507 articles tagged with solo travel
When I traded my marketing corner office for a theater intern's desk at 56, I never imagined I'd find myself wandering the diagonal streets of La Plata, Argentina two years later. Yet here I was—a man pushing 60, with more...
There's something uniquely democratic about New York City's transportation system—a sprawling network where Wall Street executives and street performers alike share the same underground passages. As someone who spends my days weighing evidence and deliberating in courtrooms, I find a...
As someone who spends most days in a courtroom weighing evidence and precedent, there's something profoundly liberating about trading my gavel for a backpack and exploring places that exist far from the beaten path. Aberdeen, South Dakota—a prairie jewel that...
Standing on South Tarawa's narrow coral atoll—barely 500 meters wide at points—I found myself at the intersection of climate vulnerability and cultural resilience unlike anywhere I've experienced in my urban planning career. This remote Pacific microstate offers none of the...
Let me tell you something about adrenaline and perspective shifts. After years of working in a correctional facility where every day follows the same rigid routine, I've learned to crave those moments when my heart pounds for all the right...
Standing at the bustling Quetta Railway Station, watching the ancient engines huff into their berths, I felt the peculiar sensation of being both foreigner and native son. My father's stories of traversing these mountainous routes decades ago echoed in my...
Standing in Plaza 25 de Mayo as the morning light washes over the pristine colonial buildings, I'm reminded why Sucre earned its nickname 'La Ciudad Blanca' (The White City). The constitutional capital of Bolivia feels like a secret whispered among...
Standing at the edge of Gamla Stan, watching the morning light dance across centuries-old buildings reflected in calm waters, I felt that familiar thrill of discovery that has accompanied me from the Himalayan foothills to the Andean peaks. Stockholm—a city...
Five years ago, I found myself in Ella by accident. My research on plant-based medicines had led me through various parts of Sri Lanka, but it was in this misty hill station where I truly began to heal. The therapeutic...
There's something rather poetic about wandering alone among seven million spring flowers. As someone who has documented historic railway journeys across Europe, I've grown accustomed to solo travel, but nothing quite prepared me for the sensory symphony that is Keukenhof...
I've always believed that holy cities possess a certain magic that extends far beyond their religious significance. Kairouan—Tunisia's spiritual heart and Islam's fourth holiest city—proved this theory spectacularly during my recent two-week autumn stay. While most tourists breeze through on...
Standing at the bustling intersection of Myeongdong, watching the neon signs flicker to life as dusk settled over Seoul, I felt that familiar tug of connection that first drew me back to my birth country years ago. There's something magical...
The moment you step through Bab Boujloud—the ornate blue gate marking the western entrance to Fez's ancient medina—you're transported back nearly 1,200 years. The sensory overload is immediate: vibrant spices forming rainbow mountains, artisans hammering copper in rhythmic percussion, the...
The Ganges whispers ancient secrets as it flows through Rishikesh, carrying centuries of spiritual seekers' prayers downstream. When I arrived here last spring, exhausted from Chennai's corporate demands and seeking respite, I didn't expect to find mathematical perfection in the...
Standing in Shinjuku Station for the first time feels like being dropped into the control room of a living organism. As someone born and raised in Yokohama, I've spent countless hours navigating Tokyo's intricate transit web, watching tourists' eyes widen...