13th December 2017 / Plan, Solo tips, Solo travel, The art of travel / 9 comments

Intrepid Travel, the small-group adventure company, has just published an article listing 10 travel trends for 2018. I normally don’t pay much attention to trend forecasts, but most of these trends align so well with […]

29th August 2017 / Interviews, Solo travel / 2 comments

The Camino de Santiago is an old pilgrims’ route that starts across the Pyrénées in southwestern France, crosses the north of Spain, and ends in Santiago de Compostela, a distance of 780 kilometres. It’s a […]

14th June 2017 / Solo travel, Stories / 9 comments

Everybody who’s been travelling solo for a while remembers their first solo trip, probably because the emotions were just more intense. It’s like the traveller’s version of losing your virginity. You don’t forget the first […]

3rd May 2017 / Solo tips, Solo travel / 11 comments

(Scroll to the bottom for the Tilley hat giveaway!) Twenty-five years ago today, I was lending in Paris on my first solo trip, which also happened to be my very first trip to Europe! After at […]

5th April 2017 / Solo tips, Solo travel / 8 comments

Ever since I wrote my post “Solo travellers in your 40s or 50s” I’ve been amazed at the number of people reading the post (over 10% of my entire traffic) and leaving comments. It turns […]

22nd February 2017 / Solo tips, Solo travel / 4 comments

I sat alone in the nearly empty hotel restaurant. A few couples were also having dinner on this St-Valentine’s night. When the waiter brought my expensive fish dish, I couldn’t resist. “Today is my birthday” […]

27th December 2016 / Retrospectives, Solo travel / 0 comments

It has sort of become a tradition for me to review and summarize the year that’s ending, from a travel point of view. If you’d rather see where I’m going next, jump to the end! […]