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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...

Update:  Staying safe on cruises: Cruises have become more and more popular with solos. Cruise lines are starting to offer solo cabins or low to no single supplements, especially for river cruises. I have been on four river cruises. They ranged from the Amazon in Brazil, the...

Safety Tips for Women Solo Travelers: Here are our ten tips. Here are our 10 safety tips for women traveling solo. Much has been written about how women traveling abroad solo can work to be safer. We look forward to hearing your suggested additions and comments. 10 Safety Tips...

Solo Travel-Five Tips for Safe Travels in Troubled Times:  Concerns about safety have been raised at times in light of unrest and certain terrorist attacks abroad.  However, statistically, the dangers are much greater on US highways. In any case, it is important at home or abroad...

Here are our new Solo Travel Safety Tips to Stay Healthy Abroad. In the first half of this decade, the ebola virus raised global concerns although primarily active in West Africa.  could breathe a sigh of relief.  However, shortly thereafter, the Zika Virus became a tremendous...

Solo Travel safety-7 Tips on How to Avoid Being a Robbery Victim With fears now of terrorism, travelers may overlook the more likely possibility of property loss and theft.  More often, petty crimes can occur.  I learned my lesson on a joint work and pleasure trip. Read on to...

Here are our new 5 Single Traveler Tips on Safety-Hotel Fires. A prior New Year’s Eve fire in Dubai’s 5-star hotel, the Address Downtown Dubai, demonstrates that even modern, elegant buildings at times, can hold such dangers. More recently, the Mandarin Oriental in...

Solo Travel-How to Travel in Tough Times of Potential Danger:  In the continuing state of enhanced security, travelers may unknowingly create unnecessary difficulties for themselves, resulting in a fine, deportation or even jail time. With the wealth of information on the...

Solo Travel-Tips for Staying Healthy on Travel: Please check them out, and give us your feedback. My greatest health risk on travel came about by a freak accident. A gangplank broke under my feet as I was joining a small boat for an evening cruise on the Zambezi River....

Top Solo Travel Spring Vacation: Where to Go: With my updated spring vacation recommendation, I risk being (rightfully) criticized for boosting my own home town, Washington, DC. However, it is a solo travel destination that has something for everyone. Although it can be pricey, I...