Welcome to the solotravel.org weekly travel round-up. We have taken some of the most interesting travel news from the world that is applicable to solos! Nepals tourist and trekking industry is under threat The thrill of climbing Mount Everest is an experience that many tourists hope to achieve, from adrenaline junkies wanting to experience Nepal … Read more
INTRODUCTION TO THE GREAT WALL The Great Wall of China’s construction started around the 7th to 8th centuries BC to provode protection from the north. The Great Wall started off just as a regional project and it was probably never expected to grow into what we know today. The Great Wall, like the rest of … Read more
The YUCATAN is one of the most popular areas of Mexico to visit with the ever growing resort town of Cancun at it’s tourist core. As a solo traveller you might easily be put off by the image of spring breakers or the euro party crew who holiday in the Yucatan but these rowdy groups … Read more
Where is it? Asturias is a small region in Northern Spain and the principle cities are Oviedo and Gijon. It is a year round destination. HOW DO GET TO ASTURIAS Easyjet flys direct from London Stansted National Express buses leave from most UK destinations to Stansted. Terravision buses leave from Central London to Stansted. For a … Read more
Travelling Tunisia Ever since the Star Wars sagas were filmed, Tunisia has been the Mecca for the fans and an exotic excursion for those that have never seen the movies…these people must be Trekies. Tunisia is packaged similarly to Egypt, seems agencies group tours by the amount of sand is on offer with a majority … Read more
When you are travelling on your own a good way of hooking up with other with other solo travellers is by undertaking some activities when you join up with a group. This is a great way of meeting like minded travellers. We have complied a list of activities that land themselves to being sociable. 1. … Read more
Australia has been losing numbers of tourists in recent yeads , in part due to the high Aussie dollar which has made it a very expensive destination, even for those who are here on a budget. However Aussie is a big country and is a big destination for Asian students looking to learn English and … Read more
The Ukraine is one of the last undiscovered countries in Europe, and this vast frontier-land has many new cultural experiences to offer travellers, amongst the old Soviet architecture and the dramatic landscape of the Crimea. But what many people may not know is that the Ukraine is also home to a Welsh football club. That’s … Read more