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About One Girl Wandering

Hey there! I’m Lindsay, the One Girl Wandering, and I’m happy you’re visiting my blog and following along with my adventures. I’m passionate about solo travel, trip planning, and sharing all the travel tips I know with you. I’ve wanted to travel the world for as long as I can remember but for the longest time was overwhelmed and confused about how to do it. I hope I can encourage and educate other women on how to take their travel dreams into reality!

How I deal with travel ✨anxiety✨⠀ ⠀ I know How I deal with travel ✨anxiety✨⠀
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I know I may look like a brave gal traveling the world but I'm actually a knotted ball of anxiety. Every trip I take is a fight between what I want to do and a voice in my head that tells me I'm going to fail spectacularly. Yay.⠀
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Here are the steps that I take to keep my anxiety from keeping me locked in my house.⠀
😥Plan. I give myself a road map of what each day on my trip is going to look like. I feel good with a plan and as I like to say, "Past Lindsay is taking care of future Lindsay."⠀
😥Options. I have learned that if things don't go according to plan it can trigger my anxiety, so I make multiple options of what I can do in case something falls through. This keeps me from feeling the pressure and stress of having to make a decision on the fly.⠀
😥Research. Feeling like I have all the details helps me be more prepared. I'll look up everything from common scams to tipping etiquette to what the street looks like where I'm staying.⠀
😥Numbers. The big thing that always crosses my mind is safety. Whether that's on the plane or where I'm staying I like to remember that statistically, I'll be fine.⠀
😥Forgiveness. I understand that even with my best efforts there are still days where anxiety takes over and my plan for the day goes off the rails. I give myself grace on these days.⠀
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Do you have travel anxiety? What do you do to combat it?⠀
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I'm tired. And I know I'm not the only one. Texas I'm tired. And I know I'm not the only one. Texas may be back to looking like it's warm self but the damage from the ice and snow is going to continue to be nightmare for many. ⠀
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This past week, I learned way more about the Texas grid than I ever wanted to. I learned just how tough and compassionate my community is. And finally, I learned that I'm probably not going to make it through the first round of the zombie apocalypse.⠀
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To my Texas friends, I hope you are taking the time you need to fully heal from last week. To my everywhere else friends, thanks for being supportive, checking in, offering help, and donating to Texas charities.⠀
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Let's have a much calmer week. Sound good?
This is the closest I’ve been to an internationa This is the closest I’ve been to an international trip in over a year!⠀
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That’s right, directly across from my dramatic blogger pose is Mexico. And that river is the Rio Grande.⠀
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While I was on this trail, I noticed people wading across the water to touch Mexico. While amusing, my type-A, rule following brain was thinking, "I wonder if that is legal?"⠀
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It's not. Don't do it. It’s considered an unauthorized border crossing if you cross any location without a border agent. There's a hefty fine if you are caught.⠀
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But if you do want to visit Mexico when you are in Big Bend National Park you can visit using the park's Boquillas Crossing Port of Entry. Just FYI, it's currently closed due to the pandemic. ⠀
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What you will need:⠀
🇲🇽A valid passport, you can also use a passport card if you have one.⠀
🇲🇽$3 for the entrance fee.⠀
🇲🇽$5 for the boat ride over.⠀
🇲🇽Cash, USD is accepted - bring small bills.⠀
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If the border crossing had been open, I totally would have gone over to Mexico. How about you?⠀
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The stars at night are big and bright...⠀
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I KNOW YOU JUST CLAPPED!!⠀
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But for real, the night sky @thelocalchapter is incredible and it's all because Big Bend National Park has the least light pollution of any other national park unit in the lower 48 states. And in 2012, Big Bend National Park was awarded International Dark Sky Park status by the International Dark-Sky Association.⠀
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It is incredible to see so many stars that are normally hidden because of the light pollution and it was fun to try my hand at doing some star photography which I normally don't get to do back home in Austin.⠀
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My favorite constellation is Orion. Is it weird that I have a favorite constellation? Or do other people have one too?⠀
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Photo is from a pre-pandemic visit to @dipdipdiptatsu_ya.
This is the message for today. PS. I’ve been tr This is the message for today.

PS. I’ve been trying to find out the story behind this piece of Marfa art but have come up empty handed. If you have any leads, let me know.

PPS. Yes, I consider this art. I think art can be anything that inspires and this inspired me.

PPPS. You’re still here? I hope you have a great day!
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Hiking etiquette you might not know about (because Hiking etiquette you might not know about (because I certainly didn't!):⠀
🥾Stay on the trail - This prevents any damage to the ecosystem. Fun fact, there is this thing called cryptobiotic soil and you can kill it just by stepping on it.⠀
🥾Don't disturb the wildlife - That bison doesn't want a hug, no matter how fluffy he looks.⠀
🥾Masks are now required on NPS-managed lands when physical distancing cannot be maintained, including narrow or busy trails, and overlooks. ⠀
🥾Hikers coming uphill have the right of way - just take a step to the side and let them pass.⠀
🥾Say, "hello" or give a head nod when you encounter someone - It's just the nice thing to do.⠀
🥾Clean up after yourself - Even stuff like banana peels, it's just not meant to be in that environment and eaten by the critters.⠀
🥾Don't remove rocks, plants, fossils, etc - This is actually illegal, get your momentos from the gift shop!⠀
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Did any of these surprise you or are you already a hiking pro?⠀
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I feel like I'm finally safe to say: WOO HOO 10K!! I feel like I'm finally safe to say: WOO HOO 10K!!⠀
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When I started blogging I wanted to be the resource that I didn't have when I took my first solo trip. I knew that if I could encourage and give the tools help just one woman to take the leap to try solo travel that this would be worth it.⠀
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Now I get messages everyday from women who are sharing their solo travel adventures with me 😭🥺⠀
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All this to say, I'm really happy you are here and excited to continue this journey with you!

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