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First solo trips

Gentle, confidence-building trips for women ready to stop waiting and book the first one anyway.

On the deck in my accomodation at Wilderluxe Lake Keepit

Story

the place i nearly saved for someone else

I kept putting off one of the most romantic stays I had ever seen because I was single. Eventually, I realised that was a fairly ridiculous reason not to go.

Guide

taking yourself to dinner

This is essentially a step-by-step solo dining guide: choose somewhere comfortable, book early, go at 6pm, wear something you feel good in, take a book, make one conversation, put the phone away and order what you actually want.

Jen in a hot air balloon overlooking the Hunter Valley

Story

up, up and going anyway

I booked a solo hot air balloon ride and discovered that some of life’s most beautiful moments don’t need the perfect person, timing or amount of courage.

Jen smiling with a large backpack beside a row of yellow rental bikes while travelling solo

Story

i thought i was waiting for love.

I thought I was waiting for the right person. Really, I was waiting for permission to start living — and learning to go alone changed everything.

Story

the first time i ate alone at a restaurant and didn't hate it

The first time I asked for a table for one, the owner loudly asked why I was alone. I stayed anyway.