Being an autistic solo traveller
I'm sure that nearly every person who is reading this blog knows someone who is a solo traveller, but how many of you know an autistic solo traveller? I don’t know anyone who is, apart from myself. I am a 26-year-old solo backpacker currently on a Working Holiday Visa in Australia, and I knew for a fact I wanted to do this on my own. I wanted to use this as an opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and be the best me that I can be. One thing that isn’t often spoken about in society is the opportunities and skills autistic people have. From a young age, I have always loved traveling. After doing many trips in the past I wanted to try being a solo backpacker. I’ve completed a few big challenges already ranging from spending 3 months living in a rural village in Tanzania building a toilet block for a primary school to trekking the Himalayas in Nepal. Despite doing a lot of traveling in the past, my Australia trip was different because I didn’t go through any organizat...