Spread your shiny wings and fly away

If you’ve never done it before, it can be daunting to take your first solo trip in your 40s, but plenty of people are doing exactly that. The stereotypical image of the solo traveller may be the pre-university gap year student, but these days the biggest solo travel growth demographic is the over-35s.

We’ve spoken to four experienced solo travellers in their forties to find out what motivates them to travel the world solo, and get the lowdown on what to do and what not to do if it’s your first time.

If you’ve been travelling solo for twenty years or more you probably don’t need our advice on how to do it (though if you have any tips we’ve missed, we’d love to hear them!). So we’ve rounded up the experiences and advice of the seasoned solo travellers we found, to make taking that first leap a little bit easier. Read more here courtesy of our affiliate friends HolidayExtras.com