Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: -Europe
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Irene is going to be on her own in Rome for two days before going to Florence. For an Italian language course. (Hm, she didn’t happen to just finish reading "Eat, Pray, Love" by any chance? For the three of you who haven’t yet read that very popular book – among women, at least –…
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So this guy, Casey Fenton, buys a ticket to Iceland, but he doesn’t know anyone there. He dreads the thought of staying in an impersonal hotel and playing tourist all weekend. So, he does what anyone…scratch that…no one else would think to do. He emails more than 1,500 Icelandic students in Reykjavik, the capital, asking…
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One of my biggest beefs is how the world views solo travelers. As if we’re some kind of oddity, or people to be pitied. This is the opening sentence of a story by the Reuters news agency: "No one to go on vacation with or escaping a broken heart? That’s no reason not to travel."…
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If I'm ever in Chile and need a place to stay, I am welcome to stay with Mauricio. He just emailed me the other day extending the invitation. That made me really happy. Even if I never go. I met Mauricio and his sister, Paola, in Spain last June. On a train ride from Madrid…
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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…
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I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all the Icelanders who have been visiting this site after reading about it on an Icelander’s blog. Here’s what the blogger said:Boldly Go Solo http://boldlygosolo.typepad.comEllen Perlman um að ferðast einn, kosti þess og galla, hættur og gildrur. Gefur góð ráð og veltir fyrir sér kostnaði. Thanks! I…
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Shy people travel solo too. So says Catherine Bodry, a self-admitted, eyes-cast-down kind of person. I don’t recommend her way of coping: tears, phone calls home and beer. To "overcome my small-talk impairedness," she says. But I do like an idea she mentions. Joining a guesthouse tour. You’ll likely spend some time with other people…
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I had just one day to spend in Lisbon and I wanted to hear fado music. I didn’t actually know what fado was until a Spaniard clued me in, as I was leaving Madrid for my Lisbon stopover. Then I just HAD to experience it. Because, when in Lisbon, do like the Lisbonians do, that’s…
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How many times in life do you get upgraded to first class? In my case, twice. So far. The first time, a ticket agent and I were flirting. Hey, he started it. When I got to the jetway, he winked. Then he waved a magic wand that sent me to first class. The second time…
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