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Smarter solo travel for people who like good food, lie flat seats, better hotels and no sightseeing queues.
Practical destination guides, flight reviews and honest travel opinions for independent travellers aged 50+
Smarter solo travel for people who like good food, better hotels and no sightseeing queues.
Practical destination guides, flight reviews and honest travel opinions for independent travellers aged 50+.
My destination guides
Read my rather opinionated solo travel guides, by destination, mostly written from trips that I’ve taken over the years.
My Travel Tips
Read my snarky practical, tested advice for the independent solo traveller over 50 who likes things done properly
Latest posts
What to Eat in Harare: 6 Dishes Every Visitor Should Try
Sadza neNyama, local fish, gango, steak and Afro-Porto cuisine are my go to dishes in Harare.
Using Your iPhone Abroad: How not to burn 10GB in 24 Hours
EE in the UK wanted to charge me £128 to roam on my recent trip to Zimbabwe. Instead, I bought a Saily eSIM, but then burned 10GB in a day. Here’s the iPhone settings that would have helped saved me.
Pollença Mallorca: A Long Weekend Travel Guide for Independent Solo Travellers Over 50
Pollença is a walkable stone-built old town with a famous Sunday market, and comes with a sheltered bay a few kilometres away at Port de Pollença. Great for a shoulder-season break, just get a small hire car
How I find cheap long-haul business class flights
Flights are expensive, specially in business class. And from the looks of things, they’re not getting much cheaper any time soon. Here are some of the ways I get premium flights to my favourite destinations without having to sell a kidney
Intrepid’s 2027 “Not Hot List”: My favourites
Every year the people over at Intrepid Travel publishes a Not Hot List. Here’s my shortlist of 5 five that I think will work as solo, self-directed trips for the over-50s. Plus a quick word on the other five
Single supplement: the solo traveller tax, and how to dodge it
A huge chunk of the travel industry still prices for people travelling in a pair. If you book a room, a cabin or even a hire car or taxi, you end up paying all of it on you own. That’s the single traveller tax, and once you know to look for it, you’ll see it lurking everywhere.
About me
I’m probably the proof that you need that life (like my waistline) doesn’t necessarily get smaller as you get older. It can in fact get a bit fancier and posher lounge access if you choose it to. Specially if you’re travelling on your own.
So this is where I get to tell you a bit more about my favourite topic – me!