May 20, 2025 • 7 mins
Tiff's going on her frist solo trip to Europe so Michhel stops by with TOP saftey tips
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're waking up with fifth in the morning. Kiss, good morning.
Welcome back to Travel Tuesday with Tiff, where we're shelling
out different travel tips specifically for those that are interested
or curious about solo traveling. If you had missed this
announcement a couple of weeks ago. I'm going to Europe
on my very first solo trip and Michelle is our
(00:24):
travel expert and she helps people book solo travel specifically.
Good morning, and we are exactly a month away from
the big trip. I'm getting excited now. In the weeks
that I've posted about this on social and I've talked
to people sidebar here and there, and some of the
(00:45):
calls I even get on the air, there's always this like, oh,
that sounds so cool, but I could never do it
because what typically happens with like a common fear that
we can try to put someone at ease.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
About the fear of the unknown, the anxiety that comes
with trying to plan a trip, being in an unknown destination,
maybe not knowing anyone who's ever been there or who
is currently there. There's a lot to tackle in that
beginning planning phase, and I'm here to help you through
it and try not to think about all of it
(01:18):
at the same time, all at once.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
So early on. You know what I'm hearing is this
big theme around anticipation anxiety. Yeah, the anticipation of it
all is making you anxious, And I really think that
that was where I felt so frozen in the planning
process of going on my first solo trip. Yep, I
felt this like just this freeze of I will have
(01:41):
to figure out my phone, will, I have to figure
out what bust I'm going to take, We'll have to
figure out how I'm going to get there to and from.
And it's a lot of anticipation anxiety, it is, and
it will definitely give you decision fatigue and maybe even
a little bit of decision paralysis where you have so
many options and you're getting so much advice from other people, friends, family, Internet,
solicited or unsolicited.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
And you just don't know what to do next and
you can't do anything.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
I think that's a common theme in life in general. Yeah,
So let's go through if fear is a common theme
for booking solo travel, I want a Cincinnati and listening
right now to feel inspired even again, if it is
a solo trip to the restaurant. I've worked really hard
in the last two or three years to get on
the plane. But if you're starting small, what are some like,
you know, common fears or safety tips rather that you
(02:28):
could maybe shell out that would be helpful.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah. I think there is a big stigma around solo
travel and especially for women, and it all centers around safety, like, oh,
solo travel is so dangerous for women. But I think
as soon as you step out of that zone and
you read other stories or listen to podcasts, you'll find
out that it's actually a lot safer than it is
sometimes made out to be. And one big thing that
gave me peace of mind when I spent three months
(02:49):
in Europe was the Smart Traveler Enrollment program that the
State Department offers. You basically register your trip with the government.
It's free, and they'll give you notifications of instances of
civil and rap, worldwide, pandemic, labor strikes, things like that,
especially for longer trips. It's amazing the peace of mind. Okay,
what else I would say? Do don't be afraid to
(03:11):
be just a little bit rude, not hateful or mean,
but people, especially in these really crowded areas, peak summertime,
they're going to be trying to hand you flyers or hey,
I think you dropped something right. These are common scams
that we all know and are aware of, and they
vary by location. Don't be afraid to be like, no,
I don't want it, you know, turn your back away,
remove your hands, don't take it, even if it hurts
(03:33):
that person's feelings, even if that person is genuine. You
got to stand your ground a little bit as a
solo person to avoid that situation completely so that you
don't get looped into something that you don't want to
be involved with.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
On the line, be a little on the rude side,
which is hard for me because yeah, alright. One final
tip by the way, this is Michelle, she's our show's
travel expert, and she's talking about solo vacationing in Europe
this summer. Or what else you have for a final
safety tip.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Final safety tip goes beyond the person. Protect your data.
Always use a VPN and an app like WhatsApp or
even signal to protect communications that may or may not
be encrypted, especially if you're on a public Wi Fi
network which is widely available, like especially all across Europe.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Okay, She's the Jane of all travel. Is her Instagram
handle if you want to reach out, if you're curious
and you want to maybe potentially book your own solo travel. Michelle,
thank you so much. We are less than a month
away from me going to Ireland. Yeah, so excited for you.
It's gonna be great. All right. If you're a Cincinnati
listening right now and you have some solo travel underneath
(04:40):
your belt, what is one safety thing that you've learned
that you could share with us right now? Five one three, seven,
four nine, one oh seven one. Because you're waking up
with Tiff in the morning on CHISS one oh seven one.
Good morning. If you want to go see Alex Warren
this October you missed him maybe this past weekend super
sold out show. You can start calling right now and
(05:01):
you don't even need a keyword today. Make it easy,
onya caller ten five win, three seven four nine one
oh seven one. We're in the midst of talking about
solo travel, et cetera. If you had missed this announcement,
I am going on my first ever solo trip to
Europe and less than a month so my travel agent
(05:21):
friend Michelle has been joining the show to give out
various tips, et cetera. You can always get caught up
on the podcast if your ears are perking up right,
or maybe you feel inspired to do the same. At
some point we share tips back and forth. But where
would you go? If you could travel somewhere solo? Where
would you go? I could go anywhere for a week.
I would want to go safely to South Africa.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I think, first of.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
All, I think it's beautiful, and I think it would
be a really cool and educational experience. Totally. I would
do anything to hang out with a baby elephant Asian
or African. I love it. Those are bucket lists destinations
right the South Africa's the Australia slash New Zealand. Also,
I would why we could go on for days. Feel
(06:05):
free to share though, Thank you for the talk back
with Tiff. You two can leave me voice notes and contribute.
It's free, it's low commitment. The iHeartRadio app is where
you go for those. I do have one more open
phone line for the Alex Warren tickets if I happen
to be catching you and you want to be on
that five one three seven four nine one o seven one.
Good luck in the meantime, we're still commercial free. You're
(06:26):
waking up with Tiff in the morning. Congratulations to that song, Luther.
I'll have the reason why coming up in three things
you need to know a few minutes from now. But first,
congratulations you are calling number ten.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Oh my gosh, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
You're welcome. Can you turn the radio down the background? There? Yeah,
there we go. I know you get excited. I'm sure.
What's your name? When neighbor already waking up with me
in this morning? Vanessa, Georgetown, Ohio. Well, thank you for
listening to Tiff in the morning. Thank you no keyword today, Gal,
you just got the luck of the draw. I'm excited.
I never want anything. Look, you got the good vibes
(07:04):
on your side today. Now. Is there anything you recommend
for solo travel? Have you done it? Would you ever
do it? Do you feel inspired? I don't think I
would ever solo travel. I get teen nervous. Well, you know,
I hope at least to provide a little bit of
inspiration that if I can do it, you can do it,
even if it's a solo trip to get dinner to
the restaurant by yourself. Yeah, you call me back when
(07:26):
you do that, Okay, my gal, I will thank you.
You're welcome if you took an l on these tickets.
I'm giving you tickets all week to see Alex Warren.
There's a chance you're familiar, but there's also a good
chance this will be the first time that I'm introducing
you to him because he's fairly new. Google the song
Ordinary we played on the show from time to time,
but if you want to hear it. So another cool
(07:46):
part of my job is introducing you to new artists
that I think you'd like. So he's coming back this fall.
I'll have more tickets tomorrow at eight thirty. All right
on the way. Three things
You're waking up with fifth in the morning. Kiss, good morning.
Welcome back to Travel Tuesday with Tiff, where we're shelling
out different travel tips specifically for those that are interested
or curious about solo traveling. If you had missed this
announcement a couple of weeks ago. I'm going to Europe
on my very first solo trip and Michelle is our
(00:24):
travel expert and she helps people book solo travel specifically.
Good morning, and we are exactly a month away from
the big trip. I'm getting excited now. In the weeks
that I've posted about this on social and I've talked
to people sidebar here and there, and some of the
(00:45):
calls I even get on the air, there's always this like, oh,
that sounds so cool, but I could never do it
because what typically happens with like a common fear that
we can try to put someone at ease.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
About the fear of the unknown, the anxiety that comes
with trying to plan a trip, being in an unknown destination,
maybe not knowing anyone who's ever been there or who
is currently there. There's a lot to tackle in that
beginning planning phase, and I'm here to help you through
it and try not to think about all of it
(01:18):
at the same time, all at once.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
So early on. You know what I'm hearing is this
big theme around anticipation anxiety. Yeah, the anticipation of it
all is making you anxious, And I really think that
that was where I felt so frozen in the planning
process of going on my first solo trip. Yep, I
felt this like just this freeze of I will have
(01:41):
to figure out my phone, will, I have to figure
out what bust I'm going to take, We'll have to
figure out how I'm going to get there to and from.
And it's a lot of anticipation anxiety, it is, and
it will definitely give you decision fatigue and maybe even
a little bit of decision paralysis where you have so
many options and you're getting so much advice from other people, friends, family, Internet,
solicited or unsolicited.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
And you just don't know what to do next and
you can't do anything.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
I think that's a common theme in life in general. Yeah,
So let's go through if fear is a common theme
for booking solo travel, I want a Cincinnati and listening
right now to feel inspired even again, if it is
a solo trip to the restaurant. I've worked really hard
in the last two or three years to get on
the plane. But if you're starting small, what are some like,
you know, common fears or safety tips rather that you
(02:28):
could maybe shell out that would be helpful.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah. I think there is a big stigma around solo
travel and especially for women, and it all centers around safety, like, oh,
solo travel is so dangerous for women. But I think
as soon as you step out of that zone and
you read other stories or listen to podcasts, you'll find
out that it's actually a lot safer than it is
sometimes made out to be. And one big thing that
gave me peace of mind when I spent three months
(02:49):
in Europe was the Smart Traveler Enrollment program that the
State Department offers. You basically register your trip with the government.
It's free, and they'll give you notifications of instances of
civil and rap, worldwide, pandemic, labor strikes, things like that,
especially for longer trips. It's amazing the peace of mind. Okay,
what else I would say? Do don't be afraid to
(03:11):
be just a little bit rude, not hateful or mean,
but people, especially in these really crowded areas, peak summertime,
they're going to be trying to hand you flyers or hey,
I think you dropped something right. These are common scams
that we all know and are aware of, and they
vary by location. Don't be afraid to be like, no,
I don't want it, you know, turn your back away,
remove your hands, don't take it, even if it hurts
(03:33):
that person's feelings, even if that person is genuine. You
got to stand your ground a little bit as a
solo person to avoid that situation completely so that you
don't get looped into something that you don't want to
be involved with.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
On the line, be a little on the rude side,
which is hard for me because yeah, alright. One final
tip by the way, this is Michelle, she's our show's
travel expert, and she's talking about solo vacationing in Europe
this summer. Or what else you have for a final
safety tip.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Final safety tip goes beyond the person. Protect your data.
Always use a VPN and an app like WhatsApp or
even signal to protect communications that may or may not
be encrypted, especially if you're on a public Wi Fi
network which is widely available, like especially all across Europe.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Okay, She's the Jane of all travel. Is her Instagram
handle if you want to reach out, if you're curious
and you want to maybe potentially book your own solo travel. Michelle,
thank you so much. We are less than a month
away from me going to Ireland. Yeah, so excited for you.
It's gonna be great. All right. If you're a Cincinnati
listening right now and you have some solo travel underneath
(04:40):
your belt, what is one safety thing that you've learned
that you could share with us right now? Five one three, seven,
four nine, one oh seven one. Because you're waking up
with Tiff in the morning on CHISS one oh seven one.
Good morning. If you want to go see Alex Warren
this October you missed him maybe this past weekend super
sold out show. You can start calling right now and
(05:01):
you don't even need a keyword today. Make it easy,
onya caller ten five win, three seven four nine one
oh seven one. We're in the midst of talking about
solo travel, et cetera. If you had missed this announcement,
I am going on my first ever solo trip to
Europe and less than a month so my travel agent
(05:21):
friend Michelle has been joining the show to give out
various tips, et cetera. You can always get caught up
on the podcast if your ears are perking up right,
or maybe you feel inspired to do the same. At
some point we share tips back and forth. But where
would you go? If you could travel somewhere solo? Where
would you go? I could go anywhere for a week.
I would want to go safely to South Africa.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I think, first of.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
All, I think it's beautiful, and I think it would
be a really cool and educational experience. Totally. I would
do anything to hang out with a baby elephant Asian
or African. I love it. Those are bucket lists destinations
right the South Africa's the Australia slash New Zealand. Also,
I would why we could go on for days. Feel
(06:05):
free to share though, Thank you for the talk back
with Tiff. You two can leave me voice notes and contribute.
It's free, it's low commitment. The iHeartRadio app is where
you go for those. I do have one more open
phone line for the Alex Warren tickets if I happen
to be catching you and you want to be on
that five one three seven four nine one o seven one.
Good luck in the meantime, we're still commercial free. You're
(06:26):
waking up with Tiff in the morning. Congratulations to that song, Luther.
I'll have the reason why coming up in three things
you need to know a few minutes from now. But first,
congratulations you are calling number ten.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Oh my gosh, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
You're welcome. Can you turn the radio down the background? There? Yeah,
there we go. I know you get excited. I'm sure.
What's your name? When neighbor already waking up with me
in this morning? Vanessa, Georgetown, Ohio. Well, thank you for
listening to Tiff in the morning. Thank you no keyword today, Gal,
you just got the luck of the draw. I'm excited.
I never want anything. Look, you got the good vibes
(07:04):
on your side today. Now. Is there anything you recommend
for solo travel? Have you done it? Would you ever
do it? Do you feel inspired? I don't think I
would ever solo travel. I get teen nervous. Well, you know,
I hope at least to provide a little bit of
inspiration that if I can do it, you can do it,
even if it's a solo trip to get dinner to
the restaurant by yourself. Yeah, you call me back when
(07:26):
you do that, Okay, my gal, I will thank you.
You're welcome if you took an l on these tickets.
I'm giving you tickets all week to see Alex Warren.
There's a chance you're familiar, but there's also a good
chance this will be the first time that I'm introducing
you to him because he's fairly new. Google the song
Ordinary we played on the show from time to time,
but if you want to hear it. So another cool
(07:46):
part of my job is introducing you to new artists
that I think you'd like. So he's coming back this fall.
I'll have more tickets tomorrow at eight thirty. All right
on the way. Three things
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