what up guys today we're talking about
where you should travel alone if it is
your very first time i have been to over
65 countries by myself i have traveled
to six out of seven continents solo and
in all of that time with all that
experience there are definitely some
places that are awesome for first-time
solo travelers because they're just
easier they're super safe
easy to navigate easy to meet other
people just easy easy easy but also
awesome awesome awesome so this list is
10 countries long you've got a lot of
options all over the world let's dive
right in number one is iceland
iceland first of all is just so magical
as you're driving through you're going
to just be pulling over constantly
because you're just going to see
mind-blowing vista after mind-blowing
view and you're just going to question
constantly if you're even on earth
anymore but another reason that it is so
wonderful for first-time solo travelers
is because it is consistently ranked
number one in terms of safety the safest
country in the world people will leave
their car running when they go to
grocery shop which is hard to imagine
anywhere else
iceland is also very easy to navigate
especially if you're doing the ring road
you just got one road you got to worry
about and i think it's wonderful as a
solo traveler because you're going to
meet other people at the campsites who
are doing the same thing as you are or
at the hotels however you decide to do
it but if you do want to be alone
you can have solitude as well i really
had a mix of both when i went to iceland
so my recommendation is that you begin
in reykjavik if you want to meet people
that's where everyone starts anyway
spend a couple days there get to know
people maybe stay at a hostel to
facilitate that and make it easier get a
rental and like give yourself at least a
week to see the ring road and you're
gonna really build up your confidence on
your abilities to travel solo doing this
awesome drive number two
i will always love thailand for
first-time solo travelers it is actually
the first place that i went when i
started my big solo travel journey nine
years ago although some people like to
say oh it's the banana pancake trail
what's wrong with that it is made to be
just simple and easy in terms of getting
around the bus system's great public
transport's awesome you're going to meet
so many other travelers no matter what
part of the country you decide to go to
in the north you have these
mind-blowingly gorgeous temples like the
white temple in the middle you have
bangkok and my personal favorite island
korang and then you get down south and
then you have the famous islands like
koh tao or kopi that you've seen
countless photos of for sure there are a
couple quieter islands that i personally
love called ko yao yai and kon yao noi
there is tons on this channel to help
you learn more about traveling in
thailand but just know that it's called
the banana pancake trail for a reason
but i don't mind that because as a first
time solo traveler it was perfect for me
and i think you will really love it too
next on my list is probably one of the
most intriguing culturally unique
countries on planet earth and that is
japan let me just give you an example i
was trying to figure out their subway
system which can be a little bit a
little bit advanced because there's a
lot of different lines but there was
actually someone there whose job it was
to help me
when i got lost i can't think of another
subway system or country where that's
the case at least i haven't experienced
it
and the friendliness is just
unparalleled i mean people really do
respect each other's personal space even
though tokyo is a crowded place you just
don't feel like you're getting pushed
and shoved around because at least from
my
observations people were just very
conscientious and that speaks volumes i
think of japanese culture although there
is going to be a language barrier
especially in some of the smaller towns
i feel that people really still try to
be welcoming and conscientious and japan
is also one of the safest countries that
you can travel to i mean people actually
will save a spot at a table by putting
their wallet down
imagine that next on the list is a
country that is near and dear to my
heart because i lived there for nearly
four years and that is germany in terms
of diversity in a country that you could
choose to go to what i love about
germany is that you've got the funkiness
of berlin which is where i used to live
it's gritty it's like so super cool i
just felt cooler by living there
and then you have the beauty of the
bavarian alps another area that i just
adore is badenvortenberg so stuttgart is
the main city there so you can fly into
there rent a car and explore the
surrounding areas i mean there are
waterfalls there are mountains there are
christmas markets with the chocolate
theme
so if you go in christmas time it is
really just wonderful i also love berlin
in the summer there's really nothing
like it you've got so many different
cultures all mixing together because
berlin truly is this place that just
calls in people from all around the
world obviously i'm biased but i highly
recommend that you check out germany
particularly berlin next on the list is
another country that is regularly ranked
super duper safe and that is new zealand
very few people go to new zealand and
don't fall in love with it if you're
younger you might really enjoy staying
in the hostels there if you're a little
bit older like your late 20s or 30s you
might feel a little bit old doing the
hostels in a place like new zealand
however you can totally rent a camper
van or a car and just drive around and
see some amazing things the hiking is
fantastic the landscape is fantastic
you're surrounded by ocean so the
sunsets and sunrises are amazing you can
do tours where you can see dolphins i
mean there's really just so much to do
in new zealand plus if you are a native
english speaker people are talking to
you in your own language which is also
really helpful next is peru the reason
why i recommend peru is because of the
inca trail if you want to go to a place
solo but not really be solo join a
hiking group that is going to the inca
trail you're going to be really blown
away by how good they are at making
delicious food i mean they're kind of
famous for this on the inca trail so
they cook all your food you have porters
carrying your stuff and you have a
built-in group that you can interact
with and get to know that makes getting
to know a country a lot better and a lot
easier just because you're traveling
alone doesn't mean you actually need to
be alone 100 of the time in fact that's
rarely been my experience peru
specifically the inca trail is
definitely one that i would recommend
because it's beautiful you get to see
one of the ancient wonders of the world
also known as an energy vortex if you're
into that kind of thing
and you're going to meet other people
who are super into doing this whole
backpacking thing too or if it's your
first time it's an easy way to ease in
because again you don't have to carry
any of your own stuff really i've taken
a group actually backpacking there
myself where i was a tour guide and most
people there it was their first time
traveling alone many of them coming away
from that with lifelong friendships so
you never know who you're going to meet
and how great of a time you could have
keeping in south america we've got the
galapagos islands in ecuador the
wonderful thing about going to the
galapagos island is that you can just
join a cruise it doesn't even have to be
expensive if it's a last minute cruise
hot tip look for last minute cruises
and i just met awesome people on mine
and i swam with
turtles penguins
lizards
sea lions hammerhead sharks uh galapagos
sharks
we don't have time even for me to list
all the things that i saw when i was
there truly this is one of the most
amazing trips that i've ever been on it
was one that i went on a couple years
ago and then i brought a group there
where again i was the tour guide and
they were all solo travelers meeting
each other for the first time and again
coming away from it with some awesome
relationships and so that's why i really
love going to places as a solo traveler
where there is a set thing to do that
people go there to do when you have sort
of a central reason for people to be
there you're a lot more likely to meet
other solo travelers next we're moving
to the african continent and i just love
botswana botswana is also on that list
of safe countries to visit and i know
that
africa gets this reputation as not being
a safe place to visit but it is many
countries made up of one continent and
so there's all kinds of different
experiences that you can have there i've
spent about a cumulative year of my life
traveling around the continent
and i just have fallen so in love with
botswana it's amazing to just go and i
would recommend probably going on a tour
and just experience the beauty of this
country i mean you've got the aquabongo
delta which you can take a plane over
and you can see herds of elephants all
kinds of animals you can see giraffes
you can see zebras you can just see so
many animals that you probably grew up
learning like in books like z is for
zebra it's just cool to see it in person
and again something like a safari
especially you can even choose ones that
go with your age group they've got
acacia africa if you're from 18 to 35 if
you pay a little bit more you'll
probably get people who are in a higher
age range so don't rule out going to
this continent you've also got namibia
south africa mozambique all down south
all countries that i love and i traveled
to all of them by myself and had
wonderful experiences next is of course
the beautiful usa
i probably traveled alone more in the
states than any other country that i've
been to because i am from here but i
just love getting in the car driving out
and going and camping i live in the
american southwest and so there's so
many options out here but i always meet
people i always meet people out there
and they're often so so cool i mean
americans are friendly
obviously you need to have a good head
on your shoulders smaller towns are
always going to be a little bit safer
big cities you need to really be careful
there's a whole other video i have about
the 10 best places in the usa to travel
solo as well so go ahead and check that
one out but if you are from the us it's
just so easy to travel within your own
country you don't even have to go all
that far from home to have an amazing
solo adventure and i would totally
recommend that you take it easier on
yourself and pick something that is
nearby and
have just the best trip ever
in a place that maybe you never even
dreamed of going before finally one of
my favorite countries to travel to alone
my number one is canada
it is true that canadians are friendly
this is one of those stereotypes that is
just so
incredibly true
i've had the best time every time i've
gone to canada i've even gone to the
places where other people were like why
would you go there like i've been to
manitoba twice loved it both times i
even went in the winter and had a
freaking amazing time alberta is
obviously so amazing so beautiful and
you're going to meet plenty of other
people
in terms of driving in terms of language
if you're from the states this is going
to be really simple for you there's just
so much diversity in canada too it is a
huge huge country and there's really so
much to see whether it's polar bears and
belugas or wolves or changing leaves or
whatever it is that you are hoping to
see you can find it in canada except for
tropical destinations but that's why
thailand's on the list
so i hope that that helped you to figure
out the countries that you should be
traveling to as a first time traveler we
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