I hiked Rettenbachklamm because every Graz guidebook said it was the city’s secret wild place. The path was slick, the gorge loud with water, and I kept waiting for some big feeling to hit. Instead, I noticed how quiet my own head was for once. No Instagram shot could explain it: the cold mist, the ache in my knees, the way I kept checking my phone for messages that weren’t coming. Travel didn’t make me braver or more interesting. It just gave me space to hear what I’d been ignoring. Sometimes, the only thing a new place gives you is a mirror. #Travel #TravelConfessions #SoloHiking