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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.
3 Days in Bologna: a quick guide for people who love their food too much to share it
Looking for some food-first ideas on how you could spend a few days giving you & your tummy a lovely delicious holiday? Here’s my guide for spending 3 days treating yourself in Bologna
My solo guide to Verona: opera, pasta, tiramisu and spritz
People tend to come to Verona for the day because of Romeo & Juliet. Others just pass through the airport before grabbing a hire-car. But I went to the opera, stayed for a few days, and ate and drunk like a local. This is how