Hi, I’m Alex

I’m the person behind find DISTIL. Over the past 15+ years, I’ve built a successful corporate career whilst travelling extensively, often on my own. I’ve taken solo trips for rest, for clarity, for a health kick and sometimes simply because I wanted to go. Along the way, I learned how powerful solitude can be — not as escape, not as a last resort. but as a way to reset, reflect and live more deliberately.

About find DISTIL

I believe all of my successes in life, both professionally and personally, come from the skills I’ve learnt and the personal growth journey that I’ve gone through, simply from travelling solo and getting really comfortable with spending time on my own. I wanted to create a platform to share the lessons I’ve learnt and hopefully inspire others to do the same. And that’s where the idea for find DISTIL was born.

The find DISTIL platform aims to brings together two things:

  • Practical, honest guidance for solo travel and intentional time alone

  • A framework for using that time in a way that genuinely supports growth, confidence and wellbeing

Here you’ll find curated travel tips, solo-friendly ideas, reflections, tools and resources — alongside trusted recommendations from an experienced solo female traveller. Everything shared is designed to be useful, realistic and applicable, whether you’re planning a life changing solo trip, a short break to reset or simply carving out more space for yourself in daily life.

Live with Intention

Find DISTIL was created for people who want to use time alone — and travel — more intentionally. Those who want to expand their personal growth journey and truly transform

Ultimate Self-Care

See intentional time alone and solo travel as the ultimate self-care and personal growth rituals

DISTIL

/ di’ stil / verb

The name DISTIL was inspired by the dual meaning of the word: first, the process of purification (i.e. gaining clarity); and second, extracting the essential meaning or most important aspect (of life, of self)

To me, you can gain both of these from dedicated time alone, especially when we take ourselves away from our familiar environments and expand our horizons in new and inspiring places. So be inspired to find DISTIL for yourself