THE SOLO TRAVELLER
Your world. Your way.
Your world. Your way.
Photographer Yakobchuk Olena
THE LATEST FROM THE SOLO TRAVELLER
James Bustar is an entertainer whose work has taken him around the world for more than 20 years, performing on cruise ships and at corporate events and festivals. Travelling solo has become an ordinary part of working life, with unfamiliar cities, changing schedules and long stretches away from home woven into the job.
Published 12 October 2026
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Tools and Tech
Jet lag has never cared that we have places to be and things to see. An app says it can help reset our internal clock, so we took a look at the science because apparently stubbornly staying awake until bedtime is not a strategy.
By Simone Baxter | 6 October 2026
Tools and Tech
How difficult can it be to reinvent a pillow? More than 40 prototypes, four manufacturers and a purpose-built machine suggest the answer is: surprisingly.
A Q&A with Alex Zimin, Founder and Inventor, MultipilloW | 6 October 2026
Hiking and Trekking
After the catastrophic Rasuwa flood, Nepal is calling trekkers back. But what does that actually look like when some trekking regions were untouched while roads, bridges and access routes elsewhere were destroyed?
By Geoffrey Williams, with contributions from RajBala Treks and Expeditions in Kathmandu | 5 October 2026
The Changing Map
Switzerland’s glaciers lost more than five per cent of their remaining ice in 2026, exposing rock, expanding lakes and increasing the distance between familiar approaches and the glaciers they were built to reach. What does it mean for travellers when returning to the same viewpoint no longer means returning to the same view?
By Josh Chandler and Geoffrey Williams | 4 October 2026
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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.
