A unique title from Bradt, showcasing a brand new collection of remarkable travellers' tales with a different slant, following on the heels of To Oldly Go!, one of the UK's best-selling travel titles of 2015. All the contributors were initially reluctant solo travellers, apprehensive about taking the plunge to go it alone after years of travel with a partner or friend. Some have embarked on the trip of a lifetime, walking or cycling alone through potentially hostile countries, but finding only kindness and hospitality - with a few hairy adventures thrown in. One story is by Bradt founder Hilary Bradt, who confronted her fears and set out to fulfil a childhood dream to ride a horse through Ireland shortly after her marriage broke up. Others are widows and widowers in their later years who were anxious about joining an organised trip on their own or who wanted to make a difference in the world by volunteering their experience and knowledge. Many ages, many personalities, one goal: to travel, and one stumbling block: anxiety. Part literature, part guide, with tips for successful solo travel. Reassuring, entertaining and inspiring.
Foreword Jan LeemingIntroduction Hilary BradtTHE FIRST STEPIndia - Really? On my own? Sandra Reekie USA - Short Notice Helen BrownGabon Confidential Ian PackhamBerlin - The Unexpected Consolations of Getting It All Wrong Kirsty FergussonAustralia - Of Red Earth and Fruit Bats Amanda LumleyBRIEF ENCOUNTERSEight Hours in Fiji Matt Dawson Gibraltar and Tangier - Abroad Janice Booth Australia - The Ghan Debbie ParrottA January Jaunt to Jordan Zoe Efstathiou Russia - Taxi Ride in Vladivostok Nicole TeufelFACE THE FEARDarkness in Laos Ian OliverUnenlightened in Nepal Claire DaviesMorocco - Tea and Oranges Kelly DignanPhilippines - Finding Freedom Hannah Stuart-LeachSAFETY IN NUMBERSThailand - A Coconut with Three Candles Ian DouglasHimalayas - The Start of a Passion Jane Vincent-HavelkaUK - The Social Mobility of Cycling Hazel Pennington Cruise - Not so Solo at Sea Phoebe SmithTRAVEL WITH A PURPOSEFrance - Getting Going Again Elspeth CardyEcuador - Where Everyone Knows Your Name Vicki Brown France - The Wandering Goose Janet RogersAustralia - The Pet Project Jennifer BarclayMallorca - Doing a Shirley Valentine Christine GreenCONNECTINGIndia - First Night Michelle KennedyCuba - A Sack of Beans and a Sun-Bleached Chair Mandy HugginsOslo - Alf Matthew PointonUSA - Guns and Canyons Gillian GainMongolia - When the Ice Melts Suzy PopeIreland - Mollie Hilary BradtWHAT AM I DOING HERE?Cycling Shetland Pat SmithItaly - The Mountain Retreat Martha HalesSolo Ways in Sulawesi Ella PawlikColombia - My Daughter's Laugh Dom Tulett Beijing - A Night in Room 13 Sarah PopeA Thaw in Naples Claire MorsmanA BIG ADVENTUREUSA - What If You Get Lost and Die? Katie Grayson Madagascar - Beginning Anne Axel Mexico - No Way Back Graham MackintoshKashmir - The Road to Srinagar and Beyond Sheelagh ReynoldsAsia - Going it Alone Sally Watts
'A must book.' Burnley Express
'This collection of reassuring, entertaining and inspiring tales is a tribute to the healing power of traveling alone.' Longitude Books
'Roam Alone: Inspiring Tales by Reluctant Solo Travellers can't fail to inspire even the most trepidatious.' The Simple Things Magazine
'The contributors to Roam Alone are everyday likeable people of all ages, whose tales may well embolden others to set aside their doubts and set off to have their senses sharpened and experiences heightened by traveling alone.' Perceptive Travel
