Travelling Solo to the Himalayas: Why, Where and What I Learnt.

By Reema Sathe.

Traveling opens my mind, helps me learn new principles of life, and unlearn some. I have travelled alone for work plenty of times, but this year, I decided to take a vacation to the hills of Kumaon - alone. 

My only agenda for this trip: To rediscover my inner strength and take a bigger leap of faith in life.

5 Simple Tips to Travel Solo and Safe in India.

By Xue Wei Mak.

When I was 23 years old, I quit my job as a corporate event executive, and headed to India with my backpack; the first item on my bucket list. Two months later, waiting at the airport, homebound, I found myself counting my blessings to have not only survived, but grown to appreciate, a country that is still very much considered to be a struggle for women who reside or travel here.

Here are 5 simple tips and practices for fellow travellers that made my India adventure safer and more enjoyable. I hope it helps you make up your mind about going solo in India too!

The Not-So-Curious Case of an Indian Solo Female Traveller.

By Namita Kulkarni.

While I'm the last person to find it at all 'curious' that a woman would travel alone, I've been at the receiving end of a lot of curious, even baffled, looks for gladly pulling off the apparent double whammy of being a single female and travelling alone. 

Why I'm Travelling Solo in India Again.

By Elita Almeida.

To have the nerve to travel solo – book myself a return ticket – was not a pathway I’d planned on embarking upon. It just happened. Like most beautiful things. My first solo holiday was to a quaint little beach in Karnataka in the last quarter of 2012. Since then not only have my own perspectives undergone a complete overhaul but so have those of the people around me – and I mean this in the best way possible. 

5 Tips for Solo Backpacking in India.

by Anannya Deb.

In March earlier this year, I did a small session on Backpacking in India for The Goa Project. Based on my personal experiences of traveling in India over the last 10 years, these are my notes on self-learned and self-taught lessons.