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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A story in today's Boston Globe gives great common sense tips and encouraging stories on the joys of solo travel and preparation for doing so safely. Funny enough, the writer, Kari Bodnarchuk, a great adventurer (and gear head) was on my recent travel writers' trip to Egypt. She writes: "What surprised me once I hit…
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The dollar surges again, finally, against other countries' currencies. Now, the question is, do you still have a job and some travel money to burn? A lot of people are hunkering down but here's the good news, according to Arthur Frommer: In some cases, the dollar has risen up to 50 percent against other currencies,…
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Whoa. Can this be true? A company called Overseas Adventure Travel, catering to travelers over 50, plans to eliminate the single supplement for all its land tours in 2009. And for many of its cruises, according to a USA Today blog entry. But if you're not retired, be prepared to save up those vacation days.…
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A solo traveler discovers that a woman he has never met or seen before knows a lot about him. Read the recently published tale about one man's solo travel experience, in the Christian Science Monitor.
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The digital travel age advances: A new paperless boarding process allows you to download your boarding pass to your cell phone or PDA. Then, at security, Transportation Security Administration officials scan the bar code from your phone. And you're done. No fuss, no muss, no paper. Here's the fun part: It's ONLY for domestic passengers TRAVELING SOLO! How often does…
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The New York Observer has issued its top 10 list of best restaurants for dining alone. The reviews don't describe what makes the establishments comfortable, or fabulous, for solo diners. Although the write-ups are most drool-worthy. We'll have to hope they chose them for good reasons. A reader added his own critique of a restaurant…
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If tour operators and cruise lines are having trouble filling slots in the near future, solo travelers may have luck in getting the awful, horrible (the word “dreaded” has become overused) solo supplement waived or lowered. So says Budget Travel at CNN.com. I’ve written here before about the single supplement but I like to return…
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The Los Angeles Times recently ran a story about solo travel, offering options that "won't break the bank" for single travelers. They range from Elderhostels to volunteer trips to cruises. Read it and book…or jot down travel ideas for the future.
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"Travel can make you a poet. Travel can make you spiritual." This is how Rick Steves, the traveler and guidebook writer, starts a story in the Kansas City Star Sunday. "But without capturing your thoughts on paper, the lessons of travel are like shooting stars you just missed." Steves started taking notes during his travels even…
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Hey, did you know that this week is National Singles Week? Yeah, me neither. And says who? Anyway…to "celebrate," Marya Charles Alexander of solodining.com shared with USA Today her list of favorite places to eat alone. Read it and salivate. I don’t see myself traveling specifically to Lynchburg, Tennessee, or Birmingham, Alabama, for the chance…
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