THE SOLO TRAVELLER
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Field Notes
‘Field Notes’ is where curiosity meets practicality. Our curated solo destination snapshots, tips and lists are designed to help you navigate your solo journey smarter, lighter, and with more confidence – distilled, direct, and ready when you are.
Solo snapshots …
Riyadh is a confident and curious city in motion quietly rewriting its own story. Glass towers rise beside historic souks, cafés hum late into the night, and solo travellers will find a place that rewards patience, respect, and openness.
Muscat is a coastal capital folded between ochre mountains and the Arabian Sea, where modern boulevards meet centuries of maritime history.
Lima is a coastal sprawl of clifftop views, buzzing neighbourhoods, and a city where solo travellers can wander from ancient ruins to seaside promenades without missing a beat.
Inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world, Beirut is a city of layers – history, culture, beauty, resilience, warmth, and a heartbeat that keeps going no matter what.
Nothing in Marrakech stays still … not the light, not the crowds, and certainly not your sense of direction!
Vienna is where solo travellers come to find rhythm in the rain, calm in the Kaffeehäuser (Coffee houses), and quiet companionship in the echo of a violin somewhere down a cobbled street.
Equal parts literature and laughter – a compact capital where brightly coloured Georgian doors, riverside walks, and the hum of pub chatter, storytelling, and song blend into something unmistakably Irish.
Framed by fjords and crowned with Arctic light, Nuuk is the world’s northernmost capital city. Colourful houses cling to rocky slopes, icebergs drift just offshore, and modern Nordic life hums quietly against the elements.
Cradled by mountains and stitched with rivers, Sarajevo is a city of stories – Ottoman bazaars, Austro-Hungarian façades, and scars that speak of resilience.
Tbilisi spills down its hillsides into the Mtkvari River, a jumble of wooden balconies, winding alleys, and echoes of empires past.
Valparaíso is a riot of colour on the cliffs, a city that dares you to get lost and loves it when you do. Murals, stairs, and windy alleyways beckon solo travellers to wander, linger, and let the city’s energy sweep them along.
Stone Town is a maze of history, spice-scented alleyways, and sun-warmed stone – a city made for wandering alone, where every turn brings a new surprise and every pause feels like your own private discovery.
Istanbul is where continents collide, and so do stories, scents, and sounds. Alleyways twist, domes rise, and ferry horns call – a solo traveller can get lost in the chaos and find themselves at the same time.
Osaka is where food rules and friendliness reigns – skewers sizzle, takoyaki bubbles, and every solo diner can pull up a stool and feel at home. It’s lively, unpretentious, and made for wandering at your own pace.
Listicles …
Treasures …
A handwritten register documenting the lives, conflicts, births and survival of the Pitcairn Island community descended from the HMS Bounty mutineers has arrived on Norfolk Island.
Skellig Michael, located about seven miles off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland, rises from the Atlantic like a jagged apparition – a pyramid of rock, weather and wheeling seabirds.
Carefully integrated into stunning natural Bavarian landscapes, King Ludwig II’s (1845–1886) four grand palace complexes are now listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
The Xixia Imperial Tombs represent the largest, highest-ranking, and best-preserved archaeological remains of the Xixia Dynasty (1038–1227).
Reviews …
‘The Movie Lover’s Guide to Paris’ sets itself a clear task: to treat the city not just as a destination, but as a living film set – layered, referential, and constantly reinterpreted.
With rare candour and an unashamed sense of wanting to light the way forward for others who have suffered the torture of domestic abuse, the result is a riveting survival story.
There are travel guides that tell us where to go, where to stay, and what to see. Occasionally, there are others that inspire us to contemplate the mystery of why we travel at all.
A bold and beautifully human collection of 30 real-life stories written by women who set off alone to make peace with grief, reclaim joy, chase wildness, face fears, forge empowering new rituals, and begin again.
Airnorth provides connectivity across northern Australia, with routes and fleet decisions shaped by geography, demand and operational conditions.