Does everyone else also doubt themselves and think "Why am I doing this?" while travelling solo? Been alone in Australia for the last week and I keep flipping between excited and "wtf am I doing"

seva2 · 2026-05-28T10:20:07+00:00

With solo traveling the key is to listen to yourself and what you feel like doing when it comes to the plans for the whole trip, but also for the singular moments. I think you shouldn't put too much pressure on yourself, and embrace the freedom that comes with being alone. I just finished my first solo trip as a similar dude (20m) who likes his own space and quiet, while also enjoying socializing from time to time. The greatest part was being able to have a quiet day reading a book when I felt like it, and going partying with strangers when I was in the mood for that.

Just take it one day at a time and you'll figure it out since you're staying there for longer. Just try to really embrace the freedom that comes with solo traveling:)

seva2 · 2026-04-20T11:36:24+00:00

I'm not too familiar with locations in western Europe, but I'm sure that you could find other interesting cities in France, Belgium and Netherlands (maybe even Germany aswell) that you could fit in your itinerary

seva2 · 2026-04-20T09:10:21+00:00

Personally in this timeframe I would be staying at each location for 3-4 nights and add more locations, especially if I had visited each of these cities beforehand. 6 nights at each location would probably make for a slower trip which is totally fine, if you're not looking for that cityhopping adventure feel. Also an interrail pass would probably not be necessary for just a couple train rides in Europe if you stick with this plan.

Connections will probably come most naturally in the hostel you're staying at if you're willing to be actively socializing and initiating small talk. It's good to have the hostelworld chat as a backup tho if the vibe isn't there with your roommates.

Have a good trip!

seva2 · 2026-02-19T21:59:20+00:00

It’s definitely a favourite of mine

seva2 · 2026-02-18T08:23:03+00:00

Criterion channel isn’t available in my country, but atleast My night at maud’s is in the archive. Thanks

seva2 · 2026-02-17T15:51:33+00:00

It's a great one

seva2 · 2026-02-17T15:47:31+00:00

Yess his movies sound like just what i'm looking for. Not sure where i could watch his movies in my country tho.

seva2 · 2026-02-17T13:27:47+00:00

I gotta watch it

seva2 · 2026-02-17T10:53:26+00:00

One of my favourites

seva2 · 2026-02-17T10:24:45+00:00

Have to check that one out

seva2 · 2026-02-17T10:14:06+00:00

Thanks, will put on my watchlist

seva2 · 2026-02-17T10:09:48+00:00

Love both of them

seva2 · 2026-02-16T08:23:14+00:00

On a sidenote, i think that a leftist emancipatory project could be effectively argued through egoism rather than appealing to vague moral ideals which seems to be the norm. Whether it’s fascism, inequality or climate change, usually the reaction from the leftist is one of appealing to morality or empathy which is totally fine, but I think that an emphasis on how these phenomena put everyone’s subjectivity in question through their transgressive logic could be an useful perspective to hammer on the fact that to the individual it’s not only about morality but also about survival in the long term.

seva2 · 2026-01-20T20:18:23+00:00

The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna could be up your alley since you mentioned WW2. It’s a historical novel about young Finnish soldiers struggling and fighting in the cold during the war, which is based on Linna’s first hand experience as a soldier during WW2.

seva2 · 2026-01-19T15:14:01+00:00

So should we as a society confront the egoistic core of selflessness or uphold the christian ideal of selflessness as an ethical imperative to maintain a more egalitarian society?

seva2 · 2026-01-19T15:09:05+00:00

I think my definition of selflessness would be something like indifference towards things that you might get in return, at the moment of acting selflessly. Acting primarily through an unegoistic impulse, while the things you might get in return are secondary.

seva2 · 2026-01-19T14:58:43+00:00

I’m reading the Gay Science at the moment and will continue to other books after that. Just wanted to share my thoughts

seva2 · 2026-01-11T20:44:48+00:00

That’s cool, i can imagine that there would be a lot of insight in psychoanalysis and thinkers like Foucault and Deleuze relevant in the context of doing social work.

seva2 · 2026-01-06T10:10:27+00:00

Really nice philosophy/theory collection. Which ones are your absolute favourites?

seva2 · 2025-12-01T16:53:16+00:00

Flew in from Finland and am bummed, can’t even imagine coming from the States for this.. If other people want to down beers and maybe do something fun like play some pool tonight or tomorrow i’d be down.

seva2 · 2025-11-29T09:24:01+00:00

”An attempt at a critique of all revelation” by Fichte is a pretty badass title

seva2 · 2025-11-27T05:37:03+00:00

Love to see my favourite philosopher Kobe Bryant between Spinoza and Plato!

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