Going travelling alone?

Question

I am thinking of going travelling to Australia for a year,I have just came out a marriage and want to get away to sort my head out. Won't be going until October sometime. My only hang up is I would need to go alone.

Is there any one out there that has done this?

Any advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

I think October is the best time to visit Australia - it's just perfect in Sydney and Perth and Brisbane, and not still not too hot to be impossible to visit further north. If you're coming for a few months then start north (eg Brisbane and gold coast)and head south as it moves into summer.

You'll have no trouble being alone, it's safe and you'll meet other people.

Answer 2

I went to japan by myself but at the wrong time and came home early.

Are you happy?

Are youescaping from anything? eg Love?

If not, get your **** out there now. Aussy birds are fit.

Answer 3

Go to New South Whale the best place is the Richmond river region or southern Queensland the beaches are great but only come  in summer because you will enjoy yourself more remember to have lot's of fun.

Answer 4

When you say that you 'need' to go alone, does this mean out of necessity, as you don't have a travelling companion?

You can actually find 'assisted' holidays, where, even though you still travel alone, you are actually part of an escorted group!! A friend of ours has travelled to China, India, Australia, and Bali....essentially alone, but still as part of one of these groups.....she really enjoyed each holiday, and said she wouldn't have travelled otherwise.

Answer 5

I spent a year travelling around Aus about 4 years ago and had THE BEST year of my life. Don't worry about going on your own, i've met far more people when traveling alone than when traveling with friends and there are always people doing the same thing.

As long as you're careful and don't do anything stupid. Would you walk down an unlit street in a strange town in this country?? No, so why would you do it on the other side of the world.

As long as you've got a pretty sensible head on your shoulders you'll have a great time.

And by the way, try not to make too much of a plan once you get there, you probably won't stick to it!!! I was only supposed to be in Brisbane for 2 weeks but ended up staying for 6 cos i loved it!!!

Answer 6

You will have a great time. I went backpacking (alone) around the world for 2.5yrs and visited 15 countries. I spent around 16 months in Oz and loved every min of it. Trust me you wont be travelling alone for long, you will end up tagging along with other people along the way – the best thing about leaving home alone is that you have no commitments to other people, as in once you get bored with your fellow travellers you can ditch them. Also you get to meet more people (travelling alone) as you are thrown in the deep end you will begin to chat and make friends more quickly, you are much more approachable as you won’t look contented with another person. The only time I got lonely was occasionally at meal times. Backpackers hostels is defiantly the way to go, have mixed dorms (as these seemed more friendly).

Australia has some amazing scenery and extremely friendly locals. Really try to mix with the locals as they hold the key to the best places to go.

If you are beginning in October I would start in cairns or somewhere quite northern. I would recommend doing the east coast first to get some confidence as there are loads of people travelling and its really got the holiday feel along this coast. Also get a greyhound bus pass for the hop on and off easy trip. There are also organised buses….i wont go into names of them but I would not recommend these types of things, from my own experience – unless you really do have problems mixing with people. They are more about having s*x with anything moving then seeing the amazing country you are visiting. Don’t get me wrong they are fun, but you do tend to have a hangover most of the trip and you can do that quite easily at home.

I went all over the country and in a year you can get to see most of the highlights. The west coast is beautiful/stunning/amazing, but you should try and get some people to share costs and organise a motor home style trip, to get to see it fully.

I could go on and on forever. Hope this small advice is suitable.

Ann-marie (BTW I went backpacking alone as a single female, left the UK and stated in India and ended in Hawaii aged 27)

Answer 7

Stay in back-packer hostels.  There are a lot of nice ones.  You can stay in a private room, shared room or dormitary style depending on your budget and how much privacy you want.  You will find many other people from all over the world, many of them travelling alone all doing the same thing.  These hostels have shared kitchens and lounge rooms so you will easily find different people to go out sight seeing with.  You don't want to do this trip staying in regular hotels (no matter how nice they are).  You will end up feeling very lonely and alone.

Answer 8

Multiitudes before you have gone it alone.

What sort of question is this?

Answer 9

Don't worry about it. Just GO!

You won't regret it.

Answer 10

If you're under 30 years of age you can go there on a work and holiday visa for one year. If older you only can get a tourist visa for 3 months.

And then you must prove that you have enough money to live of for one year.