Solo Trip Guides🇪🇺 Ghent
Short Solo Trips: Three Days Somewhere Close
A three-day solo trip is a different proposition from a long one, and the destinations that suit it are small.
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August 16, 2026All Articles
Budget Trips🇪🇺 Granada
Spain on €30 a Day Alone: Where It Is Possible
Thirty euros a day in Spain works inland and does not work on the coast, and the free tapa belt is why.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Packing🇪🇺 Florence
Packing for Italy: The Three Things That Actually Matter
Italian packing comes down to shoes, a layer for churches, and carrying less than you think on cobbled streets.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Destinations🇪🇺 Coimbra
Portugal Alone: Seven Places Beyond Lisbon and Porto
Portugal's two famous cities have risen sharply in price, and the country's best solo value is now elsewhere.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Safety🌏 Phuket
Thailand Safety Alone: The Scooter and Everything Else
Thailand's safety picture for solo travellers is dominated by one activity, and the rest is minor by comparison.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Solo Itineraries🌏 Tokyo
Three Days in Tokyo Alone: One District Per Day
Tokyo is a set of villages, and three days works best as three neighbourhoods rather than a list of sights.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Solo Trip Guides🇪🇺 Chamonix
Adventure Alone: What You Should and Should Not Do Unguided
Some adventure activities are entirely reasonable alone and some are genuinely dangerous without a second person.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Solo Trip Guides🌏 Hoi An
Vietnam Alone: Two Weeks on the Corridor
Vietnam's north-to-south route is worn enough that a solo trip along it runs itself.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Solo Trip Guides🌎 Tulum
Tulum Alone: The Beach Road Problem
Tulum has two entirely separate parts and staying in the wrong one alone is expensive and isolating.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Solo Trip Guides🌍 Cape Town
Cape Town Alone: The Transport Question Decides Everything
Cape Town's attractions are spread across a 60-kilometre peninsula, and how you move around determines the trip and the budget.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Solo Trip Guides🌍 Marrakech
Marrakech Alone: The Medina and the Hassle Question
Marrakech is intense in a specific way, and knowing what to expect in the medina turns it from stressful into interesting.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026
Solo Trip Guides🇪🇺 Edinburgh
Edinburgh Alone: A City Built on Two Levels
Edinburgh's old and new towns sit at different heights connected by bridges and staircases, which is the first thing to understand about it.
Solo Trip Editorial
August 15, 2026