Hello Sarah – “I’m really nervous about traveling alone” in a google search led me here.

What’s kind of pleasantly odd is I’m also twenty years of age, named Sarah, and traveling near the Christmas break – except I’ll be going to Japan.

I was looking at my other search results (mostly forum advice type stuff) and here’s the gist: smile alot, go to bars/hostels/places of worship to meet people, take a journal, call your family if things get really bad, and SOAK IT UP because traveling alone is like nothing else – you’ll find strength in you that you didn’t know was there.

Hope that helps. If it doesn’t, well, just keep in mind that at least one other person is in the same predicament as you are. Good luck and have fun!

I think you really have to do it once. I would like to do it also, probably in the summer. And don’t worry, Europe is safety, and people are generally nice, so you will meet with lots of new people there. Although as my experience in Prague, there people were really really rude, and unhelpful, and most of them didn’t speak english. But surely there are lots of tourists, so hopefully you can find buddies there. If I was in Europe now I would love to go around with you, but unfortunately still in the Midle East. Plan your next trip in the summer, than I will be able to show you some great places. :)