Read more: Unusual adventures for the thrill-seeker within<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Among people who had already travelled alone, 32% reported that they had had a better experience as a result, while 64% said doing so boosted their confidence.<\/p>\n No more compromise<\/strong><\/p>\n Clearly, the current\u00a0solo travel boom<\/a>\u00a0shows no sign of slowing down.<\/p>\n And intriguingly, people are drawn to this option because it allows them greater freedom and integrity.<\/p>\n Of the group who planned to travel solo in the Expedia study,\u00a0 44% said they were doing so because they prefer to do their own thing.<\/p>\n Flash Pack: How I learnt to embrace solo travel as a man<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This is more than double those who said they were flying solo because their friends had settled down (20%) or because they couldn’t agree on a destination with their mates (14%).<\/p>\n Increasingly, solo travel is becoming a choice that’s fuelled by the desire not to compromise.<\/p>\n Freedom of self<\/strong><\/p>\n This element of freedom and autonomy will ring true with anyone who’s travelled solo.<\/p>\n In fact, it’s often the thing that moves people from trying solo travel once to making a habit of it.<\/p>\n “The best thing about being a single traveller? You don\u2019t have to answer to anyone,” says Laurel Waldron, a PR manager and solo travel convert<\/a>.<\/p>\n “You can do whatever you want, see what you want to see, totally march to your own tune. I actually enjoy being by myself sometimes and would much prefer it on a holiday to dragging around someone who doesn\u2019t want to do the same things as me.”<\/p>\n Flash Pack: Three great reasons why you should try travelling alone<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Emanuele Barrasso, who recently put his London career on pause to take a sabbatical<\/a>, agrees.<\/p>\n “I had the freedom to go to the places I wanted to see and meet new people,” he says. “The entire experience made me grow as a person, as a man, as a traveller, and built my confidence. It made me see the world from a different perspective, and if I can say it, it made me live the world.”<\/p>\n Beginning the journey<\/strong><\/p>\n Of course, not everyone is ready to travel alone right off the bat – which is where Flash Pack comes in.<\/p>\n “As much as I relished the opportunity to embrace new horizons and get out of my comfort zone, I always had a feeling of trepidation about doing it totally alone,” says Amanda Foran, who travelled with us to Vietnam and Cambodia<\/a>.<\/p>\n “The decider for me with Flash Pack was that it is all with like-minded solo travellers around my own age.”<\/p>\n Read more: Feeling the fear – my South African adventure\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Flash Pack group element is also something that won over journalist Jonathan Thompson, on our weekend getaway to Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s often a gamble travelling with strangers,” he says. “[But] the beauty of Flashpacking is that the destinations and activities act as a kind of natural selection filter, so when you find yourself there, you know those around you genuinely want to be there, too.”<\/p>\n In a sense, our fleet of global adventures<\/a> act as a stepping stone.<\/p>\n They offer a way to dip your toe into the delights of solo travel, while meeting other people of a similar age and life stage who are doing the same thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n And once you’ve taken that first, crucial leap to opening up your world, who only knows where it will lead…<\/p>\n Ready to start your solo adventure?<\/strong><\/p>\n Hike across the ethereal salt plains of Bolivia<\/a><\/p>\n Cruise off-road on Sicily’s Mount Etna<\/a><\/p>\n Snorkel a WW2 shipwreck in Bali<\/a><\/p>\n Float down the Amazon by night in Peru<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Norway_kayaking.jpg\")
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