The Washington Post devoted an entire travel section to how to "travel wisely." It was directed at a Washington audience, naturally. But even if you’re not from the local area, the info on "specialty" travel could be of great value.
The "specialties" range from single/solo to volunteer to African American to gay and lesbian. Any of those categories could offer opportunities for solo travel. As could a section on traveling with pets.
The paper provided info on organizations and travel agents and listed Web sites and phone numbers.
The New York Daily News ran a story Saturday on the topic of solo travel. For the record, I don’t much care for the term
"solo-cation." But let
the tour operators call it whatever they want as long as they’re passing out deals.
Several of the deals are pricey, but the article offered a nice variety of trips, from cruises to hiking to beach vacations.
Just a few days ago, the Times of London also ran a story on "holidays for single travellers." Which in American English is "vacations for single travelers." Gotta love that British English.
The paper provided a long list of travel companies. I’m thinking it could be fun to be the only American on a trip for a change.
That’s all for now. Cheerio until next time.
Photo: Ellen Perlman. The Washington Post Travel Section front page.
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