Travel for Solo
Solo travel has gone fully mainstream — roughly three in four Millennial and Gen Z travelers now plan trips on their own, and most are choosing longer stays over quick getaways. This archive covers safety-first destination picks, social hostels and group tours, and itineraries designed for travelers who set their own pace and answer to no one.
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Alfama Lisbon
Lisbon’s oldest district, a Moorish-era maze of alleys between São Jorge Castle and the Tagus — birthplace of fado music and route of the vintage Tram 28.
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Cais do Sodré
A vibrant, trendy, foodie neighborhood ideal for nightlife seekers, foodies, young travelers.
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Albert Dock Liverpool
Restored Victorian dock complex on Liverpool’s waterfront, home to Tate Liverpool, the Merseyside Maritime Museum and The Beatles Story, the world’s largest Beatles exhibition.
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Miraflores Lima
Upscale clifftop district on Lima’s Pacific coast, known for the Malecón parks overlooking the ocean, the cliffside Larcomar shopping center and lively Parque Kennedy.
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Ajuda
A royal, peaceful, green neighborhood ideal for history buffs, nature lovers, those seeking tranquility.
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Old Town Leuven
Historic heart of Belgium’s oldest university city, anchored by the lace-like Gothic Town Hall (1448–1469) and the café-lined Oude Markt, the “longest bar in the world.”
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Vieux Lille Lille
Lille’s historic old town in northern France, known for cobbled streets, 17th-century Flemish Renaissance facades, upscale boutiques and the arcaded Vieille Bourse of 1652.
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Sirmione Lake Garda
Sirmione is a narrow peninsula town on southern Lake Garda, crowned by the moated 13th-century Scaliger Castle, the Roman Grotte di Catullo villa ruins, and sulphur-rich thermal springs.
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Lanai City Lanai
Lanai City is Hawaii’s historic plantation town on Lānaʻi, built by James Dole in the 1920s around Norfolk-pine-shaded Dole Park, with vintage shops, local eateries, and the 1923 Hotel Lanai.
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The Strip Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Strip is a 4.2-mile stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County’s Paradise and Winchester, lined with the megaresort casinos, showrooms, and nightlife that define modern Las Vegas.
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Lauterbrunnen Valley
Glacial U-shaped valley in the Swiss Bernese Oberland known as the valley of 72 waterfalls, including the 297-metre Staubbach Falls and the underground Trümmelbach Falls.
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Agios Nikitas Lefkada
Car-free fishing village on Lefkada’s northwest coast, with a pedestrian lane of stone houses and tavernas leading to a pebble bay on the Ionian Sea.
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Plagwitz Leipzig
Former industrial quarter in western Leipzig reborn as a creative hub, where the Spinnerei cotton mill now houses artist studios and galleries along the Karl-Heine Canal.
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Gion
A geisha district, traditional kyoto, historic quarter neighborhood ideal for Culture enthusiasts, Photography lovers, History buffs.
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Gion Kyoto
Gion is Kyoto’s historic geisha district around Yasaka Shrine, where flagstone Hanamikoji and willow-lined Shirakawa streets are lined with traditional wooden teahouses, kaiseki restaurants, and maiko.
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Higashiyama
A temple district, traditional streets, cultural walk neighborhood ideal for Temple enthusiasts, Culture seekers, Shoppers.
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Philosopher’s Path
A cherry blossoms, temple walk, quiet path neighborhood ideal for Nature lovers, Temple visitors, Quiet seekers.
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Arashiyama
A bamboo forest, nature escape, temple gardens neighborhood ideal for Nature lovers, Photographers, Temple visitors.
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Meram Konya
Meram is a leafy district southwest of Konya, Turkey, famed for the Meram Vineyards (Meram Bağları) — historic hillside gardens, orchards, and stream-side picnic grounds praised by traveler Evliya Çelebi in 1648.
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Old Town Kotor
Kotor’s Old Town is a triangular UNESCO-listed medieval quarter on Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, ringed by fortified walls climbing the mountainside, with the 1166 Cathedral of Saint Tryphon at its heart.