The fine art of dating yourself
Last weekend was full-on in a way that can only mean August in Edinburgh is here and it’s therefore difficult to say no to events and shows and…
Category: Solo
The Atomic Hypothesis
Because I am a weirdo and I have a compulsion to keep my gmail inbox down to a tightly-curated one-page group of things that constitutes an extended and…
When does solo equal stupid?
In my neverending consumption of solo-travel-related media, last weekend while trawling Netflix for something to occupy me, I stumbled on Maidentrip, about Laura Dekker‘s solo sailing trip around…
Wild
I went back and forth on whether I should watch Wild on a plane at all. I was tired and kind of broody and very much looking forward…
On your own
I was talking recently to someone I work with about the Trans-Siberian and how it’s the seed my solo trip is growing out of. He said, ‘I have…
Paris, part two (I am so very full)
So, go back out last night I did, and I ended up at Le Dauphin. This place was amazing. It’s apparently the tapas-y offshoot of a much fancier,…
Paris, part one (and being a wimp)
I’ve been here just over 24 hours and I have already been reminded over and over again how long it takes me to get the nerve up to…
Tracks by Robyn Davidson
A few months ago I wrote about various stories of solo female travel and mentioned I’d seen the film version of Robyn Davidson’s memoir Tracks. I’ve finally got…
Val on solo travel
This is the first in (hopefully!) a series of long-form conversations/interviews with people I know on their experiences traveling solo. It took a long time to put this…
Paris plans
It’s time for me to start gathering bits and pieces to connect my 3 days of wandering in Paris. Here’s one of my favourite things I’ve read on…