1) Booking Your Flights

For the best and most affordable flights ensure to check out CheapOAir, SkyScanner or GoogleFlights.  These are the websites I use to discover all my options and get the best deal.

2) Booking Your Accomodation

To find good accomodation, I recommend starting with Booking.com. They they have some of the best rates on the net and their website is awesome when you don't know what you want. If you're after cheap accomodation, I highly recommend Hostelbookers.com, Hostelworld.com or AirBnb.

3) Book a Group Tour

If you're not keen on travelling entirely on your own, why not book a group tour... For tours, my go to sites and operators are Tour Radar, G-Advenures & Intrepid tours.

4) Get the Right Travel Insurance

Although many try to skip out on Travel insurance, it's one of the most critical things you'll buy. It helps to protect you against illness, injury, theft, cancellations and anything else that goes wrong on your trip. I never travel without it. If you need guidance on where to start, I suggest checking out comparison websites like Compare Travel Insurance and Compare the Market. For global insurance, you can also check out World Nomads' website.

5) Get Your Travel Gear

Having the right travel gear can help to reduce stress, tears and feeling overwhelmed, especially when travelling solo. There's definitely a fine line between packing too much and packing too little, so you want to be prepared. Click here for my complete list of travel gear that I don't leave home without, regardless of where I'm travelling.

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