Solo travellers face daily challenges. As a woman, these challenges can present themselves in a whole host of guises. Gemma Thompson, founder of  A Girls’ Guide to Travelling Alone, shares her top 5 reasons for travelling solo.

Embarking on a holiday as a single traveller can be incredibly daunting, but there's no need to panic. Solo travel specialists Just You share their top tips for taking that all important first step.

In this extract from her contribution to our Roam Alone anthology Suzy Pope finds herself travelling solo in the freezing Mongolian winter after a friend bails on their trip.

Hannah Stuart-Leach was the very definition of a reluctant solo traveller. In this extract from her contribution to Roam Alone she explains the best way to combat travel anxiety.

In an extract from his contribution to our new anthology Roam Alone Dom Tulett, winner of Bradt's New Travel Writer of the Year competition 2016, tells the story of his first trip away from his daughter. 

Our founder, Hilary Bradt, recalls her first experiences of travelling solo. 

We chat to newsreader and TV presenter Jan Leeming about her experiences of solo travel.

We chat to Shane Dallas, one of the founders of the Twitter chat #TRLT, about his experiences of solo travel.