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New Solo Travel Destinations: Australia’s Tasmania. A Guest Post by Delan Cooper    courtesy of sharohyip   Launceston City is the place to start in Tasmania. It provides an abundance of things to see for solo travelers from students to career breakers or gap-year...

Packing for Savings and Safety: Airline charges for carry-on bags has made for a real battle of the wills. Many passengers  find the only solution is to overstuff their one “personal” item if they are to save. I was shocked on a 17 day trip to SE Asia that the flight to China...

Mountain Biking-Best Social Distancing: a Guest Post by Andries from South Africa* June 1st, 2020 – Nope, it is not a birthday or some kind of anniversary. That is the day when I was allowed to go outside and ride my mountain bike again after having been confined to my apartment...

Solo Travel Savings Tips. Here are our 10 tips beyond airfare and lodging savings. One of the biggest  challenges is figuring out where hidden costs may be lurking and planning around them. Solo Travel Savings Tips: Planning ahead: Before you leave home, research and plan an...

Estonia-A Top Solo Travel Destination: Estonia is surrounded on three sides by the Baltic Sea and is set between Russia on the East and Latvia on the Southwest. Tallinn serves as its capital located on the coast and a mere 2+ hour ferry trip from Helsinki, Finland. A Brief...

Guest post, courtesy of Top50Ranches.com, reprinted from the original,  Traveling alone? You may be surprised to find out that dude ranch vacations are the perfect getaway for solo travelers! Here’s why… Dude ranch vacations are becoming increasingly attractive to...

Former Yugoslavia: Bosnia-Herzegovina for Solo Travel: The former nation of Yugoslavia has been a crossroads over much of history. In the 20th century at Sarajevo, the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife triggered World War I.   After years...

Thailand Many posts on solo travel Asia focus on fairly general advice on travel abroad.  As a long-time solo traveler worldwide, I was surprised to find some unique issues. Here are my five personal tips: 1. Traffic: Watch out for fast-paced traffic, especially motorcycles. Some...

7 Tips-Solo Travel Road Trips.  Road trips are popular to do it your own way. What better way to touch tons of cities, whether you are in America, Europe, so on.  So here are some essential planning tips! (Before you head out, check out our  our Solo Travel Pricing Tracker only...

20 Travel Tips for Saving without Sacrificing Quality: Use the extra savings to see sights and take additional extended tours. Travel costs are an issue for most travelers, especially now coming out of a prolonged recession. Having been a keen global traveler, I am always looking...