Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: –Tour Operators
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You know the solo travel world has come into its own when The Washington Post does an entire travel section on it. One article offers eight tips ensuring a "trip of ease." Some obvious tips include using common sense when it comes to safety and talking to locals. One you don't hear as often is…
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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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I now throw out the idea of "singles" travel for those who might be interested in joining a tour composed solely of people traveling alone, who are presumably not married. I have not gone with the group Singles Travel Service, but I'm on the email list and they recently sent me a newsletter on some…
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The Chicago Tribune has a piece on how solo travelers can buy vacation packages without getting fleeced by the single supplement. I've written about these points before but they always bear repeating. If you're willing to share a room, many tour operators will match you with someone of the same sex, eliminating the single supplement.…
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Winter visitors to Yellowstone National Park have the park, and the herds of native bison, practically to themselves. Apparently, it's a pretty special place to be in the next few months. “Winter for us means terrific cross country skiing, a sense of quiet and solitude and truly unparalleled opportunities for wildlife viewing,” said Jeff Brown,…
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"Learn to take great pictures while touring DC's favorite locations." What a cool concept for solo travelers from out of town. Lynford Morton of PhotoTour Excursions offers two, two, two events in one. (okay, only the older among us will remember that chewing gum commercial. Or was it mints?) Photo lessons and a tour of…
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Fellow travel writer Laura Byrne Paquet ended up in Amsterdam's Red Light District doing…well…not what you think. Paquet and her husband, tourists from Canada, had arranged a special meeting. No, not for what you think! They had arranged to have dinner with a local couple. A company called Like-a-Local arranges for visitors to have dinner…
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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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I landed on this chat about a traveler wanting to find a place to ski that offers rooms for one without a single supplement. The comments range from "Singles are losers to be exploited" to "unfortunately the economies of being a hotelier make it difficult to achieve what you want" to "I travel on my…
Boldly Go Solo 