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Rue Saint-Viateur seen from avenue de l'Esplanade in Montréal's Mile End
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Recommended departures

Nine components, from safety for women to the cost of being alone, weighted differently for sixteen traveller profiles. Public methodology, CC BY 4.0 dataset.

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Destinations

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A tram passing in front of Largo de Santa Luzia in Lisbon's Alfama district
77

Portugal

Lisbon

Solo-only hostels, a metro that stops at 1am and a tourist tax that adds up

Dihua Street, the historic street of Taipei's Datong District, March 2024
77

Taiwan

Taipei

Night markets, a spotless metro and Asia's biggest Pride

A tourist boat on the Ljubljanica river by the Gallus Embankment, summer 2022
75

Slovenia

Ljubljana

A pedestrian centre, Metelkova after dark and a former prison turned hostel.

Stalls of El Rastro, the Sunday flea market, along Ribera de Curtidores in Madrid
75

Spain

Madrid

Free museum hours, language exchanges and night buses until morning

Jardí del Túria, the park laid out in the old riverbed of Valencia
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Spain

Valencia

Beach, the Turia park and hostel dinners, with no tourist tax on top

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    Chiappini Street in the Bo-Kaap, on the slopes of Signal Hill in Cape Town

    South Africa · 24°

    Cape Town

    Green Point parkrun

  2. 2
    A street scene in the Old Quarter of Hanoi

    Vietnam · 22°

    Hanoi

    Temple of Literature night programme

  3. 3
    Jardí del Túria, the park laid out in the old riverbed of Valencia

    Spain · 17°

    Valencia

    Valencia Marathon

  4. 4
    A street corner near Caminito in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires

    Argentina · 28°

    Buenos Aires

    Feria de San Telmo

You, not an average

Who's travelling?

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Rankings

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  1. 01The best places for women travelling aloneTop: Montréal
  2. 02The best cities for LGBTQ+ solo travellersTop: Montréal
  3. 03Where to travel alone as a trans or non-binary personTop: Montréal
  4. 04The best places for a first solo tripTop: Lisbon
  5. 05The best destinations for solo travellers over 50Top: Montréal
  6. 06The cheapest places to travel aloneTop: Taipei
  7. 07The easiest cities to meet peopleTop: Montréal

Guides and data

From the blog

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How-to

Eating alone without the awkwardness: the counter method

A table for one in the middle of the room is the hardest way to eat alone. The counter, the food hall and the shared table are the easy ones.

How-to

First solo trip checklist: before you go, travel day and the first night

Passports, health cover, border rules, money, the first night and a plan B. What a first solo trip actually needs, with the official links for UK and US travellers.

Events

Pride in Europe: which month each city celebrates

Europe's Pride season runs from early June to mid-August. Typical month, official websites and the 2027 dates organisers have already announced, nothing guessed.

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