THE SOLO TRAVELLER
Your world. Your way.
Tools and Tech
From planning and navigation to safety, connection, and decision-making, solo travel asks more of us. Technology now shapes almost every stage of the journey, but not everything designed to help us earns its place. Here, we look at the inventions and resources that genuinely support independent travellers in practical and meaningful ways.
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
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 | 6 October 2026
Phone-free • Digital detox • Connection
Smart glasses • Wearable AI • Navigation
Artificial intelligence • Trip planning • Decision making
eSIMs • Connectivity • Mobile data
Polarsteps • Travel tracking • Digital memories
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Tools can help us plan, navigate and stay connected. But travelling confidently on our own depends on more than what we carry or download.
