Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: Travelers on solo travel
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It almost seems as if solo travel is becoming the vogue. The Los Angeles Times has a story on 10 vacations for solo travelers. It covers just about every option you can think of, from road trips to special-interest vacations to choosing villages over big cities. Another highly useful LA Times story suggests ways to…
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Norwegian Epic's solo cabins rated a major travel story in the Los Angeles Times today. The reporter went on a Caribbean cruise specifically to check out the solo sailing on a cruise line has taken notice of the solo traveler market. Norwegian Epic offers private rooms on a seven-day cruise for $1,271-$1,409. It would cost…
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This travel guide to Cartagena, Colombia entertained and intrigued me for two reasons: 1. I've thought many times about visiting Colombia, ever since traveling in Ecuador several years ago. But I've never seen a travel video of Colombia to know much about what it looks like. 2. After watching the Colombia travel guide for a…
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I like this post on banishing those naysayers who insist you better not travel solo. You tell them you're traveling solo and they get all negative about it. (Maybe they're jealous, the writer says.) Or they'll tell you you'll get hurt. You'll get lost. You'll get kidnapped, injured or die. (Fact is, that can happen…
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I landed upon the blog of a woman who normally travels with her kids and her "other half," who she says takes good care of her by packing and doing laundry for her. (Is he for rent?) Recently, she had the opportunity to travel in Japan on her own for two days. "Big deal, right?"…
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Today's lesson: Take a bandana on your next trip. It's always on my packing list. But I never thought to list all the reasons why. So I offer you 13 ways to use a bandana, care of Fodor's travel blog. Bandana travel tips include: Over your mouth to protect against sand and dust in windy…
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Rick Steves, well-known travel guru, has written a piece on the pleasures of solo travel in Europe and you should read it if you remain dubious about solo travel. I have written many similar posts over the years. This time, I point you to the travel master, in case his words carry more credence. He…
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Ever been to the U.S. Virgin Islands? Wanted to go but didn't want to go alone because going alone is scary? Well, my friend Diane, another travel writer, passed along this testimonial from a 50-year-old male guest at Maho Bay Camps, an eco-resort on St. John. "I went to Maho Bay alone in November," he…
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