Have you ever travelled completely solo — planning and going alone?

Never, and the idea makes me nervous

How do you usually plan a trip?

A packaged tour handles everything

I book flights and hotels, then follow a top-10 list

I research properly and build my own itinerary

A rough plan and a lot of deliberate improvisation

How comfortable are you using local public transport in a city you have never visited?

I'll try it if the signage is in English

Comfortable — I work it out from the map

Completely at ease, even with no shared language

When you arrive somewhere new, how do you usually eat?

Familiar chains and hotel restaurants

Well-reviewed restaurants aimed at visitors

Wherever locals seem to be eating

Markets, street food and whatever I can't identify

Before visiting a country, how much do you learn about its history, customs and etiquette?

Nothing — I find out when I get there

Books, film and music — I want context before I land

Have you ever had a trip seriously go wrong — missed connection, lost documents, cancelled route — and sorted it out yourself?

Yes, and someone else fixed it for me

Yes, and I handled it — stressfully

Yes, more than once, and I stayed calm

How good are you at packing?

I overpack every time and know it

Reasonable, but I always forget something important

Carry-on only, however long the trip

Have you ever stayed somewhere with no fixed plan for the next day and let the trip decide?

Never — everything is booked in advance

Often — the best days come from it

How Well-Travelled Are You Really? The Travel Experience Scorecard ✈️

Anyone can collect stamps. This travel scorecard measures how well-travelled you actually are across four dimensions — reach, independence, cultural depth and travel craft — and gives you a score with a radar chart showing where you are strong and where you are still a tourist.

12 quick questions, about 2 minutes. Be honest — the fun is in the gaps.