Tips for Travelling Solo

Exploring on your own can be a truly liberating experience. Solo travel is a great option as it can sometimes be challenging to find a travel buddy and coordinate schedules, or you may simply just prefer to adventure in your own company sometimes.

If you’re considering embarking on a motorhome or campervan trip solo, we’ve compiled some handy tips to help you along the way.

 

Safety First

When packing for your solo travel adventure make sure you:

• Carry a stocked first-aid kit and any necessary medications.
• Pack essentials like an emergency flashlight, batteries, extra blankets, extra food, and a battery pack.
• Inform someone of your travel plans – have a trustworthy contact you can check in with regularly while on your travels.

 

Vehicle Check

Make sure you do a full check of your motorhome or campervan to ensure everything is in working order. Follow our guide here of what to check on your vehicle.

You may also want to look into taking out breakdown cover if you don’t already have it. In case of the worst occurring, having assistance come to assess your vehicle can help get you back on the road and back on your solo travel journey!

 

Planning & Travel

Before setting off on a solo motorhome or campervan journey, remember preparation is key. Here is some planning and travel advice to make your trip organised and enjoyable:

• Plan an outline of your journey, have an itinerary of places you want to visit, routes you want to take, and campsites to stay at. But you should also be open to spontaneous detours and discoveries, sometimes these are the most memorable and fun parts of a trip.
• Research places you are going to, lookup nearby campsites, and vehicle parking.
• Look out for local events and festivals to visit, activities like this can give you an enriching taste of the culture of the places you are visiting.
• Another great and tasty way to experience an area’s culture is by trying local cuisine, be adventurous and try something new on your travels!

 

Enjoy your own company!

If you’ve never travelled solo before you may be wondering what can you do? Here is a list of the ways you can enjoy solo life on the road:
• What’s a road trip without music? Make a music playlist of all your favourite songs and have a personalised soundtrack to your adventures!
• Listen to an audiobook, audio show, or podcast. Audio media is great for driving as it doesn’t distract you from keeping your eyes on the road and it comes in various forms! You could listen to a travel audiobook, or a thrilling audio drama show, there’s even podcasts about motorhoming!
• While travelling solo you could take some time to pick up a new skill or hobby. You could take up drawing, photography, or maybe even a new language!
• Unlike when you’re touring with a travel partner and have to find a common middle ground when it comes to days out, one of the best parts of solo travel is you have the freedom to explore your interests without compromise! Whether that be museums, specific activities, concerts, or interesting places it’s entirely down to you! By visiting places that relate to your personal interests you may even meet like-minded people, remember just because you’re travelling solo doesn’t mean you can’t make friends along the way!
• A great way to enjoy your own company is with great food. When you’re not out tasting local cuisine why not cook a homemade meal? If you need some cooking inspiration why not check out our Comfort Camping Cookbook!
• Take some time to connect with nature by going on a hike. Hiking is a fantastic solo activity, that’s fun, good for your health, and gives you lots to explore!
• Vanlife isn’t all go go go, sometimes you need to take some time to wind down and relax, how about a cosy movie night in? Enjoy your me time by grabbing some snacks and sticking on your favourite film, or if you need some inspiration check out our entertaining watchlist of motorhome or campervan-related films and TV shows in the answer section of our campervan and motorhome media blog!

 

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