Travel
Budget solo travel with a rucksack, no plan, and usually no sleep.
I've been travelling solo since 2022. Hostels, night trains, cheap flights, and a cabin bag that fits in the overhead locker. No beach clubs, no influencer itineraries, no resorts.
The places I like best are the ones you find by walking in the wrong direction for an hour. A coffee shop down a side street, a market that isn't in any guide, a conversation with someone at a hostel who tells you about a better town two hours away.
I travel on a budget because I have to, but also because it keeps things honest. You interact with places differently when you're not insulated from them.
I work as I go where I can. A laptop, a reliable connection, and enough quiet to get things done. Some of the best focus I've had has been in a hostel common room at 7am before anyone else woke up.
I'll write up trips here as I go. The useful stuff: where I stayed, what it cost, what I'd do differently, and whether it was worth the EasyJet scramble.
If you want the gear I actually travel with, see the uses page.
My Travel Stats
24 solo trips across 11 countries since 2022
Germany (1)▼
Germany (1)- Augsburg – August 2022 – Laura's House
Greece (1)▼
Greece (1)- Chania – May 2022 – Cocoon City Hostel
Ireland (2)▼
Ireland (2)- Dublin – August 2022 – McDonald's
- Dublin – October 2023 – Camden Court Hotel
Italy (4)▼
Italy (4)- Pescara – August 2022 – A Street
- Rome – August 2022 – Legend R.G
- Naples – July 2023 – Sahary
- Sorrento – July 2023 – Hotel Rivage
Latvia (1)▼
Latvia (1)- Riga – September 2022 – Tree House Hostel
Poland (2)▼
Poland (2)- Krakow – April 2022 – Das Hostel
- Krakow – September 2022 – The Little Havana Party Hostel / Atlantis Hostel
Portugal (1)▼
Portugal (1)- Faro – April 2022 – Blife Sun Hostel
Spain (3)▼
Spain (3)- Alicante – May 2023 – Market Hostel / Chameleon Youth Hostel
- Benidorm – May 2023 – Hostel Welcome Benidorm
- Gran Canaria – December 2023 – Compass House
Thailand (7)▼
Thailand (7)- Bangkok – March 2023 – Ploy Hostel
- Koh Phangan – March 2023 – Sleep Tight Hostel
- Koh Samui – March 2023 – First Bungalow Beach Resort
- Ao Nang – March 2023 – Ao Nang Colors Hotel
- Patong – March 2023 – BearPacker Hostel
- Naiyang Beach – March 2023 – The Luna
- Bangkok – March 2023 – Rambuttri Village Plaza
United Kingdom (1)▼
United Kingdom (1)- Edinburgh – August 2022
Vatican City (1)▼
Vatican City (1)- Vatican City – August 2022