Hello! I’ve been digital nomading about halftime for the last 1.5 years. I’d spend about half the year with my family, and the other half traveling. It’s been an incredible experience so far - road tripping across America, time in Europe, Asia, and Central America so far.

The concern is, up to this point, I’ve been doing this with my (now) ex partner. We always traveled together, except for maybe one-month long stretches at a time when he had in-person work he couldn’t get out of. Now that we are no longer together, I don’t want that to stop me from continuing something that I have really enjoyed. But I am concerned that I will be lonely doing it on my own.

I work in healthcare, which means I am not naturally going to be occupying places with other travelers. I need to pay for private lodging so I can have privacy for my work. Whereas I understand other DNs can stay at hostels or find coworking spaces to connect with other travelers. Due to this, the time I have spent on my own previously has felt very isolating (but not necessarily lonely, as I was connected to my ex via phone, etc).

How do you combat this? Any recommendations?

I am also slightly concerned about safety as a solo woman traveler, but that is a smaller concern than this idea of loneliness and isolation. Thank you!