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Avoiding Identity Theft on Solo Travel :  On a past trip to South America, I had a surprise. Our host said he was on a kidnap list. Three of his friends had been kidnapped.  In some places, this is a way to get paid ransom as a type of business practice. I had thought this was...

Solo Travel Safety Updated Tips for Women Travelers: Check out these 12 tips for a safer trip. If you are going abroad, don’t let jetlag make you careless! Solo Travel Safety Updated Tips for Women Travelers: Know Before You Go: A past Washington Post had one of the best...

New Tips How to Make Solo Adventure Travel Easier Now: Adventure travel is my passion. However, there have been some challenges. I just missed being a snack for crocodiles. I have gone through low grade wars abroad. I have survived two emergency landings on commercial jets. I...

5 Safety Tips for Female Solo 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 a feast...

Boating Safety for Solo Travelers. Although I have had a lifelong love of boating, I am no expert. After two tries at sailing lessons, my skill set is limited to “manning” the winch handle.  The most important thing I learned was don’t drop it over board.  However, I have come to...

Staying Healthy Abroad: Watch out for wild animals! I found that out in Africa. A board broke under me so I started falling into the river. It was snack time for hungry crocs! At the last second, I was pulled over the side of a boat! That was my only close call in 66 countries!...

Solo Travel Safety-Theft.  I have been robbed in broad daylight at a key European capital. What made me a likely victim?   I was dressed up for a first time client meeting. Secondly, I was in a train station about to board.  Since Europe’s trains move in and out fast, I was...

Solo Travel-Flight Safety While Sightseeing.  I have soared over lush fields in a hot air balloon, flown over Victoria Falls in a very small plane and hopped aboard a helicopter to view the California coastline.  At that time, it never crossed my mind to check out the company and...

Solo Travel-6 Updated Tips on  How to Avoid Calamity on Travel:  In recent years, a hot-air balloon exploded over Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 tourists and critically injuring the pilot and remaining survivor. Press accounts raised questions as to both maintenance and piloting...

10 Solo Traveler Safety Tips Update: The greatest risk in travel statistically still tends to be the drive to the airport. However, no one wants safety issues to ruin a vacation. It can be hard to plan how to stay safer abroad. There may be storms and diseases. Terrorism is often...