Solo travel can be daunting. I read comments on travel forums laced with panic from people who are about to venture on trips to South East Asia and South America all on their lonesome. I was like that…and, to some extent can feel like that now when I travel solo. I want to calm nerves, the soothing balm on your upcoming travel adventure; whether that be a week touring Eastern Europe…
Back in 2005, I had just secured what I thought was going to be the job of a lifetime. This was my first graduate position (after many unsuccessful job applications) and was to my mind a job where I could forge a long-term career. My initial reaction was one of joy at getting the job, but then came the mild panic. My problem? I hadn’t travelled to the…
Going solo…a scary prospect for most of us. The thought of being the only person, the singular, the solitary can often be viewed in a negative way. Never more so than when that lone traveller grabs their backpack or hefty suitcase and decides to explore somewhere new. I want to change that. I want ‘alone’ to be seen positively; the single traveller to be viewed as the trailblazer,…