And Why I'd Choose It Even If I Didn't Have To Save this to your travel planning board on Pinterest ↓ People assume I travel alone because I have to. A work trip with no plus one. A conference where the schedule doesn't leave room for a companion. A flight that leaves at 6am and nobody else wants to wake up for. That's not why I do it. I travel alone because it's the version of travel where I'm most myself. No negotiating the itinerary. No waiting for someone else to be ready