Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: -United States
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The large majority of single-sex adventure trips are geared towards women, a fact that gets under the skin of some male readers. Recently, I've begun receiving e-mail info from a company that promotes adventure trips by breaking them into categories such as "deal of the week," "family adventures," "women only" and, interestingly, "men's interest." Not…
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Utah has some of the best national parks in the country. And I mean, spectacular. When I saw this article, it struck me all over again how cool a place the Beehive state is for fantastic scenery and action adventure. I have visited four out of the five top parks (at least as designated by…
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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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Like every city, Philadelphia has a range of activities for single, as well as partnered residents.Though they may be geared for locals, they are a good way for solo travelers to ease any isolation they may feel while visiting a big city. Philly also offers some excellent dining and drinking options for those on their…
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Travel writers of the U.S. and Canada have come up with a list of the world's top 10 ferry rides, and you don't necessarily want to argue with people who travel for a living. (But of course you can, if you want.) Can't say I've ever seen a poll ranking ferries. But I like this…
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The singer Nawal from the Comoros Islands played at the Kennedy Center last night. The hour-long performance was free. Nawal's music is described as "Indo-Arabian-Persian music meets Bantu polyphones, with syncopated rhythms and Sufi trance." Not your every day radio station fare, eh? Nawal was at the Kennedy Center as part of Arabesque, a festival…
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Siesta Beach on Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida, has white powdery sand so fine, it's like flour. I was in Sarasota with two great friends, to celebrate our birthdays. One afternoon we watched the sun go down in the West, despite the fact Florida's on the East Coast. I forget that it's possible to see…
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Want to take a walk in President Obama's shoes? That's the story I wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer. It appeared in Sunday's travel section. I walked the 1.2 mile route alone, taking note of what all the buildings were on each side, and scooting to the top of the Old Post Office Pavilion to take…
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This city slicker played rodeo queen once. And it wasn't on Halloween. I was at the Kay El Bar Ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona, which is home to several horse ranches. I suited up with a neck hankerchief in the ranch's colors and tried my hand, and my horse, at barrel racing, pole bending and a…
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I heard on the radio the other morning that hotels in New York are offering terrific deals on rooms. One such deal was a rate reduction to $100 from $500. In that case, I won't complain about the fact that two people pay the same rate as one. Sorry I don't have more specifics about…
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