In Berlin, I booked an Airbnb outdoors the town, and in Vienna, I booked an Airbnb within the coronary heart of the town. I discovered that the latter made exploring alone simpler.

On solo journeys, I feel it is actually essential to be intentional about the place you keep. For my European journey, I booked a mixture of Airbnbs inside and outdoors of the town middle to offer me an opportunity to see what life is like within the surrounding areas, in addition to within the coronary heart of the town. 

I discovered that attending to and from Airbnbs in small villages with my companion later within the journey felt like a little bit journey every time, the place we might bond over what we simply noticed or have been on our approach to see. However touring alone, these treks felt extra mundane to me, like I used to be simply losing time and power I might have spent exploring.

In Berlin, I booked a tiny residence resort in Neustrelitz, a small city outdoors of the town. I traveled to and from Berlin by practice, which took about an hour and a half for every leg of the journey, in addition to a 20-minute stroll from the station in Neustrelitz to my Airbnb. Whereas I used to be glad I acquired to expertise Neustrelitz, the place I noticed the occasional backpacker amongst principally locals, it made my journey more difficult. Whereas Berlin supplied a mixture of English and German indicators, all the things in Neustrelitz gave the impression to be in German, which I do not communicate.

Inside my Airbnb, all of the instructions and guidebooks have been in German, too, so I had to make use of a translation app to determine tips on how to use the Wi-Fi. I additionally thought staying removed from the town middle made my days in Berlin shorter, since I had an extended trek residence every night. 

After I acquired to Vienna, I stayed in an Airstream trailer outdoors of a resort within the coronary heart of the town. I assumed this made it a lot simpler to discover Vienna from the early morning into the night time since I might entry my Airbnb anytime to relaxation. Whereas I did not suppose my trailer was as quiet as Neustrelitz, I left Vienna feeling like I had a greater sense of the town than I did in Berlin. 

Whereas staying outdoors the town will be an journey, I like to recommend that first-time solo vacationers keep within the middle to make their journey simpler.