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Looking to discover the incredible history behind one of the world’s most impressive ancient civilisations? Experience it all on Intrepid Travel’s Essential Egypt tour.

Believed to be one of the best Roman sites outside Italy, the ancient city of Jerash in Jordan is not to be missed.

When people think of Phuket, it’s usually beach resorts and palm trees that spring to mind. However, this popular Thai island has so much more to offer.

While writing The Solo Travel Handbook, published by Lonely Planet, I picked the brains of some of the world’s most experienced solo travellers to discover the best spots on the planet for people of all ages to visit on their own. Here are a few of my favourites.

With a fascinating history, natural beauty, to-die-for Mediterranean cuisine, and a bundle of eccentricity, Albania is Europe’s unpolished diamond.

Buried under the well-trodden cobbled paths lies a Rome rarely explored, from catacombs and subterranean churches to a garden filled with orange trees.

Ethiopia was going to be unlike anywhere else I’d seen in Africa — and I hadn’t seen anything yet.

It was the food that originally piqued my interest in Sri Lanka, but there is so much more to this sub-continental wonderland than what you eat.

It’s a country with a story to tell but also a country with lots to offer. The people are welcoming, the beers are cheap and sites are almost tourist-free.