How to Travel Alone, With ‘52 Places’ Reporter Sebastian Modak
The Upgrade by Lifehacker
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🗓️ 24 June 2019
⏱️ 42 minutes
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This week we’re talking about solo travel, from the best destinations to how to make friends once you’re there. We’ve got packing secrets, veteran travelers’ must-have apps, and a slew of magical stories from around the globe.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to The Upgrade, the podcast from the team at LifeHacker, where we help you improve your life one week at a time. |
| 0:19.6 | I'm Melissa Kirsch, editor-in-chief of LifeHacker. |
| 0:22.4 | And I'm Alice Bradley, Lifehacker's deputy editor. And it's officially summer, which means it's time for |
| 0:27.6 | vacation. We're thinking this year about vacationing on our own, because frankly, we need to get |
| 0:33.0 | away from other people. Tell me about it. We'll hear from the New York Times 52 places reporter, Sebastian |
| 0:38.5 | Modek. I know language is a barrier, but I think it's less of a barrier than most people think. |
| 0:44.3 | Maya Katru-Levin is a freelance journalist, editor, and copywriter based in L.A. And we'll discuss |
| 0:49.3 | how to prepare for a solo trip and how to be safe. Write down an emergency contact and keep it in more than one place. |
| 0:56.6 | I would recommend keeping one in your suitcase and one in your wallet. |
| 1:01.0 | Okay, so now that you've decided to take a solo trip, where are you going to go? |
| 1:05.0 | Here's Michael Edwards of Intrepid Travel, a small group adventure travel company |
| 1:09.1 | with his top five destinations for people traveling alone. |
| 1:15.7 | Hi, my name is Michael Edwards. I'm the managing director for Intrepid Travel. I look after our |
| 1:22.0 | business in in North America, essentially. And today we're going to talk about what we think of five of our most popular and interesting |
| 1:30.1 | solo traveler destinations. |
| 1:32.3 | Australia, the Azores in Portugal, Western Canada and Costa Rica. |
| 1:39.3 | Vietnam is particularly good for solos. |
| 1:43.3 | It's very accessible. It's very affordable. And it's very easy to getos. It's very accessible. |
| 1:44.7 | It's very affordable. |
| 1:45.8 | And it's very easy to get to. |
| 1:47.5 | It's got great transport links to North America. |
| 1:50.5 | It's very easy to purchase and plan a trip there. |
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