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Researching an adventure? Find advice on solo travel and in-depth destination guides here, along with useful travel tips, the inside track on local foods and culture – and all the travel inspiration you need.



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Destination Guides

A solo traveller’s guide to Cuba

Cuba’s must-dos by solo traveller Philippa Baines Havana The first and last stop for nearly all visitors…

Flash Pack Editors 20th July 2016 6 min read

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Destination Guides

A small group adventure to the Prosecco Hills of Italy

Nicky Miles tells us about her first solo travel experience to Italy and what made…

Flash Pack Editors 20th July 2016 5 min read

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Solo Travel Tips

“How a group adventure in Vietnam refuelled my confidence”

I’d spent the last year recovering and starting the journey back to me after a…

Flash Pack Editors 12th March 2016 13 min read

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Solo Travel Tips

The beginner’s guide to travelling alone

Have you decided to try travelling alone this year, but have no idea where to…

Flash Pack Editors 21st February 2016 5 min read

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Destination Guides

Why we love Morocco

Morocco is a land of mind melding magic. A beautiful, creative, concoction of fluorescent colours,…

Flash Pack Editors 18th July 2015 5 min read

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Local Food Guides

17 delish street foods to try before you die

Have you ever walked past an amazing food stall whilst travelling and felt nervous about…

Flash Pack Editors 12th March 2015 6 min read

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Solo Travel Tips

How I put my whole life on hold to travel alone

Here’s Rakhee’s story on her amazing experiences when she decided to travel alone: Amazing career? Tick. Man of…

Flash Pack Editors 19th February 2015 14 min read

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Destination Guides

27 reasons why every Flashpacker needs to visit Southeast Asia, now

There is more to Southeast Asia than her reputation as a cheap backpacking destination would have…

Flash Pack Editors 15th January 2015 2 min read

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Travel Tips

The world’s most overrated beaches (and where you should go instead)

“The best kind of therapy, is beach therapy.” Oh, to feel the sand between your…

Flash Pack Editors 6th November 2014 8 min read

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Travel Tips

How to beat jet lag when you’re travelling long haul

Jet lag. It is the jagged thorn to every traveller’s exotic rose. It leaves you chronically…

Flash Pack Editors 9th October 2014 5 min read

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Destination Guides

10 European destinations you never considered and why you really should

With more and more people opting for long-haul short breaks to places such as the…

Flash Pack Editors 7th August 2014 7 min read

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Travel

Christ, this is one EPIC selfie!

Looking at this selfie still makes my heart race and knees buckle! As far as…

Flash Pack Editors 29th May 2014 3 min read

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Travel Tips

19 essential mobile travel apps no savvy Flashpacker should be without

Smartphones, mobile devices and the sweet mobile travel apps they carry have not only enhanced…

Flash Pack Editors 12th September 2013 5 min read

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33 things to do before you kick the bucket

From the mummified Pharaohs of Enigmatic Egypt and reincarnated sages of Tibet, to the still…

Flash Pack Editors 8th August 2013 4 min read

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