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Solo Trekker’s New Free Solo Travel Pricing Tracker Software: Solo Trekker’s New Free Solo Travel Pricing Software :Solo Trekker 4 U was founded to give individual travelers better pricing options without giving up quality. We have built out a growing network of...

Traveling to Jordan Solo Travel Jordan: As the picture below shows, Jordan is a combination of the present day and its ancient past. It has a mix of Nabataean, Greek, Roman and Arab culture.  That made for a really fascinating trip. (Before you head out, please check out our late...

6 Offbeat Tips How to Save on Vacations:  As much as I love the road less traveled by, dodging leering crocodiles and navigating cholera epidemics and low grade civil wars, I have been mulling ways to have a fall vacation without adding a rider to  my life insurance policy. The...

5 Tips New US Flight Restrictions: Just when you were set to pack light and carry-on, there are new flight US flight rules to look at. As always, there is the good news and the bad news.  Here are our five tips to walk you through it on the broad strokes:   5 Tips New US...

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...

5 Tips on How to Pack for Summer Travel: It’s hard to know how to pack when carry-on’s get smaller and fees greater.  Try out these 5 additional tips. See also our May 2017 blog on travel to hot climes. Another choice? Check out our April 2017 blog on staying cool on adventure...

Since my student days I have explored the world. I have roamed the remote Pacific Islands of Rarotonga and Aitutaki. I skied an active volcano in New Zealand. I dodged epidemics from cholera off the coast of Mauretania in Santiago, Cape Verde Islands to the Swine Flu outbreak in...

5 tips on how to get a good seat on your next flight  To catch a flight to my 67th country, I found it can be a challenge. (Solo Trekker does not book airlines or receive fees from any airline.) Months ago I found that if your tour changes its dates, your airline may charge you...

Adventure Travel How to Stay Cool in Hot Climates: In a Feb. 2017 blog, our 5 tips were how to travel in style in hot weather.  In this post, we will skip style for the tough adventure tour in the tropics. How you can stay cool glamping in the Okavango Delta in 120 degree day...

Updated April 9, 2017   6 Updated Tips on  How to Avoid Calamity on Travel: On Tues Feb. 26, 2013, 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...