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The hotel staff are nicer and more generous towards you when you travel alone, too, and that may or may not be because you’re more polite to staff when you’re a solo traveler.

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In many cases, they’re overworked and underpaid, and despite what some might think, you choosing to not have your room made up doesn’t take away from their salary.

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The word “travelling”is sacred, it becomes a social media dream many pursue.

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It shatters your preconceived notions about both yourself and the world, and rattles your belief systems.

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7. Call your mom.

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Buy the plane ticket and climb those mountains, but cherish the people and don’t ever, ever take them for granted.

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If it doesn’t get easier to say goodbye in front of an airport, forget about it.

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We travel for the moments you’ll never be able to capture in words, no matter how descriptive you can be there will be things, and experiences, and feelings you just can’t put into words.