Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: -Great Britain
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How can you not like a place where you can order cullen skink and Dalchonzie tart at dinner, have a stare-down with a falcon and discover that you weigh in the single digits?* I was in Scotland last week reveling in the Scottishness of it all, starting at the The Gleneagles Hotel. Gleneagles is hosting…
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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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With the Olympics over, I'll have to get my British fix elsewhere – in the short term by watching my new (to me) favorite television show: Doc Martin. I had fun watching segments on England that NBC aired during the Olympics. One was on the words used by the British that are different from those…
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Had enough Titanic stories yet? Can I sneak just one more itty bitty one past you? I was in Belfast a few years ago where I learned about the city's ship-building prowess and the fact that the RMS Titanic, and its sister ship the RMS Olympic, were built there for the White Star Line. The…
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Oh no! I missed Chocolate Day. It was July 7. No wait. U.S. Chocolate Day is October 28. Whew. I never knew such a day existed but now that I do, I sure don't want to miss it. This news comes to me via a fellow travel writer's site, Travel Diversions with Doreen. I write…
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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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If you're a solo traveler and ski fanatic, you might want to follow Gabriella Le Breton's winter adventure. Le Breton is the subject of a series of articles in Britain's The Telegraph, called "Single for the Season" about a single woman who is visiting 20 ski resorts this winter. In mid-January, Le Breton was in…
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"Is London an extremely dangerous place to travel alone?" This was the question posed by a "young woman traveling alone" on a site called English Travel Deals. If you'd been in the room with me you might have seen my eyes roll. And a smile appear. What kind of question is that? If you go…
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Doing things alone is the best way to develop confidence in yourself, your skills and your judgment. So says, a self-described life coach and Gen Y expert in a post on tips for transforming during the 20's. Or, really, during any stage of life where you are undergoing major changes. But Christine Hassler's focus is…
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