Going Solo: More Indian Women Travelling Alone

GURGAON: Throw caution to the wind! Casting aside their doubts about safety and all the nuances of planning a holiday, more and more Indian women are now choosing to travel alone.

The reason for going solo: the freedom to explore a new destination at one's own pace and re-discover oneself in the face of new experiences and even challenging situations.

Gurgaon-based Smriti Shankar, for example, globe trots on her own and puts it all up in a blog (Travelling Boots) that inspires others to take up the same. "Travelling alone and surviving the odds has built my confidence and made me focus on the things that I can do. My attitude has changed from being constantly cautious to saying 'let's give it a try'," Shankar told IANS.

Married to a Merchant Navy officer, Shankar's passion took flight when she joined him on the ship and would dock at different ports, offering opportunities to explore a new place. "The moment I could access the internet, I would read up about the place and go exploring on my own using the public transport. Each time I would come back with amazing stories, and although there were traumatic experiences as well, they soon turned into funny stories after a while."

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