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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The title of a story in yesterday’s Calgary (Canada) Herald was, "Solo Travel Not So Lonely After All." The writer describes three separate trips: cooking in Sicily; hiking in Ireland and going to a spa on Vancouver Island. ALL of them appealed to me. Now I just need the time off work and the money…
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The San Jose Mercury News ran a story yesterday on some travel companies that cater to single seniors. If you’re a senior how about it? If you are related to, or friendly with, a senior (is there a better word than that to describe the experienced set?) let them know they can still travel safely,…
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"Don’t ruin a perfectly good holiday by taking your partner." That’s the headline of a story in yesterday’s edition of The Independent, a British newspaper. The point is that many married people are heading out on vacation solo. And, loving it. One person appreciated taking a break from "my usual boring, harassed, working-parent persona." When …
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I thought I was well traveled because I’ve been to four continents. Then I heard about Lynn Stephenson, 81. She has visited 515 places. I say "places" because according to MostTraveledPeople.com, to have been everywhere in the world, you have to have visited 673 countries, territories, autonomous regions, enclaves, geographically separated island groups, and major…
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Stories about couchsurfing have been ricocheting around the Internet over the past half year, and lately, into the mainstream press. I wrote about the couchsurfing phenomenon back in February. Now the Christian Science Monitor has published a story well worth a read. About some of the problems in the system of peer review that’s supposed…
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A frequent traveler, who has vacationed independently as well as with groups, lays out the pros and cons of group travel in an article in the Santiago Times of Chile. Although she hits the road with her husband, the points she makes about group travel apply to the solo traveler as well.
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The editors at Frommer’s recently chose seven places suited for solo travel, from Istanbul to Mexico to Texas. Great trips are to be found in many places they left out, obviously, but they state their case for each pick. So, here, forthwith, are the: 7 top spots for the solo traveler.
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A former flight attendant offers suggestions on how to be a good solo traveler in a story in the Daily Herald, a suburban Chicago newspaper. Suggestions include: know your interests and limitations; sign up for local classes; and, when traveling to a foreign country, learn a little of the language before you go. Nothing new…
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I was amused by a story, on a site called EcoTravelLogue, that jumped to this conclusion: Because 67 percent of those who booked an "ethical holiday" were women, it "revealed" that women "care more about the environment and social impact of their holiday decisions than men." Snort. The truth is closer to this: women book…
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How’s this for a new twist on finding people to hang out with in a city you’re visiting? A new Web site lets you find people on your flight, or at your destination, who are interested in some of the same things you are. It’s called triplife, "where travelers click." I guess you find people…
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