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10 Tips for When Things Go Wrong Abroad: If you do plan to get overseas for a vacation this year, what are the best ways to avoid problems that can spoil your trip? Here are our ten updated tips. Bear in mind, that some safeguards must be taken before and even AFTER you come...

5 Tips on Best Travel Pants . See how to pack and how to wear what works for your next trip! 5 Tips on Best Travel Pants: Tip One: Be sure that any slacks you buy or pack have pockets. The best way to go is with pockets with zippers. Why is that? After a long flight, you may not...

5 Safety Travel Tips for Solo Female Travelers: 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...

Solo Adventures Tips from Expedition Unknown’s Josh Gates: Like Indiana Jones, the Travel Channel’s best-known archaeologist, Josh Gates, brings us excitement at home. Expedition Unknown Selects Tips by Josh Gates, Travel TV I tuned into Expedition Unknown for Josh...

10  Solo Travel Destinations in North America 2016:  If like some of us, you are still waiting to take a summer vacation. Here are my top personal suggestions for relatively close-by and bargain solo travel destinations. More good news? For extra savings, you can drive or take...

Sunshine and Old World Elegance in Palm Beach Florida: If you still have not gone to the beach this year, now is the time. You can save by a trip off season. If you love Europe’s charm but can’t get there now, this is the place. This can work for a range of budgets....

5 Tips on Travel with Cash, Debit or Credit Cards: Before going abroad, I always ask myself if it is better to take local currency or debit and credit cards. The popular wisdom is to take your existing debit card. That generally works for purchases/meals and to get local currency...

Every traveler has their worst flight stories. My two personal favorites: -The “flight to nowhere”. On a past business trip, I flew one hour to New York, circled for one hour and because of bad weather, flew back one hour to Washington, DC.  In my three hour...

5 Updated Tips-Travel in Tough Times:  Sadly, recent times have seen an increase in violence in many parts of the world from Europe to Africa.  As a result, some travelers are concerned about safety as they think of a next trip abroad. There are no guarantees. However, it helps...

This week we added 20 new additions to our Solo Travel Pricing Tracker software search tool.  Important solo-priced hotel update: In the next 10 days, we will add the following European sub-regions to make it easier to find what you are looking for: Central + Eastern Europe...