If I had a dollar for every time someone pointed out that a travel picture I posted was a “selfie” , I’d look like I just ended a very successful night of stripping. Selfies, and more recently, selfie-stick-selfies , get a lot of hate sometimes on social media, but how else are you supposed to be in a picture when you solo travel ? Especially if there’s no one else around to take it?! Although pictures of scenery are great and all, they don’t exactly show that you were actually there. Not that people wouldn’t believe that you actually went to the Galapagos Islands or Machu Picchu , but wouldn’t you rather have your face in front of some of the most epic scenery you’ve ever seen than settle for something that could get lost in Google images? There are ten bazillion pictures of long tail boats in Thailand , but there’s only one of YOU in a long tail boat in Thailand! Sure, it can be awkward and/or embarrassing taking a selfie in...