Solo Travel

Seattle might be the easiest big city in America to visit alone. People keep to themselves (sometimes a little too much), the coffee shops are built for one person and a laptop, and the best sights are walks, ferries and viewpoints that don’t need a companion. It’s also compact enough to get around without a

Austin is one of the easiest cities in the US to visit alone. People are friendly, the food is made for one person standing at a counter and the music scene means you’re never really sitting by yourself for long. It’s also a city that rewards wandering. You can swim, paddle, eat and catch three

San Diego might be the easiest big city in the US to visit alone. The weather is nearly always good, people are friendly and relaxed, and most of the best things to do are outdoors, where being on your own feels completely natural. Here are seven things to do alone in San Diego, plus tips

Chicago is one of the best big cities in the US to visit on your own. It’s friendly, it’s easy to get around on the L, and so much of what makes it great is about walking, looking and eating, all of which you can do perfectly well by yourself. Here are eight things to

New York might be the best city in the world to visit alone. Eight million people live here, and a huge share of them eat, walk and go to shows by themselves every single day. Nobody will notice you’re solo. That’s freeing. The city also rewards doing things at your own pace. You can spend

Nashville is one of the easiest cities in the US to visit on your own. Music is the main event here, and you don’t need anyone with you to enjoy a great band. In fact, a single seat at the bar is often the best seat in the house. The city is friendly, the downtown

Washington DC might be the easiest big city in America to visit on your own. Most of the best things are free, the subway is clean and simple, the center is walkable, and museums are perfect for solo travel. You can linger as long as you like in front of a painting, and nobody’s tapping

Travelling alone for a weekend is a different problem to travelling alone for a month. You’ve got two and a half days, you don’t want to spend one of them working out logistics, and you probably don’t want to eat every meal staring at your phone. So these seven are picked on practical grounds. Walkable

You’re in a beautiful place, you’ve paid to be there, and you cannot make yourself care about another old town. The cathedral is fine. The view is fine. You’d quite like to lie down. This is travel burnout, it’s extremely common on trips longer than about three weeks, and almost nobody admits to it because

Something will go wrong eventually. A missed connection, a stolen bag, a hotel that doesn’t have your booking, a passport that’s gone. The difference between a ruined trip and an annoying afternoon is almost entirely about knowing the first three moves. Here they are, by scenario. Your passport is gone 1. Report it to the