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Travel insurance can be a real challenge as you try to find the right one for your trip. Check out our tips below. When booking an expensive trip abroad or while on travel, generally great but sometimes not so great surprises can occur. I have personally been robbed in broad...

Traveling Alone in Cambodia. This was one of the best trips of my  life! After reading online accounts of marauding monkeys and menacing mosquitoes, I headed out to Siem Reap, Cambodia< I had undertaken all the planning of a major military campaign. Traveling Alone in...

5 Tips for Solo Travel Deals on Safaris: Having been on two African safaris, one in the Okavango Delta and the other in South Africa, safaris are at the top of my list after visiting 68 countries. 5 Tips for Solo Travel Deals on Safaris; Before booking your trip consider how much...

Costa Rica Tours for Solo Travelers: Costa Rica solo travel packages are popular year-round.  The reason?  Costa Rica has something for everyone. There are really great solo travel deals, especially off-season. I went on solo travel to Costa Rica during the rainy season. The...

Packing Tips for Traveling Alone in Asia: It can be a challenge to know what to bring and what to leave behind. This is especially hard with the new restrictions on carry-on’s. With a weight often limited to 11 pounds, it is really hard to plan. In preparing to travel alone...

5 Tips for Solo Travel Africa Picking the Right Safari: I have had two great really different safaris. One was “glamping” in the Okavango in Botswana. The other was in Sabi Sabi, South Africa at Kruger Park. One of the best single vacations is to join a safari....

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 Brazilian...

Solo Travel Destination an Amazon Adventure. The debate continues: Which is longer: The Amazon or the Nile River? Having previously explored the Nile, my choice was clear: Off to Brazil for an “Amazon Christmas”.  My Amazon adventure would begin with a flight from Washington, DC...

5 Tips for Traveling alone in Cambodia: One of my favorite trips! After spending past Christmas holidays in the Amazon/Brazil,  I settled on traveling alone in Asia for a “Cambodian Christmas” the next year. I flew out Dec. 25 after celebrating a traditional Christmas Eve at home...

Solo Dining An Enjoyable Experience can be a real pleasure. Having been required to travel in prior business, I have eaten out alone for a long time.  My two strongest memories? Just before Christmas one year, I traveled for work. While having dinner alone, I had two contrasting...