Tag: solo traveller

This solo woman traveller is crossing the 10th country on her Bajaj Dominar

The 28-year-old Bengaluru based Candida Louis hit the headlines last year when she decided to bike to 10 countries with a mission to educate the world about the importance of travel. And, today she is in Australia, the 10th country, enjoying her solo ride on her Bajaj Dominar motorcycle, which she passionately calls ‘Skye’. In the first leg of her journey, she covered the East Coast of India and headed towards North East where she rode across Manipur to Myanmar – Thailand – Laos – Vietnam – Cambodia – Thailand – Malaysia – Singapore – Indonesia. She did two island ... Read more

Whether for business, leisure or ‘bleisure’, travellers are going solo

With longer working hours, constant digital contact and increasing obligations, it’s no wonder more people are treating themselves to solo trips to (temporarily) get away from it all! According to a survey by Agoda, one of the world’s fastest-growing online travel agents (OTA), travellers are choosing to go solo to take respite from the stresses of modern living. Agoda’s ‘Solo Travel Trends 2018’ survey, conducted by YouGov, found that relaxation and time to unwind is the number one motivator for solo leisure travel globally (61 per cent), which compares to 48 per cent when traveling with friends. Solo travellers surveyed also ... Read more