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Field Notes
‘Field Notes’ is where curiosity meets practicality. Our curated solo destination snapshots, insights, lists, and resources are designed to help you navigate your solo journey smarter, lighter, and with more confidence. Distilled, direct, and ready when you are.
Our latest Field Notes …
Framed by fjords and crowned with Arctic light, Nuuk – the world’s northernmost capital city – feels more like a frontier than a capital. Colourful houses cling to rocky slopes, icebergs drift just offshore, and modern Nordic life hums quietly against the elements.
Solo snapshots
Cradled by mountains and stitched with rivers, Sarajevo is a city of stories – Ottoman bazaars, Austro-Hungarian façades, and scars that speak of resilience. East and West meet here not in theory but in scent, sound, history, and soul.
Tbilisi spills down its hillsides into the Mtkvari River, a jumble of wooden balconies, winding alleys, and echoes of empires past. Sulphur baths bubble at its core, while wine flows as freely as the city’s warm conversation.
ValparaÃso is a riot of colour on the cliffs, a city that dares you to get lost and loves it when you do. Murals, stairs, and windy alleyways beckon solo travellers to wander, linger, and let the city’s energy sweep them along.
Stone Town is a maze of history, spice-scented alleyways, and sun-warmed stone – a city made for wandering alone, where every turn brings a new surprise and every pause feels like your own private discovery.
Istanbul is where continents collide, and so do stories, scents, and sounds. Alleyways twist, domes rise, and ferry horns call – a solo traveller can get lost in the chaos and find themselves at the same time.
Osaka is where food rules and friendliness reigns – skewers sizzle, takoyaki bubbles, and every solo diner can pull up a stool and feel at home. It’s lively, unpretentious, and made for wandering at your own pace.
