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Archive for category: Solo travel

Solo travel tips, stories, and interviews with other solo travellers

  • Temple in Bangkok
     

    My weird Thai monk story (first time in Bangkok)

    31st October 2018 / Solo travel, Stories / 7 comments

    In the winter of 1995,  I travelled solo to Southeast Asia for the first time. The streets of Bangkok smelled of incense, diesel and charcoal cooking. Tuk-tuks whizzed by, and monks wrapped in orange robes […]

     
     
  • View of the Old Bridge (Mo star) from another bridge
     

    Solo woman in Bosnia and Herzegovina – is it safe?

    26th July 2018 / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Destinations, Europe, Solo tips, Solo travel / 7 comments

    Despite its name, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a single country, which became independent from Yugoslavia after a referendum in 1992, leading to a four-year war. Physically, it’s a stunningly beautiful country with green mountains lapped […]

     
     
  • Friendly coffee shop in Manfredonia
     

    “Non parlo l’italiano!” – Meeting locals in Puglia

    14th June 2018 / Solo travel, Stories / 1 comment

    I was waiting on platform #7 at Lecce’s train station when the train to Martina Franca pulled in. I had to blink a couple of times and make sure I was on platform 7 and […]

     
     
  • On theJade Mountain Trail with the lab students and colleagues
     

    An Italian expat explains what living in Taiwan is like

    10th April 2018 / Interviews, Solo travel / 3 comments

    After spending 25 days in Taiwan, I found myself with more questions than answers. Since I didn’t speak the language, I couldn’t just ask locals I met in passing. My knowledge of the country felt […]

     
     
  • Hore Abbey, Cashel, Ireland
     

    Retrospective and highlights of 2017

    27th December 2017 / Retrospectives, Solo travel, Stories / 5 comments

    The New Year is almost upon us, which means it’s time for my yearly retrospective. I like to take this time to remember where I’ve been and what I’ve done over the year that’s ending. […]

     
     
  • Lake Bohinj, Slovenia
     

    How will the travel trends of 2018 affect older solo travellers

    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 […]

     
     
  • Camino de Santiago
     

    Hiking the Camino de Santiago solo – an interview

    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 […]

     
     
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Since 2013, my mission is to give YOU, the 40+ solo traveller, the means and inspiration to travel safely on your own, stray off the beaten path, and have unusual adventures, all without breaking the bank!

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