You do not need a mirror to prove you are having fun. You do not need a second opinion to validate a sunset.
So the next time you book a ticket for one, don't feel the sting of the "single supplement." Feel the power of the prime number. You aren't missing half of the ticket. 7th traveler
By J. M. Harrison
For decades, the imagery of travel has been dominated by a specific arithmetic. We see the (the 2nd traveler) holding hands over a sunset in Santorini. We see the Family (the 4th traveler) herding kids through the gates of Disneyland. We see the Backpacking Group (the 6th traveler) clinking plastic cups in a Bangkok hostel. You do not need a mirror to prove you are having fun
The 7th Traveler has eaten alone in 50 restaurants and no longer cares if people stare. They have navigated a midnight train change in a country where they don't speak the language. They have learned that "lonely" and "alone" are two different countries, and they have a passport to the latter. You aren't missing half of the ticket
“My friends thought I was weird for coming here by myself,” he told me. “They said, ‘Who will take your picture?’ I said, ‘I will remember the view with my eyes, not my Instagram feed.’”
But by Traveler #7?