TOP TIPS FOR SINGLE VEGAN TRAVELER'S

Help, I’m a single vegan traveler with wanderlust!

Male or female, solo travel can be extremely rewarding, often you’ll discover you are capable of far more than you ever imagined, add being vegan to the mix and it creates a whole new and wonderful dynamic to your journey.

Read on to find out how to be bold and the truth about single supplements.

1. Be Bold

If you watch kids playing together for the first time, the interaction will typically

begin with an exchange of information or physical object, obviously as adults, offering a bouncy ball / toy for a stranger to play with may have your new travel friends running for the next bus but there is something to be learnt in the way that kids interact.

As a single traveler, the best way you can find out valuable travel information, is to chat to locals and fellow traveler's, one of the best way's to do this is to offer them something in way of exchange, this could be something as small as a nugget of information about who you are or a physical object (see number one and two on this list), its like a hypothetical child's ball, go forth and offer it boldly!

2. Be engaged

We all know those people, the ones that brighten up the room a little when they walk in, these people are not necessarily the most attractive / the most wealthy / the ones with the shiniest hair and to the best of my knowledge they don’t have magic powers, they are however incredibly engaged and it shows. 

Being fully engaged in your environment whilst traveling solo keeps you safe.

Being fully engaged in a conversation shows respect for the other person.

Being fully engaged in an activity yields the best results.

Whatever you are doing, check in with yourself to see if you are fully engaged.

3. Plan

The truth about single supplements.

If you are a single traveler joining a group trip you'll probably come across a single supplement for having your own room, why is this? Guest houses and hotels want two people in a room, they make more money, it's that simple, even

small B&B's with lovely friendly owners still have profit margins and they would prefer two people to a room, hence if you want your own room you'll usually be obliged to pay the difference.

However, because of the above more often than not you'll find after you have forked out for the single supplement you end up end up in a teeny tiny room with a single bed and no window, although sharing room with someone you don't know may seem a little daunting, it's normally the best option; you don't have to pay more money, the rooms are far better, and you'll have extra cash in your pocket to spend on exciting things like fresh water diving (Guatemala) or that amazing looking double chocolate, cacao nib vegan cheesecake on the desert menu. 

I would certainly recommend quizzing your tour agent or travel company on this if in doubt (regarding the rooms thats is, not the vegan cheesecake).

OVER TO YOU

What information are you finding it hard to come across? Let me know in the comments box below and feel free to share your experiences as a single vegan traveler in the comments box below. 

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