A Solo Point of View

The 2024 Solo Traveler Reader Survey results are in! Here’s what our survey of solo travelers reveals about why, how, and where you travel.

On a solo motorcycle trip, this traveler encountered a few challenges but would do it again in a heartbeat.

Please share your thoughts and suggestions for Solo Traveler in our annual Reader Survey. Help us advocate for and serve you better!

Stepping away from our devices allows time for the mind to wander. Let’s explore the value and pleasure of solo travel and silence.

Afraid of traveling alone? This post identifies and breaks down the fears that some people have about solo travel and how you can overcome them.

Here are 20 of the best poems about travel. They raise questions, share the joy of travel, and remind us not to take it for granted.

Travel without your partner. Take separate vacations. It can be good for a relationship. Guilt is not necessary. Go!

What have been your most challenging and most rewarding solo trips? Members of the Solo Travel Society share their experiences and lessons.

The benefits of traveling alone are many and varied. Here are 20 of my favorites along with input from the Solo Travel Society.

Here are just a few of my solo travel stories to give you an inkling of the magic that can happen as you travel alone.

Falling for a travel destination and moving to a new country alone is a bold step. Here are tips from a solo traveler who’s living her dream.

River cruises are popular with solo travelers, and for good reason. Here’s a new option I discovered from Avalon on the Douro River.

15 Years of Solo Traveler! Happy Anniversary to all of us! We wish you many more years of exploring the world your way.

The secrets of solo travel are often surprising to first timers. Experienced solo travelers already know them. Enter the solo travel world.

It stimulates all our senses, inspires curiosity, and teaches us about the world and ourselves. Experience the joys of traveling alone.

To end 2023 on a positive note, we have an incredible giveaway for you. One lucky solo traveler will win a 7-day trip from Tours of Distinction!

Why travel solo? The answer involves a combination of factors, some unique to the individual and others which are common to us all.

Our primary reason for traveling is often to discover a destination. Sometimes, we solo travel for healing from loss or grief.

Solo travel for self-care can take many forms. Janice shares a few options people might not think of and her surprising preference.

This guide to solo travel in your 20s delivers the why, where and how of solo travel. It’s different than solo travel in any other decade.