THE SOLO TRAVELLER
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The Changing Map
The Changing Map explores how environmental change is reshaping the places we travel to and the ways we move through them. From changing climates and landscapes to disrupted access, shifting routes and increasingly unpredictable conditions, we examine what is changing on the ground and what it means for the future of travel.
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
Low water levels on parts of the Rhine and Danube has 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
Dr David Bossek’s ONE PLANET Expedition has become an exploration of distance, environmental responsibility and what happens in the space between destinations.