25 lessons from solo travel to 25 countries

1. You'll learn to trust your gut 

2. Travel will force you to hustle 

3. Getting lost is actually blissful 

4. Helps you detox from technology 

5. Your self-confidence will shoot up 

6. You will figure out what inspires you 

7. You can get hurt, heal and start over again 

8. Helps you discover your Ikigai (life's purpose) 

9. Always prepare to 'loosely' plan your itinerary 

10. You'll never run out of places - world is too big 

11. Increases compassion and reduces dependence 

12. Balancing is an art and travel is the best teacher 

13. It will give you strength to deal with life's messes 

14. You will start collecting memories instead of things 

15. You'll learn to love being alone but never feel lonely 

16. Your heart will stay healthy as you become a walker 

17. You will learn to replace your 'what ifs' with your 'what is' 

18. It'll increase your self-awareness as you slow down your pace 

19. As you deal with the 'unknown' you'll realize your inner strength 

20. You become more decisive, more patient and more spontaneous 

21. You will no longer demand that a situation or person should satisfy you 

22. You will understand how hundreds of tiny decisions will shape your trip 

23. Leverage the expertise of locals - they definitely know more than your GPS 

24. Every destination, every person and every experience will have something to offer you 

25. You will start paying close attention to small and simple things in life which usually gets ignored