Travelling Alone Jia Lissa Page

Without a companion, I didn't need consensus. I ate ramen at 10 AM because I felt like it. I spent three hours watching a single koi fish in a garden. I got lost in the Arashiyama bamboo forest on purpose. Every wrong turn became an adventure, not an argument.

Then, one rainy Tuesday, I booked a one-way ticket to Kyoto. travelling alone jia lissa

Alone doesn't mean anti-social. Without a familiar face beside me, I was forced to open up. A grandmother in a tea house taught me how to whisk matcha. A fellow solo traveler from Brazil shared his dinner, and we talked until midnight about our fears and dreams. Traveling alone actually made me more connected to others. Without a companion, I didn't need consensus