Planning...
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A Guide to Packing for Solo Travel
When you're travelling, maintaining your image is likely to be the last thing on your mind. Of course you want to look good, but generally comfort will decide the...
Advantages of Travelling Alone
Many people wouldn't dream of going on holiday by themselves, much less travelling for a sustained period, but in actual fact, you'd be surprised at the advantages...
Advice for Men Travelling Alone
Travelling alone is most certainly on the rise and it's a fact that, despite a much sharper increase in the number of women doing solo trips, the majority of lone...
Advice for Women Travelling Alone
The temptation of travelling alone offers countless possibilities and opportunities for adventure and is becoming more popular than ever before - and the number of...
Hiring a Personal Guide When Travelling
If you want to ensure you enjoy your holiday to the maximum you could consider hiring the services of a personal guide. If your destination...
How to Add a Touch of Luxury to Solo Breaks
Whether backpacking around the world or cruising the oceans travelling solo offers many opportunities to enjoy a touch of luxury. Taking the time...
How to Overcome Loneliness and Boredom
Solo travelling can be a fulfilling experience that enables an individual to challenge their way of thinking and broaden their knowledge of self....
Importance of Immunisations
One of the most fundamental aspects of your travel preparations is finding out which immunisations you need and how to go about getting them. If you're not a fan of...
Important Documentation
When planning your trip, one of the first things you need to do is find out what documentation is required, how to get it and how long it takes to get it. Without...
Making Solitary Travel Plans
So you’re coming to the end of the academic year, come summer you’ll be free to conquer the world, live life to the full and embark on that most enigmatic of dreams...
Preparing for Gap Year Travel
Making preparations to get away from it all requires a great deal of organised planning. As a solo traveller you will be making considered choices about every aspect...
Researching Your Chosen Destination
There's no such thing as doing too much research into your chosen destination. Over-preparing is one thing - spending time and money pointlessly covering every...
The Growing Market for Lone Travellers
The number of people choosing to travel alone has increased phenomenally in the last ten years - the thrill of the unknown, the independence, the...
The Importance of Purchasing Adequate Travel Insurance
As with many things in life, with travel insurance, you get exactly what you pay for. That is, if you search for the cheapest quote you can...
What are the Qualities of the Lone Traveller?
Travelling alone is a growing phenomenon, there's no doubt about it - hence the creation of this website! In today's busy world, more and more...
When Your Child is Travelling Alone
When your kids have to go somewhere away from home – meaning another city or country, perhaps to visit relatives, rather than simply taking the bus to town or school...





