Quietly entering that solo life: Amsterdam is made for it. You stroll from coffee bar to concept store, you dive into a museum at your own pace, you order that snack platter just for yourself and no one will think anything of it if you read a book at the bar.

The city is manageable and there is plenty to do (wow!). Go to a museum: classic (Rijksmuseum), modern (Stedelijk) or intimate (FOAM or Huis Marseille). And many restaurants in Amsterdam are set up for solo dining. Think: Café Binnenvisser, Cabbage, or at the bar at Bar Central. Get something tasty from one of the caterers and find a spot in Vondelpark, Westerpark or Oosterpark. Completely me-time? Then book a nice massage.

Or in our weekend tips are filled with all sorts of fun things to do alone

We make light of it, but going on a city trip alone can feel scary. But it's exactly what you need sometimes. Freedom. Self-confidence. Self-love. And yes, empowerment.

At SUITSUIT they firmly believe in that. That traveling gives women strength. Not only because it broadens your perspective or expands your world, but also because you rediscover yourself a little bit – along the way. And that is exactly what a solo city trip does: it lets you break away from the routine, it takes you somewhere you haven't been before, literally and figuratively. All you need: a good suitcase, a bit of courage, and maybe a glass of wine to start with.

But SUITSUIT also looks beyond the departure hall. Because although women make up 54% of the global tourism labor market, they are often invisible – underpaid, undervalued. With their SUITSUIT Foundation, the brand invests 10% of its profits each year in projects that support women in the travel industry. Because it is time that their stories are also seen and heard.

Going to New York alone gives main character energy. In the city that never sleeps you never have to feel alone and after all there is enough to do to have time for that. Today by bike from Brooklyn to a bagel in the Upper West Side and tomorrow vintage shopping in the Lower East Side and eating dim sum in Chinatown.

Check in to a good hotel (we say: Chelsea Hotel or 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, thank us later), settle down with a cocktail in a lobby bar. Watch a solo movie at Film Forum if it rains, or laze in a park on the Hudson with a book. And in the evening first to The Nines for cocktails and then you may feel like throwing your feet up. And then of course we get into dancing the concrete jungle. We do that very well ACME. ACME is open Thursday through Saturday from 22pm to 00am. And here's the golden rule: something with advance booking.

New York is big, grand and at the same time incredibly intimate. You can find our tips on this page. 

Solo Paris s'il vous plaît. Paris, the city of love? Certainly. But perhaps even more so the city of self-love. The city is perfect for a trip pour une.

Take a dip in the Musée d'Orsay, then spend five guilt-free hours wandering through the Marais before settling down at a charming bistro (you won't be the only solo soul, au contraire). Order a sole meunière, sip your Chablis and watch the city play its own film for you.

And the best part? Shopping, museum hopping, drinking coffee, strolling and people watching: these are all activities that are secretly the most enjoyable when you're alone. Paris knows that. Solo to Paris? Très bonne idée. Yes, with the Paris guide from Barts Boekje.