There is a specific kind of heartache that comes from looking at a beautiful flight deal or a hotel you cannot stop thinking about, and realising you have no one to share it with. Maybe your friends are in a different season of life, or perhaps they have no more annual leave to take. Whatever the reason, it often feels like your choices are narrowed down to staying at home or braving the world entirely on your own.
We talk to so many women who feel this exact way. They are adventurous and curious, but the idea of a solo female travel group sometimes feels a bit intimidating, or perhaps just not quite like “them”. You want the magic of a new place without the heavy lifting of planning every single meal and transfer by yourself.
This is exactly why we created Soladéa. We aren’t a solo travel brand in the traditional sense, but we are a home for the woman who is ready to say yes to herself.
Going on a trip alone with people you haven’t met yet works better than you would ever imagine. There is something incredibly liberating about stepping into a beautiful villa or onto a boat where no one knows your roles back home. You aren’t someone’s boss, or mother, or partner. You are just you, surrounded by a small group of women who are there for the exact same reasons.
“You aren’t someone’s boss, or mother, or partner. You are just you.”
The beauty of a curated women’s only travel group is that the “stranger” phase lasts about ten minutes. By the first sunset, you are usually deep in conversation about the things that actually matter. You get the safety of a group and the ease of a planned itinerary, but with the breathing room to just be.
If you have been waiting for the perfect person to travel with, this is your sign that she might already be waiting for you at the destination. You just haven’t met her yet.
