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South America

Colombia, Brazil and beyond, colonial cities, coastlines and long bus rides.

Sun low over a calm Caribbean shoreline, pale sand and turquoise shallows in the foreground

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Every Caribbean guide, island by island

All 21 Caribbean guides on one page, grouped by where the islands sit, with the safety ranking and island comparison to help you choose.

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Brazil 1

Southeast Brazil

Rio de Janeiro Solo Travel: Safety, and What to Do Alone

Rio is stunning, complicated, and absolutely doable alone. Provided you take the local advice about neighbourh…

Colombia 2

San Andrés y Providencia

San Andrés, Colombia: Travel Guide for Going Alone

A Colombian Caribbean island with seven shades of sea, serious diving, and prices that stay reasonable if you …
Caribbean Coast

Solo Travel Guide to Cartagena, Colombia

A walled colonial city on the Caribbean coast, one of the most beautiful in the Americas, and manageable alone…