Ben Groundwater, award-winning travel writer, Age and Sydney Morning Herald columnist, travel podcaster and author of Go Your Own Way: Hacks, Tips and Tricks to Travel the World Solo, has been travelling and writing for publications worldwide for the last 12 years and estimates he’s visited “around 80 or 90” countries. Often, those trips have been made on his own.
We chat with Ben (who recently relocated from Sydney to Spain’s San Sebastián) about:
The pleasure and possible pain points of travelling on your own.
His most and least favourite destinations
Great solo itineraries
How to stay safe, avoid scams and make friends
If you’d like to follow Ben’s adventures, you’ll find him on Insta as @bengroundwater