Solo Travel

Travelling alone, without the two usual problems: paying a supplement for having no companion, and booking activities that only work in pairs. What is filed here is the working material — the complete guide, the safest destinations for women, the mistakes first-timers make, and the specific Japan edition.

Two themes run through all of it. Solo is not a discount version of a couple's trip; eating, transport and accommodation cost differently, and Japan is the case study where the difference is smallest. The other is that the single supplement is negotiable more often than the price list admits — this post shows where to ask.