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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...

Just Say No-Avoiding 5 Cheap Airfare Hassles: Is it worth it to “save” with rock bottom air fares. Check out our 5 tips. Just Say No-Avoiding 5 Cheap Airfare Hassles: The Real Costs: Tip one: Is the price too good to be true, yes and no.  If you read all the fine...

5 Tips How to Travel in Style in Hot Weather: I have prowled through the Amazon rain forest and northern India during the monsoons.  I quickly saw how hard it can be to pack light and be in style in real heat and humidity. Add to the mix if you are on adventure travel. If you are...

5 Tips on Travel Savings-New Cheap Seats: Airline Value or Victim? United and American Airlines are two leading airlines with a no frills (at all) cheap seat program. Spurred on by competition with Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines and others, this is the most competitive...

Aug 15, 2018 Off-Season Steals from $46: Want to see more great deals and tips?  Please go to our Contacts Page, and subscribe to our free twice monthly newsletter!   We just added 46 new listings to our unique patent-pending software tool,  Solo Travel Pricing Tracker. That...

Tips for European Savings: Even for those of us who benefit now from a stronger dollar, Europe seems expensive starting with the airfare!  For leisure solo travel this is especially true since those traveling the world alone have no one to split the bill. The good news? Our...