Solo Travel Activities
Short trips of less than one week
– Islamabad to Balakot, the Kaghan Valley and Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
– Islamabad to Peshawar and Landi Kotal Bazar on the approaches to the Kyber Pass, Pakistan
– Kathmandu and Bhaktapur, Nepal
– Galway, Ireland
– Beirut, Lebanon
– Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
– Boracay, Philippines
– Penang, Malaysia to the southern border areas of Thailand
– Berlin, Germany
– Dublin, Ireland
– Strasburg, France
One week long trips
– Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal
– Hong Kong, Southern China and Macau
– Train trip from Krakow, Poland to Bratislava, Slovakia via Prague, Czech Republic
– Road trip from Austin to Big Bend and El Paso, Texas, USA
– Palawan, from Puerto Princess to El Nido, Philippines
– Mindoro, Philippines
– Southern and central Sumatra visiting the Bukittinggi area and Lake Toba, Indonesia
– InterRail trip to visit the Rhine Valley and Harz Mountains, Germany
Trips of two to three weeks
– Overland train and bus trip from Bangkok to Mae Hong Son via Chang Mai and Pai, Thailand
– Train trip from Bangkok, Thailand to Penang, Malaysia via Hua Hin, Surat Thani and Hat Yai
– Bus trip from Manila to San Fernando City, Baguio, and the Banaue Rice Fields, northern Philippines
Trips of three to four weeks
– Overland boat and bus trip to the southern Islands of Thailand visiting Phuket, Phi Phi, Krabi, Trang and Ko Samui
– Train and boat trip from Beijing to Hong Kong via the Yangtze River (Wuhan to Chongqing) and Li River (Guilin), China
– Bus and train trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Sapa and Ha Long Bay via Nha Trang, Da Lat, Hoi An, Hue and Hanoi, Vietnam
– Train and bus trip through Java from Jakarta to Kuta on Bali via Cirebon, Yogyakarta, Malang, Mt Bromo and Bondowoso, Indonesia
– InterRail trip from London to the Scandinavian Artic Circle via Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway
– InterRail trip from Dusseldorf to Istanbul via Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and eastern Turkey
– Extended InterRail trip from Düsseldorf in Germany to Bari in Italy, onward across the Adriatic and then through Albania and the Balkans to Zagreb, from Zagreb to Lublin in Poland before finally returning to the UK, via the EuroStar.
Trips of a month or longer
– Overland bus trip to the southern coast and islands of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam visiting Pattaya, Ko Samet, Ko Chang, Sihanoukville, Koh Rong, Kampot, Phu Quoc, Can Tho and My Tho
– Overland bus and boat trip from Chang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City passing through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, travelling down the Mekong and visiting Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and the Delta area
– Overland bus and boat trip from Manila to Bohol via Luzon, Sumar, Leyte, Cebu and Negros, Philippines
– Overland train trip on the Trans Siberian Express from London to Beijing via Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, southern Russia and Mongolia
– Overland train and road trip from Shanghai, China to Kathmandu, Nepal via Huangshan, Nanjing, Xi’an, Xining, Lhasa and Everest base Camp
