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朗读者：frank猴猴

After six solo adventures, I’ve learned the ins-and-outs about what it’s like to go off on your own. Here are a few bits of wisdom I picked up along the way.
在经历了六次独自冒险活动后，我彻底了解了独自出游是什么情况。以下是我在其中学到的一些经验。

 

Mindset Preparation
心态准备


1. Forget everything you’ve heard or read.
1. 忘记你听过以及读过的事

There’s no right or wrong way to solo travel. Do whatever you want, without worry about what other people expect you to be doing. If you want to sleep, sleep. If you don’t want to see that cultural monument, don’t. No one, even someone with solo travel experience, can tell you how this trip is going to go. Each person’s solo adventures are experienced uniquely to that person. So before you go, try really hard to clear out all the stories you’ve read and heard.
独自旅行没有对错之分。做你想做的事，别担心其他人对你的期望。如果你想睡觉，那就睡觉。如果你不想去看纪念碑，那就不去看。没有人能告诉你旅行要怎样进行，即使是那些有独自旅行经验的人。每个人独自冒险的经历对他们个人来说都是与众不同的。所以在你出发之前，尽可能清空之前读到和听到的所有故事。

2. Be truthful about your needs.
2. 诚实面对自己的需求

It’s okay to not know what you’re getting yourself into. There are so many things that are and aren’t going to happen on this trip that you could never expect. But you should also be truthful about the things you do want and need. If you want to meet new people, then you can plan your trip in a way that caters to that. If you want to sleep a little more comfortably, spend the extra money and make it happen.
不知道自己进入了何种境地是正常的。有许多你未曾预料到的事将在这次旅行中上演。但同时你应该对自己想要的东西诚实一些。如果你想要结识新人，那么你可以往这方面计划自己的行程。如果你想要有更多的舒适睡眠，就在住宿上多花点钱。

3. Know that you can reach out to loved ones if you need.
3. 如果需要 ，可以向关心你的人请求援助

This doesn’t make you weak and doesn’t have to take away from your trip. If you are in a moment of fear or loneliness, send that text or make that call. As long as you’re being honest with yourself about the journey of the trip, there’s nothing you can do that will make it less yours.
这并不会让你显得懦弱，也不是说不能在旅途中发生。如果有那么一瞬间你处在害怕与孤独之中，就发个信息或打个电话吧。只要你对自己的这次旅途坦诚，没有什么事情会让你变得不像你。

4. Don’t have everything planned.
4. 别计划所有的事

Leave some room for spontaneity and unforeseeable adventures.
给突发事件和不可预见的冒险留一些空间。

5. Be prepared to be vulnerable...
5. 准备好受伤...

...and hyper self-aware of your awkwardness and insecurities. This is not meant to scare you, but being alone in a new place and meeting new people can be terrifying. But remember, there’s a reason you want to do this, and there’s also an internal knowing that you can do this if you’re going through with it.
以及对自己的尴尬和不安保持高度的自我意识。这并不是在吓唬你，但独自一人去到一个新的地方、去见新的人是会让人害怕的。但记住，你想这么做是事出有因，并且你内心深处也知道如果去做的话就能实现。

 

Practical Tips
旅行须知


6. Always keep more cash on you than you think you’ll need.
6. 多带些现金

And never keep it in the same place. You won’t have someone with you to spot you, or someone to rely on bailing you out. You never know when you’ll need to convert more money, when cash is the only payment type accepted or if you’ll lose your credit cards.
别把现金放在同一个地方。你身边没有人能及时发现你或者援助你。你永远不知道什么时候现金会是唯一的支付方式，或是什么时候你遗失了信用卡，这时你需要兑换更多的钱。

7. Email a copy of your passport, flight itineraries and lodging confirmation to yourself and a loved one.
7. 把你的护照、航班行程以及酒店确认信息复印并邮件发送给自己和朋友

You never know when you might need it.
你永远不知道什么时候会需要他们。

8. Carry around important phone numbers and addresses.
8. 带上重要的电话号码以及地址

These include the hotel or hostel you’re staying at, your credit card’s international number and the local U.S. embassy.
包括你所住的宾馆或旅社、你的信用卡国际号码以及当地的美国大使馆。

9. Get in touch with your hotel or hostel before you leave.
9. 在离开之前和你所住的宾馆或旅社取得联系

They may have free shuttles and great tips for transportation to and from the airport.
他们可能会提供到机场的免费接驳车，或告诉你一些实用的建议。

10. Don’t pack more than you can carry yourself.
10. 别打包太多带不完的行李

You are responsible for your belongings from the minute you land to the minute you’re back on the return flight. You’re going to want to be able to comfortably carry your luggage, whether it’s walking up three flights of stairs in a hostel or taking public transportation to and from the airport. Plus, you never know if you’re going to spontaneously want to hop on a train to a neighboring city for a night.
从你落地的那一刻一直到你回到返程航班，你始终要对自己的行李负责。无论是爬招待所的三层楼梯还是从机场乘坐公共交通工具，你都想舒适地携带行李。另外，你永远不知道自己什么时候会不由自主地想跳上一辆火车去邻近的城市过一晚。

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