Trip reports, destination guides, packing advice, and honest takes from the road. Written for travelers who go their own way.
I have a pre-trip ritual that has nothing to do with packing. About a week before any trip, I open my phone…
For most of my life, I planned every trip myself. I’m a researcher by nature and a writer by trade—someone who actually…
It started as a nervous habit and became a philosophy. The first time I booked an extra night at a destination —…
Let me be honest with you: cruising solo used to feel like a punishment. You’d book a cabin designed for two, pay…
GoingSolo.life started with a simple frustration. Most travel content is built around the assumption that you’re going with someone. The couple planning…
There’s a version of Paris that most first-time visitors never find. It’s not hidden, exactly. It’s not a secret. It’s just obscured—buried…
The house was quiet in a way I hadn’t expected. This led me to solo travel for the first time. Not peaceful-quiet.…
The first time I did solo dining at a proper restaurant — cloth napkins, a server expecting two — I lasted four…
People often ask why Paris is my favorite city to visit alone, even more than London, which I think is No. 2…
Allow me tell you something that took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out as a solo traveler: that extra charge…