THE SOLO TRAVELLER
Your world. Your way.
Your world. Your way.
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Community-based tourism can sound straightforward, but the reality is considerably more complicated. Impactful Travel’s Alejandro Teus Honig considers what it takes to build relationships that last, and why communities should be partners in deciding what tourism looks like rather than attractions added to an itinerary.
A Q&A with Alejandro Teus Honig | 23 September 2026
Ecotravel
A self-guided cycling holiday leaves nobody else in charge of the day. But when there is no group or guide, what makes travelling on two wheels alone actually work? Riccardo Sedola builds self-guided cycling holidays that travellers can undertake on their own dates and at their own pace.
A Q&A with Riccardo Sedola | 22 September 2026
Slow travel
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
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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.
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