Comments on: Beating The Lonely Travel Bug http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/beating-the-lonely-travel-bug/ Bicycle Touring Pro Tue, 01 May 2012 02:46:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jed Ripley http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/beating-the-lonely-travel-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-7403 Jed Ripley Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:56:54 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=2066#comment-7403 I have cycled across Canada solo,as well as the Alaska Highway from one end to the other,all solo. Im now 54 and lonliness is one of my biggest obstacles now.Although a loner at heart, I find it getting harder to make the big decision every year to go it alone.It especially gets me when I get tired,both physically and mentally. Im glad to hear Im not the only one that feels this way.Happy riding,Jed Ripley. I have cycled across Canada solo,as well as the Alaska Highway from one end to the other,all solo. Im now 54 and lonliness is one of my biggest obstacles now.Although a loner at heart, I find it getting harder to make the big decision every year to go it alone.It especially gets me when I get tired,both physically and mentally. Im glad to hear Im not the only one that feels this way.Happy riding,Jed Ripley.

]]> By: Andy Solaini http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/beating-the-lonely-travel-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 Andy Solaini Fri, 29 May 2009 00:12:32 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=2066#comment-2566 You are right Darren in that loneliness is a choice and also that being alone can be a good thing. As long as I am not in a dangerous place or when I get ill, I quite like being along on my travels. It allows you to do what you want, when you want. As long as you are travelling in the more developed parts of the world you can always find people to talk too. Rather than a night solo in a tent just head to a hostel and you can strike up a conversation with someone. Or like Darren said you can get online almost anywhere and then you can be in touch with family and friends. In my experience loneliness is to a large extent a state of mind. When thing go bad of course you will feel alone. It's only natural to feel like this and you just have to ride it out (sorry for the pun!). All other time you just have to not think that you are alone and fill your days with enjoyable things to do. You are right Darren in that loneliness is a choice and also that being alone can be a good thing. As long as I am not in a dangerous place or when I get ill, I quite like being along on my travels. It allows you to do what you want, when you want.
As long as you are travelling in the more developed parts of the world you can always find people to talk too. Rather than a night solo in a tent just head to a hostel and you can strike up a conversation with someone. Or like Darren said you can get online almost anywhere and then you can be in touch with family and friends.

In my experience loneliness is to a large extent a state of mind. When thing go bad of course you will feel alone. It’s only natural to feel like this and you just have to ride it out (sorry for the pun!). All other time you just have to not think that you are alone and fill your days with enjoyable things to do.

]]> By: daniel shin http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/beating-the-lonely-travel-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 daniel shin Thu, 28 May 2009 13:59:32 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=2066#comment-2564 Thanks. Darren! ^^ Thanks. Darren! ^^

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