That quote – “Sun is alone too but it still shines” – doesn’t really have a clear author. It’s one of those lines that’s been shared so many times online, especially on inspirational pages and Instagram posts, that it’s hard to trace where it first came from. No famous writer or philosopher is officially linked to it. It’s more of a modern, anonymous saying that people use to encourage themselves or others when feeling alone.

Moments when the road felt endless, the silence too loud, or the sunset too far from anyone we knew. And yet, those same moments often hold something powerful. Like the sun – alone in the sky, but still shining – we, too, find strength in solitude. Travel has a way of teaching us that being alone doesn’t mean being lost. It can mean freedom, clarity, and connection – not always to others, but to ourselves.

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