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Updated 10 Tips How to Make Holiday Travel Easier: As the holidays are upon us, there is so much to do and think about before celebrating.   At such busy times, travel can end up more frustrating than festive.  Try our updated tips to make it a better trip.   Updated 10...

Having traveled to the Middle East, South Asia and 8 US cities this year, I am planning this Christmas and New Year’s to relax at home in Washington, DC with a leisurely “staycation”. However, prior years I have gone in search of adventure during the holidays. I...

Every year when summer is nearly two-thirds over, I start to think about making plans for the holidays. For the solo traveler, there is no need to find yourself “Home Alone for the Holidays”, but it does take some planning. It is a perfect time to dust off your bucket list and...

Here are our top ten tips for those looking to spend the holidays traveling as individuals:     Go Big or Stay Home: Plan an outrageous, exciting adventure that will create memories and stories that will last years. The more remote and exotic the better. The holidays are the...

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Top Solo Travel Destination Thailand. When the holidays come and work slows down for year-end, I always look to take a solo travel package to a new part of the world. This year on Christmas Day, I headed out traveling Asia alone. I had much ground to cover in just 17 days and...

5 Safety Travel Tips for Solo Female 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...

5 Tips on Travel with Cash, Debit or Credit Cards: Before going abroad, I always ask myself if it is better to take local currency or debit and credit cards. The popular wisdom is to take your existing debit card. That generally works for purchases/meals and to get local currency...

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...

5 Tips on  How to Avoid Identity Theft on Travel Now:  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...