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Updated Oct 30, 2016  2016 In over two decades, I have explored the remote islands of Rarotonga and Aitutaki, skied an active volcano, dodged epidemics, and navigated a low-grade civil war. I fought off muggers in broad daylight in Europe and barely missed being a feast for...

Updated August 5, 2016: Top solo travel destinations South of France for a great holiday! Look for best prices off-season. (An abridged update from John, our resident expert in the South of France for golf or not with a Golf Buddy provided.) Top solo travel destinations South of...

Save Money This Summer with a Film Focused Staycation. As a student, I found I could “travel” abroad for as little as $7.50! How is this possible?  By taking a staycation. That way, I created my own film festival.  Most of the old repertory theaters are gone. With them, went...

Solo Travel How to Act Around a Service Dog: Post by Solo Trekker’s Jhonna Tirpak:  Many people are confused about how to act around a service dog and it can cause an issues for the handler with the disability and the dog’s motivation and work in general.  Here are...

Mexico-Cinco de Mayo is known around the world.  It is often mistakenly thought to be Mexico’s independence day. (That national holiday is actually Sept. 16.) I,too, had made this same mistake until I saw this week’s Washington  Spanish Language newspaper, El Tiempo...

Feb. 14 is coming up. For many solos this really is a red letter day, wanting to take cover to avoid being the only “Group of One” at your favorite restaurant or local haunts! Be empowered by creating new traditions for yourself to enjoy. Some I have come up with in...

One Short For The Perfect Wedding Ceremony? Solo Weddings In Kyoto Japan

  When I went in person to secure a Brazilian visa, I was surprised to see that rudeness was an express ground for refusing an applicant’s entry to their country.  Although such formalities and waiting in line can seem to take too  long, I made certain I was not rude...

If you are looking for an odd holiday to celebrate, go no further: Today, Dec. 23, is Tom Bawcock’s Eve. Although it may get lost in the celebrations from Christmas to New Year’s, residents of Mousehole (England) have cause for festivities today. Based in Cornwall,...

  Childhood visions of  “sugar plums dancing in [our] heads” may have been replaced with less-welcome dreams of  “Home Alone for the Holidays”!  Whether security concerns, budgetary constraints or hectic work schedules have you ensconced at home with...