candy paint with the white on top

One of the most humbling experiences ever is to travel solo.

I guess it’s about getting out of your comfort zone, and dropping the fear of people seeing you by yourself (this is made so much easier because no one will recognise me on the streets of Europe ha ha).

Then the next step is much simpler - opening up to people, a first ‘Hello’ can go a long way, and end up with a ‘Tell me if you’re visiting xxx next time, I’ll show you around’.

I met an English guy, a Danish girl, an Oregon guy, a Polish guy, a Polish girl, a Hongkong girl, two Taiwanese girls, a Brazilian doctor, a Bordeaux guy, a Columbian guy and a Japanese girl, all within a span of five days in Dublin and Belfast - thank you.

Thank you for swapping travel stories and sharing a part of yourselves with me, it’s sad that real life encounters will eventually lead to just being friends on FB and Instagram, but these stories, I’ll keep them as long as my memory prevails.