Flaming Effigies, Funeral Customs & Other Things I've Learned in Nicaragua
Plus: Try my Homesick Pot Roast recipe, and we can drown our loneliness together in beef and gravy.
I’m often asked (especially by female friends around my age who are pondering big changes in their lives and thinking of what may be next for them): “Don’t you get lonely being away from your family so much?”
Absolutely. There are days I would love nothing more than to click my heels three times and teletransport back to Owen Sound. And pretty much every day, I wish I could pack my boys and husband up to travel the world together. That’s not their life plan, though. And mine is not to be stationary.
So yes, there are days when the loneliness of solo travel threatens to overwhelm. I’m sure not every solo traveler feels it to the same extent, but I’d be surprised if we don’t all have our moments. If you don’t like being alone and in the company of yourself, life is more difficult wherever you are.