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Holiday Solo Travel-5 Personal Ideas

Oct 31 2019
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Elizabeth Avery

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“Home Alone” for the Holidays may not be your goal. There is still time to create an incredible year-end option. I thought back on 5 spectacular holidays I have taken and can highly recommend:

 

1. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA:
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  • You will find a warm Southwest culture.
  • The backdrop of snow is almost sure to provide a “White Christmas”
  • There are multiple options for great lodging/spas.
  • Native handicrafts and unique jewelry give you lots to choose from.
  • You will see much local fine dining and small bistros for meals.
  • If you are an intrepid driver, you can get a ski day at Taos.
  • Non-skier? You can make a day trip to state parks like Hyde Memorial State Park.

 

2. Quebec City, Canada:
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  • It has the great atmosphere of Renaissance Europe with strolling choristers in the Old City.
  • You will find a true “White Christmas” with multiple activities from dog sledding, one of my favorites, skiing nearby, tobogganing/sledding and ice skating or swim indoors overlooking the quaint low-rise skyline.
  • You will have ample choices for fine dining and casual bistro options at very attractive prices.
  • Horse-drawn carriages for historic tours of the walled city will be available.
  • In the charming shops, you will see everything from luxury items to tee-shirts with a loveable moose!
  • For USA visitors, there is a favorable rate of exchange and only short distance to travel.

 

3. Big Sky Montana, USA:
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  • Southwest hospitality provides an informal, friendly atmosphere.
  • You will find real convenience and service from pick-up at the airport to departure (do reserve a spot)!
  • You will be able to ski almost from your doorstep with emphasis on the advanced levels but patient lessons for those of us “Intermittent Intermediates”.
  • Nightlife and restaurants will abound for apres-ski.
  • Better pricing is available than in many other ski resorts.
  • You will have the option of day trips to Yellowstone ( Learn to say “bison” not “buffalo”!).

 

4. SE Asia River Cruise:
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  • This was one of my best holidays ever. I went solo to Siem Reap, Cambodia and then caught a Mekong River Cruise to Vietnam and traveled on solo to Bangkok.
  • Aside from airfare, even 4-5-star Asian hotels are much less than in many parts of the world.
  • Service is impeccable.
  • Coming from the US, I found the uniqueness within the region fascinating.
  • Fashionalistas will love Thai silk and be pleased at the well-priced jewelry in Cambodia.
  • If you don’t like to shovel snow or shiver in below freezing weather, Dec.-Jan. in SE Asia is ideally warm for eating al fresco and touring without being too hot.

 

5. Amazon Adventure:
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  • If you love adventure, going upriver on the Amazon in Brazil as I did for Christmas 2013 is perfect. On a small boat holding only 15 guests, we started Christmas Day at a Portuguese colonial village in ruins, met local villagers and had a swim in the Amazon River.
  • Bird watchers will be elated to see the number of species inhabiting the low marshlands.
  • Hikers and ecotourists will marvel at the untouched rainforest upriver.  On many treks, we followed our guides who cut a way for us with a machete to go where no one had ever tread (or not recently)!
  • If you start and finish with a day in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, you can get acquainted with wildlife in local reserves not easily seen in the dense rainforest.
  • There are opportunities to visit remote villages and see and purchase local handicrafts. I still have to laugh when I receive compliments on my “purchases from the Amazon”. Generally, the response is “Yes, I really like to shop at Amazon.com, too.”
  • For US residents, the travel is easy with a flight to Manaus non-stop which is much shorter than traveling to most of Europe!

Please let me know your personal holiday recommendations at: Contact Solo Trekker 4 U. Thanks and Happy Holidays!

About the Author
Elizabeth Avery founded SoloTrekker4U.com in 2012, to connect single travelers with top solo travel deals and those with no single supplements. In 2020, she launched the free, user-friendly SoloTravelPricingTracker.net with 1,000+ tour/cruise and lodging providers offering 20,000 trips. It is the only search tool that allows those traveling alone to find solo vacation packages based on whether there are no single supplement deals. Elizabeth has visited all 50 US states and more than 68 countries around the world.

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