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In the early 2000s, when the âfree and independent travellerâ market was growing among middle- to upper-class Asians, a curious category emerged: young women travellers who had the freedom and wherewithal to venture overseas alone; often in possession of their parentsâ black Amex card, if not a chaperone.
Given their high-yielding spend in the countries they visited, the âsolo sarisâ (as they became known out of India) quickly became a valued market for high-end tourism operators, from Manhattan to the Mornington Peninsula.
The showcase window of the Farmers Hut overlooks a gloriously gentrified plot of land.Â
Wilga Stationâs Farmers Hut opened this year. The sheep farm is near Bathurst, about three hoursâ drive from Sydney. Owner and third-generation farmer Hamish Keith confesses he and wife Mez are in hot pursuit of these so-called âwoman packsâ.