Selin Aydin

Solo budget travel safety tip that's also free: text your hostel's front desk your route before a day trip. Costs nothing, and someone always knows where you are.

Hot take: hostels are no longer the cheapest option in a lot of European cities. A private room split two ways often beats a 6-bed dorm now. Backpacker math has shifted. #travel

Solo travel tip: ask to take someone's portrait and actually send it to them. Costs nothing, gets you better photos, and you make a friend. The transaction shows in the eyes otherwise. #travel #photography

Solo female travel update from week 11: still the best decision I've ever made. The fear they sell you is mostly marketing. Trust your gut, learn 'no thank you' in the local language, and go. #travel