Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: Travel
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Bula Vinaka! (howdy) In a few hours I'll be winging my way from the Los Angeles Airport to Nadi Airport on the island of Viti Levu. Where in the world? I'm headed to Fiji. Which is not one island but 322. Formerly known as the Cannibal Isles. My first stop is an ecolodge on Viti…
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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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Today I got one of those great gifts that a traveler's gotta love. Unusual, one-of-a-kind, retro. On the other end of the continuum from the snazzy travel gadgets and apps available these days. Which are also nice. But this gift was unique. It came wrapped in a map, In this case, a map of Germany…
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Boldlygosolo celebrates its third birthday this month! That's 21 in blog years, to quote "Bake at 350" from whom I co-opted the idea of this post. (Gawd, her cookies are gorgeous.) Boldly Go Solo No gifts please. No, really. (Unless you're offering a round-the-world ticket?) Just comment when the mood strikes. Oh, and…
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In my previous post on the Washington National Cathedral I wrote that I entered a photo of the cathedral in a photography contest. What I didn't say is that the challenge was to take a photo with a phone. Not an expensive camera. While you're traveling, you'll likely have your camera on board as you…
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If I were to ask you to name cities around the world that are home to some of the grandest and most beautiful cathedrals would you name Washington, D.C.? If your answer was "no" you might want to revise your list. Normally we in Washington take the Washington National Cathedral for granted, driving past it…
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Falconry, the "sport of kings," is actually the sport of hunting. Instead of using a gun, or a bow and arrow, hunters go into the wild with a raptor that catches small game. Rabbits. Squirrels. Other small, edible animals. In Hershey, Pennsylvania, you can do falconry, but without the bloodletting. Basically, you watch a demonstration…
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Bootsnall, a great travel site, recently published a post on 10 reasons to visit Iceland now. The photos are gorgeous and I agree with all their reasons. Except maybe #10. I'll get to that in a moment. I've been to Iceland twice (as I've written here before), once in the winter and once in…
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Today's thoughts on solo travel come from The Travel Belles and the Wise Bread website. The Travel Belles post on 7 solo travel lessons is filled with luscious photos of the Loire Valley in France that I've borrowed (with permission) to use here. I practically cry, wondering how I could get my photos to…
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