I took my first solo trip to Iceland. It didn't transform me, but it did wonders for my anxiety levels and confidence.

I built my confidence and worked on my anxiety while traveling alone on my first solo trip. Lily Voss For years, I've struggled with anxiety, and it has held me back from pursuing solo travel. Around my 30th birthday, I worked up the courage to book a trip to Iceland by myself. That adventure helped me overcome many of my anxieties and gain the confidence to solo travel again. As I drove through Iceland's dramatic landscape alone this past June, listening to Bon Iver's "Holocene," I started...