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  Refinery29 UK

  

  I'm Getting Married But I Still Do A Solo Trip Every Year

  Refinery29 - Jess Commons, Charlie Elliott

  One of the biggest myths about solo travel is that it’s something you do when you’ve got no one else to go with, which is rubbish. As we’ve already mentioned, there are plenty of reasons R29 readers go travelling alone – from money issues to different interests to actually, you know, wanting to …

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  My Year Living Alone With The Himalayan Tribes Run By Women

  Refinery29 - Joanna Cresswell

  There is an image from German photographer Karolin Klüppel’s project Mädchenland in which a young girl is submerged entirely in a pool of water, holding her nose and staring directly into the camera lens from beneath the surface. Surrounded by cavernous rocks, she floats among the dark reflections …

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  8 Veteran Solo Travellers On The Best Places To Go Alone

  Refinery29 - Katie Silcox

  Solo female travel is on the rise, and we’re here for it. According to a British Airways global study, almost 50% of women have taken a solo trip in the past, and 75% of women are planning to take one in the next few years. It’s not just studies that highlight this; hotel owners I've spoken to have …

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  Life-Altering Surgery Hasn't Stopped Me Travelling The World Alone, Twice.

  Refinery29 - Catriona Smith

  Back in May 2015, after working for 25 years in the luxury fashion industry, I realised the only thing I needed to change was absolutely everything. And so I took the bold decision to sell my flat and go travelling in Asia. Travelling was a big decision in itself but I also had to consider how it …

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  Solo Drinking Is Both The Most Fun & Most Frustrating Thing About Travelling Alone

  Refinery29 - Clare Thorp

  Recently, on a solo holiday to California, I met up with a friend for lunch, who wanted to know everything I’d been up to since I’d landed. After a highlights rundown that mostly included tacos, gelato and quite a lot of wine tasting, I told her about a brilliant little bar I’d stumbled across, …

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  My Big Gay Trip: What Exploring Lesbian Nightlife Around The World Taught Me About Myself

  Refinery29 - Jocelyn Evans

  Jossie in Japan With my nearest and dearest beside me, sipping long-haul flight freebie wine and battling with an in-flight entertainment system, I made the decision: The Big Gay Trip. I was en route to Vietnam at the time, for what turned out to be the most incredible three-week trip with a …