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Go Silver Oyster
A Fish Outta Wahduh
Feeling your foreignness when you return “home” and being able to laugh about it
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Solo travel news and blogs: travelling alone, safety, meeting people, single supplements and solo-friendly destinations, from publishers worldwide.
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Where's Ems?
How to be a confident solo traveller
Practical advice whether it's your first or fiftieth trip...
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Solo Traveler
How to Transform Your Life with a Travel Reset
Heather Markel is a Travel Reset Catalyst. In this interview, she shares how she helps people realize the transformational power of travel.
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Barefoot in Jandals
Norway In A Nutshell: Cruising the Fjords and Riding the Flåmsbana
From the deep waters of the Sognefjord to the steep mountain railway at Flåm, this spectacular journey took me from Bergen through the heart of Norway's fjord country.
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Adventurous Kate
AK Monthly Recap: July 2026
July was a VERY busy month. This month I ricocheted from the city of Prague to the lavender fields of Provence to the green cliffs of Ireland to a concert swelling with thousands of people in bald cap…
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Solo Traveler
Solo Travel Is Not Lonely: Proof in 5 Stories
While some people are afraid that solo travel may be lonely, I have no such fear. Here are just a few stories of people I've met.
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Where's Ems?
“Slide in on a shrimp sandwich” is my new favourite phrase...
And everything else that went on in July
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Barefoot in Jandals
24 Hours in Bergen: Rain, Trolls, and Skillingsboller
Bergen certainly didn't roll out the red carpet for me. Torrential rain, a disappointing hotel and waterproofs that simply couldn't cope made for a rather soggy 24 hours. But between wandering Bryggen…
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Solo Traveler
How to Cut Travel Costs without Spending Any More Money
Take a look in your wallet: you just might find ways to cut travel costs with memberships you already have. Take your benefits on the road!
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Adventurous Kate
Best eSIM for Travel in 2026
Remember what it was like to get a SIM card for your phone back in the day? Every time I arrived in a new country, I would go to a phone shop and spend around an hour or so signing up for a SIM card,…
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Nomadic Matt
Holafly Plans: The Best eSIM Plan for Long Term Travelers
There are a lot of eSIM companies in the world. They all work a similar way: you download their app, pick your package, install the eSIM into your smartphone, and off you go. There’s many I like. But…
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Sunhats and Chardonnay
The Truth About Staying Overnight on Fitzroy Island
What I loved, what surprised me, and everything I wish I'd known before heading to this island off the coast of Cairns
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Be My Travel Muse
Is Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique Worth It? Our Family Stay Review
From the upper levels of the Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique, the pools appear to tumble down the hillside toward Playa Penca, where the water was so clear and blue during our visit that it l…
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Solo Traveler
13 Solo Travel Secrets that Make Every Trip Better
The secrets of solo travel are often surprising to first timers. Experienced solo travelers already know them. Enter the solo travel world.
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Get Lost with Lonely Planet
6 lessons learned from over 20 years of solo travel
Going it solo has 99 problems – but compromising isn’t one of them.
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Where's Ems?
Confidence-boosting bingo: Solo traveller edition...
Tick off 24 mini challenges designed to help you meet people and build confidence while travelling alone.
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Be My Travel Muse
Anantara Layan Phuket: The Luxury Resort That Let Me Feel Like Myself Again
I don’t say this lightly, but this is probably the first resort in a very long time where I truly relaxed. Not as a mom. Not as the one constantly remembering snack times, nap times, sunscreen, diaper…
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Be My Travel Muse
Anantara Koh Yao Yai: One of Thailand’s Best Family Resorts (my toddler’s favorite)
There are hotels that welcome children. And then there are hotels that seem genuinely happy they exist. As parents traveling with a toddler and a baby, we’ve learned the difference. We’ve become big f…
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Go Silver Oyster
July 2026
Hello summer! Let´s eat and explore with walking tours, all while remaining calm for your next flight. And coming soon, an immigration big announcement.