Solotrip

In "Solotrip: Vom Glück des Alleinreisens," Annika Ziehen — who left Hamburg for New York, then Cape Town, before setting out to see the world on her own — shares travel anecdotes and reflections on why traveling alone can be more rewarding than traveling in company.

She explores why solo travel builds self-confidence, why experiences feel more intense without a companion, what lies behind the "Eat, Pray, Love" myth, and where the particular sense of freedom of solo travel comes from. Along the way, the book offers practical reflections on trip planning, packing light, connecting with others while traveling solo, and the quiet pleasure of dining alone — making the case that not traveling because you have no one to go with is reason enough to go anyway.