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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Travel + Leisure's July issue describes the "world's top biking cities" Three are in the U.S.: Minneapolis, Portland (Oregon) and Seattle. The others are Amsterdam (of course), Bogota (who knew?), Copenhagen, Montreal, Munich, Paris and Perth. The site offers a slide show of the various cities. There's a great photo of a four-story parking structure…
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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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Here's a fun read on solo travel from the Mail Online, a British Web site. The writer rounds up "the best" (that's subjective, though, isn't it?) "holidays for solo travellers." That is, the "best vacations for solo travelers" in American English (just taking the mickey, that is, kidding the British friend who gave me the…
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Travel writers have come up with a list of their favorite train rides and it has set my mind to wandering. And daydreaming. About past and future trips. The only train ride they list that I've actually been on is the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad that chugs through Colorado's two-million-acre San Juan National…
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In an opinion piece in the New York Times, writer Nicholas D. Kristof offered 15 tips for traveling to "even the roughest countries." These are serious suggestions for staying safe and holding on to your money, but they're amusing all the same. Some of my faves: – If you're a woman held up in an…
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"…shore towns dangle last-minute offers to lure frugal travelers to close-by getaways." This was the line of a Washington Post Web story focusing in on Memorial Day weekend getaways to the beach. Granted, it's too late for Memorial Day deals now. The point is, though, that if ever there were a season to find deals,…
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The Boston Globe had a good story Sunday about why travelers–including solo travelers–should consider doing group travel. Groups can offer deals, company, experienced guides, time savings on trip planning and ease of travel. The article suggests questions to ask tour operators that will help you choose the right trip. As you know from previous posts,…
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After years of solo travel, I've learned that I like the freedom and serendipity that come along with having all my time to myself. But not everyone feels that way. A recent New York Times article describes various Web sites that help women business travelers meet up with other women in cities where they'll be…
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A veteran traveler and award-winning travel writer and editor started as a solo traveler by accident
Jane Wooldridge, travel editor and writer for the Miami Herald, didn't plan her first solo trip. She was less than a week into a month-long backpacking adventure with a friend when he bailed on her. She stayed. In front of a hostel in Munich that had no beds for the night, she soon met four…
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Most people think of a cross-country journey as a road trip with friends, a once-in-a-lifetime rite of passage. But a D.C. writer has done it all by her lonesome. Twice. (Hm, since her dog was co-pilot, does that make it a buddy trip?) And it sounds as though she would consider doing it again. I…
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