Hey Pookie,

As we countdown to the Virtual Travel Summit and accept the last day of applications for the Women's Wellness Retreat, I figured I'd use this time to answer some common questions I get about travel.

What are wellness retreats really like?

Retreats are a very intentionally designed healing experience that bring together people in similar places in life for a common cause—normally a healing mission. The activities range from self-reflection like meditations and journaling, to alternative medicine and lessons from spiritual guides. Group experiences often include yoga classes, outdoor adventures, shared challenges, joy-filled releases, meal-sharing, and bonding through storytelling.

What makes retreats so powerful is the space they create to explore repressed emotions, dream up new possibilities for your life, and let your body express what it's been holding—whether that means crying, laughing, resting, or simply being. Each person receives what they uniquely need, but they get to do it in community, which creates a sense of belonging, deep understanding, and collective strength. You leave with clarity, feeling more grounded and ready to re-enter the world after giving your nervous system the recalibration it’s been craving.

What’s it really like to solo travel?

Well—you're free. You don’t have to think about anyone else but yourself. You’re not tied to anyone else’s schedule, preferences, food choices, or opinions. You wake up each day and move at your own pace. You have space to think, reflect, roam, explore, and be completely inspired by your surroundings—whether it’s the aroma of fresh spices in a local market, the sound of unfamiliar language all around you, or the view from a mountain you just decided to climb because you used your free-will.

Is it lonely? I’ve heard some people say it pushes them out of their comfort zone and can be lonely. But I’ve personally never had a lonely day solo traveling. I don’t relate to the experience of being homesick, mostly because I’ve always felt the world is my home. I even remember going to camp as a kid and being totally confused as to why some kids were crying and wanting to leave—I was enthralled by the adventure away. I’m also an only child, have an invisible disability that requires down time, and am a person who highly enjoys being alone. I also don’t have many dependencies in my life—so it's easier for me to up and go as I please, which I realize is a privilege and unique situation. But even for those who feel more tethered to family, work, or other obligations, it’s a muscle you can strengthen over time and solo travel can become less of a scary journey and more of a momentary push through uncomfortabilty that will lead to a rewarding break from all of the demands back home, once you get to the otherside. Relax, you got this. Solo travel strengthens your ability to trust yourself, navigate the world with confidence, flex your judgement, and believe in the wisdom of your intuition.

Solo travel actually opens more doors to meet new people than traveling with friends ever could—you naturally spark up conversations and even build deeper connections with folks you might’ve overlooked or kept things surface-level with otherwise. And when that happens, your world expands. When no one knows you, you get to show up fully as yourself—uninhibited by the performance you’ve have to uphold in a life surrounded by everyone who knows you back home. You not only get to discover the world on your terms, you get to rediscover who you really are away from labels, expectations, roles, or restraints we often get trapped into in our home life. It’s a feeling that everyone deserves to experience.

Is it difficult immigrating abroad to live in an expat community?

Honestly? It can actually be easier to find community abroad with fellow expats than it is in your own neighborhood in the States.

Think about it—in the U.S., many people don’t even know their neighbor’s name. Everyone’s working 10+ hour days and squeezing in time for their friends and family when they’re already drained from the day. But when you live abroad, especially in cities with established expat communities, it’s totally different. You meet people who get it—who left their home countries for similar reasons that you did—a better economy, healthier food, less racism, less misogyny, less homophobia, more work-life balance, more time with family, more trust in the government, etc. There’s a built-in support system. You’ll be a part of WhatsApp groups, Facebook communities, local events, and familiar holiday celebrations with people who feel like home even in your new country.

In most other countries, life isn’t centered around work—it’s centered around living. Work is simply a means to live, and the social norms strongly reject a life consumed by work or an identity tied to job titles instead of character and passion.

Imagine grabbing tapas and wine with neighbors in Madrid just because on a random Tuesday, or hanging at the beach mid-day on a Wednesday with your volleyball partner for a brain-break before hopping back online for work, or throwing a Juneteenth BBQ that tastes like home, with your friends who’ve become family thousands of miles away. Sure, there are curveballs—language, culture shock, local norms—but doing it alongside others who’ve chosen the same path creates such a strong feeling of relief, support, and possibility.

And if you’re worried about missing your family, just know—you can bring them. Or better yet, be the first in your family to blaze that trail and inspire them to follow. There’s no rule that says you have to stay in an environment that creates chronic stress just because it’s what you’ve always known. You have options.

Learn a lot more perspective on living, working, moving, traveling, and influencing abroad from the real-life stories and wisdom of our 35+ speakers joining the Virtual Travel Summit on June 7 & 8 and 14 & 15.

🌍 Infinityland’s Freedom Finders Virtual Travel Summit

🎤 Real talk from global expats + experts

 📍 35+ speakers sharing tools to move, work, and live abroad

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To infinity,

Kristina 🌺

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