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So, I have booked a trip to visit a friend in Paris and then another friend in Netherlands. I booked this trip during the year when I was deep in my studies and deebly needed to escape. And so I made the mistake to book for 8.5 days in Paris and 12 days in Netherlands (in Netherlands my friend group will be there that's why I booked the flights for so long initially). I have been thinking it for so long and now that the days are approaching I don't want to go for that long honestly. First of all I had a tough year, with some anxiety and I have been worrying for things I haven't had a problem with before this year. Let me note f.e. that I have done an erasmus for 6 months so it really feels odd that I worry about these 3 weeks but I do.
My problem is, I am ashamed of admiting to my friends to change the flights, sure, but ok I can do it. What I worry most about is not fighting my fears. I don't want to be limited due to non existent problems and fears. It's crazy to me that I am thinking about the airplane even though I have NEVER been afraid before, in any flight, not even close. I feel weaker than my past self and I don't know if the right call would be to fight that weakness or avoid the anxiety and just shorten my trip.
I did almost decide on cutting out 5 days by changing the flight so 8 and a half days in Paris and 7 days in Netherlands but even that feels long. I am really lost and I can't discuss this openly with my friends cause they will be in netherlands too and it feels like treason.
I do have more to say but I'll leave it at that to not make it too long.
Any opinions would help, my trip is almost here and I can't decide.
Thanks in advance!
Hi, fellow travelers. None of my friends and I can really coordinate traveling together because we all have separate lives and schedules, hence my solo traveling aspirations. I just wanted to pick anyone's brain on a good 'next place' to go solo. I am set to travel to Peru, totally solo without guides (except for two day-trip 'tours' but that hardly counts), in a few weeks and I'm super excited/nervous. Beyond this coming trip, I've not technically ever traveled solo, so I'm banking on this trip going well. I'd like to go ahead and get an idea of where my next adventure will be so I can research and start planning for something next year. It'd at least be nice to narrow it down to a country. My interests are not hyper-adventurous but also definitely not lazy (save 'lazy' for local beaches here in the States). I don't like hopping from one place to the next every two days; I prefer to absorb and appreciate local culture, nature, natural history, and everyday cuisine. Floating in my head are the following: Costa Rica (and really all of central America), Argentina, Chile, (and others in SA as well), Croatia, Greece, Iceland. To emphasize, I love birding, nature, people and their local food. Any thoughts/advice/tips for a solo American traveler? I am quiet and respectful and anxious... lol. Thanks for any guidance :)
TLDR: Any tips for my next (and at that point only my second!) solo destination for a 40m who loves nature, history, birds, and local cuisine? I did already post this in r/solotravel but figured I'd ask this group as well.
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