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Please don’t feel sorry for us solo travellers – we actually love travelling this way! Here’s why I choose to go it alone ..read more

As a solo female traveller of a certain age, you don’t want to feel invisible on holiday but on the other hand, there’s some kind of attention that you’d really rather avoid. Some years ago I took a last minute solo trip to Croatia, Hvar to be precise, and booked myself into a very nice … Read more First stop the nudist​ beach ..read more

Think a canoe trip in the Pantanal region on Brazil is a quiet affair? Think again! (Visiting the Brazil stand at the World Travel Market yesterday made me think back to this most memorable of days during my solo trip to this incredible country)   Today we’re talking reptiles and mammals and despite the night safari … Read more Caught up in a caiman face off ..read more

Sri Lanka is foodie heaven and a vegan paradise It’s mid-morning and the train to Nuwara Eliya is climbing through the lush, green countryside on its way to the hills of Sri Lanka’s tea country. Since I boarded at Haputale the scenery has changed completely and I find myself jostling with other passengers, hanging precariously out of the … Read more Sri Lanka Hill Country – go for the tea, stay for the curries ..read more