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Holiday Solo Travel-River Cruises: As the year comes to an end, one of the recurring questions for solos is how we will spend the holidays.    Although then-child actor Macaulay Culkin made us laugh through the blockbuster comedy,”Home Alone”, and its sequel, not many...

Solo Travel Destinations Cambodia: Adventure and cultural travel combined. Solo Travel Destinations Cambodia: Planning ahead: Every year by late summer to early fall, I start to think about alternatives to “home alone for the holidays” and look to find the best...

A Guest Post by Jane Roberts: How to Create the Perfect Survival Kit For Your Solo Trek: With 53% of American travelers worrying about getting lost while traveling alone, a solo trek might, at first, sound stressful. However, along with booking your flights and planning your...

Single Traveler Tips for Your First Solo Trip: Whether you are a first time solo traveler or a little out of practice, taking baby steps can get you moving ahead. Having been a solo traveler since my school days, at one point I found myself getting back in the groove after a...

Solo Travel Tips-Halloween-5 Places-Washington, DC: If you are a resident or visitor in my hometown of Washington, DC, here are 5 solo travel tips for a fun Halloween. Halloween is a favorite among unofficial US holidays. Some of our top suggestions are: Solo Travel...

5 Solo Travel Tips for a Great New Orleans Halloween: What better place to celebrate one of America’s favorite holidays from the “Mortuary Haunted House” on Canal Street to the Endless Night Vampire Ball?  New Orleans is thought to be America’s most...

Stuck Abroad-Our Solo Travel Tips: On 9/11,  I was stranded in Europe for 8 days as a female solo traveler. Since then, I have traveled around the world and met more solos who were stuck abroad. Here are just a few examples: Stuck Abroad-Our Solo Travel Tips: What Can Go Wrong:...

Update-7 Tips How to Travel with Your Dog:  A very sad story in the Washington Post covered the death of a young woman in her twenties and her beloved dog. On a road trip down Highway 95, there was a minor traffic accident.  Although the driver and pet were uninjured, the dog...

  5 Tips for Finding The Right River Cruise Now for the best vacation! Although I make my way solo around the globe from sub-Sahara Africa to the Middle East, there are remote locations where that just does not work. A case in point: I spent Christmas 2013 upriver in the...

5 Tips on Cancellation Fees:   I have been a solo traveler since my childhood years. However, even after 68 countries and all 50 US states, every trip I take I learn something new.  On my last trip, I found out how cancellation fees can be avoided or at least reduced.  ...