In recent years, the trend toward traveling alone has been increasing, or rather, not being accompanied by the usual group of friends or family. The reasons are varied; some people love to challenge themselves and discover their own limits, some struggle to find a travel companion with whom to share the same passions, and others simply want to have an extraordinary experience.

One thing is for sure: setting off alone allows you to escape from routine and from the certainties that daily life allows us to build, and this alone is a great victory.

Obviously traveling alone does not just mean backpack on your shoulders, music in your ears, and loneliness for the rest of the holiday. There are different ways to understand this type of trip. One of the formulas that is increasingly gaining interest lately is that of group travel, with people who did not know each other before departure. The reason is clear: traveling with people you don't know you put yourself out there, you lower barriers and at least for the time of the trip, you are truly yourself.

It can happen that genuine friendships and strong bonds are formed between people who share the same interests and passions, and bicycling is a great example! More and more people are interested in this way of traveling, but often struggle to find people with whom to share this passion or the right motivation to depart.

So today we want to talk to you about 5 good reasons to travel alone by bicycle:

• exit your comfort zone and put yourself out there. Starting with people you don't know implies overcoming some of your own limits, breaking routine, in short getting rid of all the certainties and really being yourself. This is one of the things that travelers who try a solo journey (even in a group) appreciate most;

• meet new people, this is perhaps the most obvious motivation, but also the most important. In an increasingly digital world, many complain that making new friends (real ones, in flesh and blood), is not so easy anymore. Departing with a group of people you didn't know before, but who share your same passion for bikes is undoubtedly an excellent choice! There is no better way to make new acquaintances;

• you choose the destination yourself, you won't have pressure from anyone, you won't have to compromise with friends. You have complete freedom of choice according to your interests, just scroll through the list and find the destination of your dreams;

• have more time for yourself, sure in a group where nobody knows each other, there are many things to tell and the available time is not enough. But it is also true that the time you will have for yourself and to think is much more than a normal trip;

• at the end of the trip you will definitely be more enriched. Departing with people from other cities, sometimes even other countries, there is a cultural and life experiences exchange. The result? In the end, you will feel much wiser and with a lot of additional knowledge about yourself, about the places you have visited, and about your bike passion.

  If you also identify yourself in this way of traveling or want to try this experience for the first time, on Cyclando.com you can find all available bike tours by selecting the search engine, the "group" mode.