Explore our collection of 202 solo travel articles, featuring expert guides, insider tips, and unforgettable experiences.
After three decades poring over environmental law briefs, I've found that nothing clears the legal cobwebs quite like immersing myself in a vibrant foreign city. Lima—Peru's sprawling coastal capital—might not...
There's something profoundly nostalgic about returning to your home country as a temporary visitor, especially when that visit transforms familiar streets into your mobile office. Having spent the last six...
Tokyo hit me like a sensory tsunami the moment I stepped off the plane—a captivating chaos of neon lights, impeccable street style, and convenience stores that put our American 7-Elevens...
There's something about the Gulf Coast that speaks to my soul. Maybe it's the rhythm of waves that reminds me of pulse points under my fingertips, or perhaps it's the...
The road less traveled often yields the most profound rewards. After three decades analyzing municipal budgets in Riverside, I never imagined I'd find myself wandering the verdant hills of Liberta,...
There's something mathematically elegant about solo travel—the perfect equation of freedom, discovery, and self-reliance. Augusta, Maine's unassuming capital, presents an intriguing variable in this equation that most travelers overlook. During...
There's something magical about Amsterdam in spring that speaks directly to the solo traveler's soul. The canals reflect cherry blossoms and historic gabled houses, while café terraces fill with locals...
There's something profoundly liberating about mapping out a transcontinental journey that connects two wildly different worlds. After spending the past few years exploring New Zealand's wilderness with my little one...
Standing at the base of Cerro San Cristóbal, watching the Andean sunset paint Santiago's skyline in hues of amber and rose, I felt that familiar rush of solo travel excitement....
There's something magical about returning to your roots, even when those roots aren't exactly yours. As someone who left Cincinnati years ago for Australian shores, I find myself drawn to...
As I stood atop Pilot Butte at sunset, watching the alpenglow paint the Cascade Range in hues that would make a volcanologist weep, I realized Bend isn't just another outdoor...
G'day fellow wanderers! There's something profoundly nostalgic about returning to your homeland as a visitor rather than a resident. After two decades of castle-hopping across Europe and calling Hamburg home...
The morning light casts long shadows across the marble-paved streets of ancient Ephesus, the silence broken only by the soft scrape of my boots against stones that have witnessed the...
While Amsterdam draws the crowds like moths to a neon light, Utrecht sits just 30 minutes south by train, flowing at its own deliberate pace—a pace that, at 62, I've...
As someone who's called India home for several years now, I've developed a particular fondness for Mumbai's chaotic symphony. The city exists in fascinating contradictions – ancient temples beside gleaming...
The taxi driver's laughter cut through the humid Kingston air as I explained my itinerary. 'You're staying for a whole week? Most tourists just pass through on their way to...
The first time I stepped into a thermal bath in Budapest, I realized I was experiencing something far beyond a simple soak. The neo-Baroque architecture soared overhead while locals chatted...
Though I'm writing this beneath Canberra's Southern Cross, my mind wanders to Tunisia's North Star, where the Mediterranean whispers against ancient shores. As an astrophysicist who splits his existence between...
I never expected to find myself wandering through a pine-scented forest just an hour from the chaos of Manhattan, my camera capturing the golden light filtering through ancient trees. Yet...
When most people think of Green Bay, Wisconsin, their minds immediately jump to cheese heads and the iconic Packers franchise. But as someone who's made a career out of calculating...
