move on to the next thing.<\/p>\n

It was my first real taste of the many joys of solo travel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was free to do as I pleased. Stay or go when I wanted, without compromise or fear of conflict with a travel partner. Before, when I’d traveled in a group, I’d usually have to bend my will to the desires of everyone else. Deciding for myself about what I wanted to do and having the freedom to change my mind at the last minute? Hey, this is somethin’!<\/em><\/p>\n

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I felt as empowered as Rosie the Riveter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I dove back into the museum with abandon, taking my time and really absorbing everything that interested me. I joined a historic tour of the museum and learned about the millions of Chinese workers who were brought to the West tobuild the Transcontinental Railroad. I toured train cars from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I discovered what it meant to be a traveler back then when the train offered transportation in days what would have taken weeks by wagon.<\/p>\n

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One happy solo traveler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Almost three (or was it four?) hours later, I stumbled out of the museum onto the bright and dusty streets of Old Sacramento, as satiated and happy as a cat drunk on cream.\u00a0I felt the supreme satisfaction of a person who follows her own bliss.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even later, when the host of a restaurant gave me the stink eye for requesting a table for one, I was still so high on this newfound sense of selfhood, I didn’t even care.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What I wrote in my journal that night tells the story as simply as it can be told:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026I\u2019ve had an awesome time today. Sacramento has been so enjoyable, in fact, that I\u2019ve almost forgotten why I came to California in the first place.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

While I can’t say I’m a “better” person as a result of the experience, traveling alone teaches me, time after time, how to recognize what my heart truly wants. It’s those moments when I’m away from everything and everyone I know, out of my comfort zone and neck deep in the unfamiliar, that show me who I am and train me how to listen to my own voice.\u00a0Pun totally<\/em> intended.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are some of the most important lessons solo travel has taught you?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s those moments when I’m away from everything and everyone I know, out of my comfort zone and neck deep in the unfamiliar, that show me who I really am as a person and train me how to listen to my own voice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3227","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-perspectives","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\nFinding Yourself Through Solo Travel - Wanderlust for One<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You might get lost while traveling alone, but solo travel can also help you find your sense of self.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderlustforone.com\/perspectives\/finding-yourself-solo-travel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finding Yourself Through Solo Travel - 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