Solo travel is now seen as the ultimate flex for women my age – in their late 30s. And I can see the allure: you can go at your own pace, enjoy some undisturbed R&R, and if the itinerary is a flop, you only have yourself to blame – or ChatGPT. Though as an extrovert, the idea of more than a couple of nights alone is enough to bring me out in hives.
However, when an invitation landed in my inbox to bookend a scenic train journey through the Alps with a stay in one of Switzerland’s quaintest towns, and a long weekend at one of Como’s most prestigious addresses – I was sure this would be the solo holiday for me. Plenty of changes of scene, an epic spa stay and the opportunity to retox in Bellagio? A best of both worlds trip that surely would leave me no time to be bored.
