Tracee Ellis Ross on Solo Travel

📸 Natalia Mantini

✨Solo Travel // Advice from Tracee Ellis Ross @traceeellisross

“Summertime magic also includes lots of travel, but everyone knows that Tracee Ellis Ross is the queen of solo travel. Most of us in our twenties, including myself, are a bit hesitant about solo traveling to a foreign country or even domestically, but she's had it down since 27 years of age. 

"It is a regular occurrence for me. It happens at least once a year, if not twice. It's wander, ponder, be time," she added.

Ross can't even count the number of solocations she's been on, but acknowledges that it's not for everyone. While mastering the art of the solo selfie is Instagramable and iconic, she notes the importance of listening to your anxieties and fears ahead of travel planning. 

She first explores solo travel in places that she's been before with other people; that way she's familiar with the environment. For those who have never done a vacation by themselves, she poses the following questions: Have you ever gone to the movies by yourself? Have you ever gone to dinner by yourself?

The top line one is go for a solo dinner on a Friday or a Saturday night around seven or eight. It will help you look at what anxiety comes up for you about being alone. Whether it's the embarrassment, shame, or just 'I'm a woman alone.' What does that feel like?" she explained. 
"It'll start to inform you about some of the things to take into account when you travel."

// @traceeellisross via #coveteur