Category: -Utah

  • We got our first crisp day of autumn today here in D.C. With the beginning of fall, some people's thoughts turn to vacation plans for the cold months ahead. Maybe it's a trip to someplace warm. In other cases, the choice is winter sports. For those thinking about a ski vacation but don't have friends…

  • "Ideal for solo travelers," says the press release from Western River Expeditions about its rafting trips on the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon, Utah. I vouch for that statement.  I had one of the best trips of my life floating on peaceful sections of the river and holding on for dear life through Class III…

  • $500,000 in free stuff in 16 major cities around the country. I don't know much about this site called zozi but that's what they're giving away. Starting today. But not for long. It seems like it's another one of those discount sites that slashes prices so you will frequent a local business. I recently wrote…

  • "Ideal for solo travelers," says the press release from Western River Expeditions about its rafting trips on the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon, Utah. I vouch for that statement.  I had one of the best trips of my life floating on peaceful sections of the river and holding on for dear life through Class III…

  • Although my friend Elaine is skiing in Park City, Utah, alone, she's making friends right and left. Okay, they're friends for five minutes, but what's the difference? She's being entertained, being social and not feeling lonely.  "I have five-minute relationships with people on the chair lift," she says. "Then it's, 'Have a nice life.' "…

  • Backroads, an "active travel company," is ending its singles and solos trips next year. The owners found that more of their solo travelers ended up on regular trips than on solo ones. There weren't getting enough people to make the singles and solo trips fun. After doing some of Backroads solo trips years back, I…

  • 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…