Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: Travel in the news
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I love how travel marketers will find the bright side in any bit of rotten news, so long as it is a way to promote their clients. Recently, shockingly and amazingly, Spirit Airlines announced it would charge for overhead luggage now, as well as checked bags. By the time you pay for luggage in the…
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I'll leave the details about the best ships for solo travel, to the folks at Suite101.com. I'm not a "cruiser," as people in the biz call travelers who board ships and sail off for vacation. But Suite101 provides here a list of companies that offer single cabins with no single supplement. They say the down…
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A Brit has written a story in timesonline about avoiding the "heartache" of traveling alone. Oh please… Heartache? If you've chosen to travel alone, you didn't get into it to be miserable. Clearly you have some sense of adventure and a desire to see parts of the world that intrigue you. I personally would not…
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Here's a round up of some good articles on solo travel: The Los Angeles Times offers travel advice to a 49-year-old man concerned about getting sick while traveling out of the country? Soothingly, "sudden death while traveling is not statistically likely." Well, I guess I can finally stop fretting about keeling over then. But just in case, you…
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I enjoyed this story from worldhum on introverted travelers. It showed me how the other half of solo travelers explore the world. The introverts, that is. Clearly without gabbing with a lot with strangers: "I am terrible at striking up conversations with strangers and I am happy exploring a strange city alone." The writer doesn't seek…
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Is the market for solo travel slowly turning our way? Is the industry finally willing to cater to the solo traveler? Hard to say. But I would love to take at face value the following quote and others in a story about how the industry is wooing solo travelers irritated by the extra charges they…
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Share | http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b5091010838a219 Today's post is a roundup of solo-related pieces I found on the Web in the past few days. First, in a continuation of travel deals from my last post, there are two cruise lines that are waiving the single supplements on certain voyages. Avalon Waterways has some European river cruises available with…
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http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4b4b889e59d6e0ed In preparation for being interviewed on the BBC World's travel program, called "fast:track," I asked experts if they knew of tour operators that waived or markedly lowered the single supplement. (Who knew the BBC piece was going to involve a boy blowup doll?!) Many respondents told me about companies they knew or, or represented,…
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What makes you happier? Possessions or experiences? I came across a blog post by someone who decided to fulfill his dream of living on a sailboat. He wrote four lessons on what he had learned from his experience. Two resonated with me and will for most solo travelers: 1. Life is about the experiences…
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A 30-something woman has written a somewhat amusing, partly crass (hey, my blog, my opinions) piece on her cross country dating adventure. The country being Canada. It seems to be connected to a PR campaign by a singles dating site, which surveyed women about their solo travel experiences. The online dating site polled more than…
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