January 3, 2019
Be inspired to visit the best solo travel destinations with Flavours holidays. Our round up features the best places to travel alone in Italy.
Solo Travel
You Don’t Have To Be Single To Go Solo: five reasons why a holiday without the family might be the best one you’ve ever had
November 23, 2017
Around 70% of Flavours Holidays guests are solo travellers, and a considerable percentage of those solo travellers have left their other half back home. Their reasons are many and varied, but one thing’s for sure, taking a break from the family is increasingly popular. Here are five reasons why: 1. You and your family have…
Guest Blog – Why a week cooking in Sicily is a must for any solo traveller
November 16, 2017
Flavours guest Heather travelled from Australia this summer to get a taste of Sicily on our week long Sicilian cooking course. She’s shared with us why it was the perfect holiday for a solo traveller: I have been a solo traveller for several decades, so booking into Flavours cooking course in Sicily was an absolute…
Five Classic Single Traveller Fears Allayed
October 26, 2017
For many first-time solo travellers, a holiday for one can be a daunting prospect. Having been widowed myself, I know that until very recently there has been a real stigma attached to going on holiday by yourself. But my goodness, how that’s changed: in fact, according to a recent study by market researchers Mintel, more…
How to Travel Alone for the First Time – 9 Useful Tips
October 2, 2017
This blog was originally posted on 2nd October 2017 and was updated on 22nd October 2020. Travelling alone is a great way to enjoy a holiday! In fact, 70% of our guests are solo travellers. It gives you the chance to enjoy your holiday exactly how you want to, and meet like-minded travellers along the…
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Solo travelling tips for women
July 24, 2017
Travelling alone for women is usually considered something unusual; because of a few unrealistic stigmas attached to it. However, a solo female trip is something every girl should opt for once in a lifetime. Because all that which stops you from doing it; it’s nothing but an unrealistic stigma. A lot of girls around the…
Interview with our painting holiday guest Charlotte: It’s incredibly empowering – and great, great fun along the way!
July 10, 2017
Charlotte had never been abroad without her husband or children before. How would she enjoy her first Flavours painting holiday, travelling solo to Tuscany and Amalfi? Were you nervous? My first Flavours Holiday to Tuscany was the first time I’d ever been abroad without the family as a solo traveller, so I was pretty…
5 Inspiring Tips for Women Travelling Solo
March 1, 2017
Travelling solo is becoming more popular than ever in 2017 and a whopping 70% of our guests are solo travellers. This inspired us to start a new blog post series for female single travellers and interview our favourite solo travel experts. Today, we ask Leyla from Women on the Road her most inspiring tips for women travelling…
5 things you wouldn’t have expected to happen on cooking holidays
December 29, 2016
Most people book a Flavours cooking holidays because they love Italian cuisine, and think cooking and eating in warm, beautiful Italy, with great produce on the doorstep, will be a blissful holiday where they’ll learn, too. What they don’t expect is to find a husband! That’s what happened to one of our guests – just…
4 Places You Need To Visit in Italy
March 1, 2016
Are you the kind of traveller who wants to avoid tourist traps and crowds? Do you want to experience a more authentic version of Italy? Making the travel news headlines recently, the famous villages that make up the Cinque Terre on Italy’s Liguria coast will be ticketed from April to October 2016. The pretty pastel-coloured fishing villages dotted…
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Forget Spa Breaks, Book a Pilates Retreat in Italy
February 27, 2016
Spa breaks are so last decade. It’s time to treat yourself to a Pilates retreat in sunny Italy. Life is a little bit stressful these days. Do you sit at a desk all day? Are you constantly going from A to B, working long hours, and worrying about family life? Don’t worry there is an…
Travel Blogger Interview: Travel Advice for Solo Travellers
November 25, 2015
Thinking about a holiday for single people but feeling a little bit nervous about making the first step? In today’s blogger interview psychologist and travel blogger Irene S. Levine gives some great tips for those who need a little bit of reassurance. She also explains why cooking, painting or Pilates holidays are fantastic for starting your…
Blogger Interview – Natalie Lue
August 31, 2015
Our ‘Top Blogger’ series continues this week with Natalie Lue from Baggage Reclaim. A huge seventy percent of our guests travel come on a holiday for single people with us, that’s why we love Natalie’s blog so much. Natalie describes her goal as to ’empower women’, which she has certainly achieved. Her writing has saved many…
Blogger Interview – Annette White
August 10, 2015
Our ‘Top Bloggers’ series continues with Annette White, a travel blogger who has overcome severe anxiety to take on a bucket list like no other. As many of our travellers are solo (a whopping seventy percent) we want to help alleviate any concerns the nervous solo adventurer may have before joining a holiday for singles….
Blogger Interview – Julia Skinner
July 30, 2015
As part of our ‘Top Bloggers’ series, we interviewed Julia Skinner, a retired primary Headteacher who is far from finished teaching! Her 100Words challenge has encouraged young students to practise their writing skills – with thousands of submissions falling into her inbox from around the globe. Each week Julia posts a theme and challenges budding writers to…
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