Flying solo

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

Sitting on the beach, the sea breeze blowing through my hair and my toes brushing against the sand, I felt at peace as I watched the sunset. But I wasn’t taking in this tranquil moment in Ibiza with J

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

Mankind may be tribal and sociable by nature, yet the ‘bliss of solitude’–a state previously reserved for hermits– is the key to achieving inner peace, says Laura Parker

Vicar’s daughter Lou Featherstone was a devoted wife, doting mother and upstanding member of the PTA. Then, in her 50s, separated and solo, she set out across the US in a leopard-print bus. Here’s why…

IT’S ONE THING for two guys to click in bed. Quite another to make it on the road. For six weeks I’d been sharing a single bed with a hot scientist in the middle of England. Was it too soon for Paris?