THE SOLO TRAVELLER
Your world. Your way.
Your world. Your way.
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THE LATEST FROM THE SOLO TRAVELLER
Learning and Creativity
Tracks became stories, bird calls became clues and wildlife encounters became something to interpret rather than simply observe. For solo traveller 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 designs private journeys through Bhutan that connect travellers with artisans, practitioners and local experts. He 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
Tools and Tech
Travel technology can make navigating, translating and remembering easier, but every interaction demands some of our attention. Wearable AI specialist Nicky Zhu explores how technology could become less intrusive while keeping solo travellers connected to the places and people around them.
A Q&A with Nicky Zhu | 11 September 2026
Nature and Wildlife
Africa’s green season brings rain, thicker vegetation, newborn wildlife and fewer safari vehicles, but conditions vary considerably across the continent. Safari specialist Deon De Villiers explains what travellers can expect, where the season works best and why a little mud need not spoil the experience.
A Q&A with Safari Guru founder Deon De Villiers | 10 September 2026
The Changing Map
Low water levels on parts of the Rhine and Danube have disrupted European river travel this year. For solo travellers planning journeys along Europe’s great rivers, the conditions of 2026 show what can happen when those journeys can no longer follow the rivers entirely.
By Geoffrey Williams and Josh Chandler | 6 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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