THE SOLO TRAVELLER
Your world. Your way.
Your world. Your way.
Photographer Yakobchuk Olena
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Ecotravel
How much of the waste we create while travelling has already been decided before we arrive? Perhaps the more useful question is not what happens at the bin, but what could have been avoided in the first place.
By Emily Clarke | 18 September 2026
Slow travel
What happens when we wake up somewhere new and discover there is nowhere we need to be? Simone Baxter considers why leaving a day empty can feel surprisingly difficult, and what becomes possible when we resist the urge to fill it.
By Simone Baxter | 17 September 2026
Learning and Creativity
Interski Managing Director Robert McIntosh has some reassuring advice for anyone contemplating their first ski lesson: leave your pride at the hotel and do not take yourself too seriously.
A Q&A with Robert McIntosh | 16 September 2026
Learning and Creativity
For Rebecca Draheim, studying to become a field guide in South Africa opened up an entirely different way of experiencing Africa – and ultimately a different life within it.
A Q&A with Rebecca Draheim | 15 September 2026
Learning and Creativity
Himalayan Echoes co-founder Yeishan Goel shares why curiosity can reveal more than sightseeing alone and why arriving ready to learn can also mean arriving ready to have some assumptions challenged.
A Q&A with Yeishan Goel | 15 September 2026
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Photographer: Yannis H.
First published 23 October 2025
Volunteering abroad takes us off the map of sightseeing and into the rhythm of real communities, where our days unfold with purpose and even the smallest moments can leave impressions and memories than can last a lifetime. As solo travellers, it is travel that asks a little more of us and gives us much more in return.
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