On her way

More women than ever are deciding to choose their own adventures and enjoy the freedom of travelling alone. Three writers explain why it’s their favourite way to escape

ANOTHER look at the dashboard clock: 21.06. The plane’s due to leave in under two hours. With the turn-off for the airport within sight, I ease on to the accelerator, suppressing a groan as the cars i

Broadcaster and novelist (and mum of Sophie Ellis-Bextor) Janet Ellis shares her new love of solo group holidays with Prima ’s travel expert, Jane Anderson

FOR the decades she spent in London, Jacquetta Megarry was surrounded by the sights and sounds of the busy urban metropolis. She admits she’d never been particularly sporty or active, and she loved mo

RETIREMENT, for Maisie, had exceeded all expectations so far. In the year since she’d stopped working, she had established a new daily routine that involved lots of walking, reading and meeting friend

CATHY grunted as she struggled to open a jar of marmalade. Standing tall and athletic, amidst boxes piled high on the scarred wooden table in her new farmhouse kitchen, she inhaled the scents of woods