Avandra Blog

For women travelling solo, padel is a quiet genius. You don’t have to sit across a table making strained conversation about where you’re from. You just play. You laugh. You clap a good shot. Afterwards, perhaps a drink appears. It’s connection without interrogation. Which is why it fits so beautifully with the way we travel at Club Avandra.

November 11th, 2024 is a Remembrance Day I will never forget. It was the date my marriage ended shockingly and suddenly. Just like that.

Multi award winning editor, broadcaster and writer Jo Elvin on taking holidays without her husband – and why being ‘selfish’ needs a positive respin.