Tinto de veranos in Madrid
In the weeks after my return from my month-long, mostly solo trip to Europe earlier this summer, I was met with a mixture of surprise, concern and awe when I mentioned that I ventured off by myself. Curious to get to the root of their reaction, I did what we all do when we have a question we can’t answer: I Googled it.
When I did, I learned that I may have put the proverbial cart in front of the solo travel horse. My search results yielded more media articles and blog posts about why Americans don’t travel abroad than why we’re more hesitant than other countries to globe trot solo.
As it turns out, examining the country’s attitude toward travel in general may offer clues to help answer my original question.
So first thing’s first; why don’t Americans travel internationally?
the curious passport 