Traveling alone in search of purpose: My 5 lessons (as a woman)

Almost two years ago, I took the plunge: I went to Australia alone. I had a friend there, yes, but I embarked on the trip alone, from the heart, with no set plan but with great enthusiasm.

That's where my journey began: flights, training, unknown countries, new people... and, above all, the journey towards myself began (which I didn't even know at the time).

I want to share with you the 5 biggest lessons I've learned from traveling alone:

1) Research to travel calmly

It's nice to set out on a journey without knowing, in fact, that's what makes it more exciting, when unexpected things happen to you and what makes you grow, but, regardless of that, it has helped me gain confidence to research a place before going: Soak up the culture, read blogs, listen to stories and investigate everything I can:

→ how people live there

→ safe zones

→ customs that I must respect

→ how to move and what to avoid

For example, before embarking on my trip to Bali, I did ALL kinds of research. (I found out it was one of the safest places in the world!)

and I confirmed it:

There I felt free, connected, and deeply cared for. The people are admirable; beyond the material, I have never met more grateful and joyful people despite their circumstances. They taught me to look at the small things, at what is truly worthwhile: a ray of sunshine kissing my face in the morning; a sunset with the sound of the ocean crashing; watching how they prepared the offerings each day with infinite delicacy; their clear gazes, their kindness, and their generosity.

That's what I found: kindness .

2) Meditation as an anchor

When traveling alone, your compass is your intuition. Meditating daily helped me:

• feel safe within myself,

• connect with me deeply,

• reduce anxiety in difficult times,

• fine-tune my intuition day by day.

I learned that, wherever you are, if you have an internal practice, you have a home.

3) Intuition is activated (and strengthened)

Traveling alone is an intensive school.

You decide, you observe, and you listen to that little voice that says, "This way, yes," or "Better not." I learned to trust myself more, to be more practical and decisive, and to recognize when something didn't resonate with me, even if there wasn't a logical reason. When you're alone, your intuition sharpens even more because you need it.

And once you wake up… there’s no turning back.

It's like the mind, once it expands, there's no turning back.

4) You always go with you

It doesn't matter if you're in India, Australia, Bali, or the depths of the Earth: you're always with us.

If you're well, you enjoy it. If not, the landscape doesn't change your state. The most important journey isn't outward: it's inward.

I learned to be with myself in silence, to find my home in my body and to feel accompanied even when no one was there.

5) Confidence is born from experience

When you manage to solve something alone...

When you overcome a fear...

There is something very powerful born: self-confidence .

A confidence that doesn't come from others, or from what you pretend.

It comes from knowing that you can handle whatever comes , because you've already done it.

Traveling alone gave me that: the certainty that I am capable.

And that… nobody can take away from me.

My conclusion

Traveling alone isn't just an adventure. It's a school of thought, a mirror, a leap inward.

And if you have the opportunity to do it, even once in your life… Do it.

For you.

For you.

With all your being.

See you in the next blog.

With all my love,

Clau.