Whether you're all booked and ready to travel or need a little help to find your next break, here are some of our top tips and advice to help you make the most of your solo travel experiences...
Visas and Travel Requirements
Don't get caught out - always make sure you check the latest visa requirements and travel advice to ensure you have plenty of time to arrange documents and any essential inoculations.
And always make sure you have enough time remaining on your passport and remember if you renewed your passport before October 2018 any extra months that may have been added at the time may not count. So to work out your expiry date you'll need to count ten years from the issue date and not rely on the expiry date!
Bookmark these two links to your browser so that you can regularly check and stay up to date with government advice which can change from time to time:
Sherpa - Visa and Travel Info Checker
Foreign Travel Advice
Connect with other solo travellers
The Just You Community Forum is a fantastic place to connect with other solo travellers before your trip. It's free to join, simply click here to get started.
From discussing packing tips and how much money to take, to the best highlights on a Just You tour, it's the perfect resource to keep you informed.
Packing Tips
Your final documents will be shared 2-3 weeks before you travel, and this will detail your luggage allowance and specifications.
Especially for our classic tours where you move around a lot more, you may want to invest in some packing cubes and a laundry bag so that you can keep your clothing and toiletries organised and easy to hand. What's more they act as good cushioning for any fragile souvenirs you plan on transporting back home.
Keep you clothing nice and fresh and add some tumble dryer sheets into your suitcase, and of course there's multiple tips on the best way to pack your clothing, from fold and stack to fold and roll - you decide!
Love a brew the moment you get up? It's not always commonplace for hotels to offer tea and coffee-making facilities in hotel rooms, so it's worth investing in a travel kettle and tea/coffee sachets to ensure you have the best start to the day.
And of course you'll need to research which travel adaptors to take for the country you are visiting, and better still, it's worth investing in a couple of universal travel adaptors to cover you for all eventualities and all future tours that you set off on! Here's a great tool you can use to find out which kind you need to take with you.
Finally, a small tip on hand luggage. As well as any prescriptions you have to take, we also recommend packing enough clothes to cover a couple of days just in case you're hold luggage decides to go off on an unexpected adventure of its own! That will give you enough time to be reunited with your possessions, or to purchase a few items to see you through - just remember to keep receipts for the airline/travel insurance provider.