My Best Solo Travel Tips (safety, friendships, & silence)

Solo travel is a luxury, a privilege, and one of the greatest opportunities someone can go to really learn about themselves. But let’s be real y’all, it’s not alway the easiest. Here are 5 tips to get you solo traveling safely! This is a visual version of my podcast: Apple Languages to study abroad no matter what age - Use APPLEJO for a discount! Goodies: 0:00 - 4:37 intro & why solo travel 4:37 - 6:50 tip 1 how to pick location 6:50 - 9:22 tip 2 have your “companion” 9:22 - 12:08 tip 3 learn your gut’s cues 12:08 - 16:35 tip 4 how to make friends 16:35 - 18:00 tip 5 why you should embrace silence 18:00 - 20:16 outro ❤️ Subscribe: 🎙 Listen to my podcast, Not Your Average Jo: 📧 Sign up for my newsletter: 👩🏾‍💻 My website: 📸 My Instagram: ✍🏾 Join my Journaling club: 📸 My Journal Club’s Instagram: 📚 My Journaling Masterclass: 🐦 My Twitter: 💃🏾 My TikTok: @jo_franco 🎶 My theme song by my sister, Fernanda Franco: Contact: jo@ *affiliate links of resources I actually use* Get a free 7 day trial of Pimsleur (how I multitask and learn languages): Find a language teacher on iTalki and get $10 off your first hour 🤑: Find cool music on and use my coupon code JOFRANCO at checkout to get your first month free when you purchase an annual Personal subscription. *Start investing your $ in stocks:* ACORNS (the Frappuccino of investing. Here’s $5 to get started): ROBINHOOD (buy a la carte stocks like you know what you’re doing. Here’s a free stock on me): *My camera gear:* SONY ZV1: FUJIFILM TX4: CANON 70D: 10-18 MM LENS: DEITY LAV MIC: RING LIGHT: BOX LIGHTS: I’m Joanna Franco, aka Jo, and I’m a multilingual storyteller, documentarian, global anthropologist, and lifelong learner. If it’s going to grow my mind, my wellness, my money, or my love I’m all about it.