Solo Traveller

Tips and advice for navigating tricky few countries in Asia and The Middle East.

You don't have to stop 'travelling' when you're done travelling.

Travelling can be the best teacher you’d get in life. GaMei Chin shares valuable tips and lessons learnt on staying healthy while travelling in India...

They say that it’s the people that make a place, but making new friends when travelling in a new city or country can often be difficult. The good thing is, in this digital age, there is an app for everything.

The ubiquitous ritual of girls’ nights (or afternoons or evenings) tells us one thing – we need a place and a time when girls can...

If you speak English, you’ll get by just fine in Malaysia as the language is widely spoken. Then why learn a phrase or two of the national language, Bahasa...

The first time I told my mother I wanted to travel Sabah for two weeks on my own, she freaked out. She sat me down and recommended I go see a doctor...

As a solo traveller, one of my priorities when I land in a new destination is to get out and make some friends.

Many travellers share how travelling has taught them this and that, how they've become better at adapting to new environment, how they've learnt to...

I do not think I would be the same person I am today if I had not travelled. The conversations I have had with strangers and experiences I have

No Miss Nice or Miss Trusting when you are in a foreign land alone. If you have been known to be an overly trusting person, stop that. If you are a helpless naive, maybe solo travel isn’t for you.

Nothing gets my pulse racing faster than the sound of a train whistle. I may not know where the train is headed, but knowing that it’s nearby and about to leave soon for wherever gets me excited.