Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: –Biking, Hiking
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Recently I was contacted by a guy from a bike shop in England who wanted to interview me about solo travel. I'm telling you this not because you have to buy a bike from him (but you should!) And not because I feel a little like a celebrity (but I do!) I'm mentioning it because…
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The "11" refers to the number of miles. While others were unwrapping presents or scarfing down turkey or perhaps banging forlornly on the doors of closed stores, 20 of us gathered for a Christmas Day hike. A long one. It was hosted by the Wanderbirds, a hiking club that more typically hires a bus to drive…
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A guy I hardly knew cooked me breakfast yesterday. Pancakes. An Israeli guy from New York. Actually, "hardly knew" overstates things. I didn't know him at all. But Raz from Queens not only cooked me a batch of pancakes, he also gave me a rundown of all the places I should go and see in…
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Take a look at these 50 utterly fantastic photos of bridges around the world. At first, I didn't think of this as something to write about on a solo travel blog. But scanning (or should I say "spanning") the photos stirred up so many memories of my travels. I thought maybe it would do the same…
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Biking, walking, boating and other ideas for solo travelers visiting the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC this spring.
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On Saturday, at 5 pm, under a full moon, a group of us set out in the chilly night air for an eight-mile hike. Along a road called Beach Drive in Maryland. In the dark. We brought flashlights but never used them. Between the moon and our eyes adjusting we were able to see enough…
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Some solo travel is a tad more difficult than I’d care to do. For instance, a British ex-Army officer is in the midst of walking the length of the Amazon River in South America. That’s, um, 4,000 miles. As the crocodile swims. But longer, really, since the river widens in many places and Ed Stafford…
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It almost seems as if solo travel is becoming the vogue. The Los Angeles Times has a story on 10 vacations for solo travelers. It covers just about every option you can think of, from road trips to special-interest vacations to choosing villages over big cities. Another highly useful LA Times story suggests ways to…
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"Ideal for solo travelers," says the press release from Western River Expeditions about its rafting trips on the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon, Utah. I vouch for that statement. I had one of the best trips of my life floating on peaceful sections of the river and holding on for dear life through Class III…
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