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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...

Staying Healthy Abroad: Watch out for wild animals! I found that out in Africa. A board broke under me so I started falling into the river. It was snack time for hungry crocs! At the last second, I was pulled over the side of a boat! That was my only close call in 66 countries!...

Updated Packing Tips for Solo Women Travelers: Tired of waiting for your checked luggage after an all night flight?  Follow our tips and carry-on next time! To make matters worse, new baggage fees are being levied while fewer carry-on’s are allowed. This is a reprise of past...

How to Save on Solo Travel Going Off-Season. These tips help solo travelers save. Plan now for your next solo trip! Lodging and airfares are best off-season. Prices go down when few tourists travel. You can get good rates when there is less demand. Off-season starts as early as...

How to Avoid 12 Solo Travel Hassles:  Planning ahead will be key to solving many problems before they happen. How to Avoid 12 Solo Travel Hassles: Know Before You Go: Tip One: Read your visa before you leave home. Even tourist visas may include “Special Endorsements”,...

Solo Travel-6 Updated Tips on  How to Avoid Calamity on Travel:  In recent years, 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 and piloting...

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...

Croatia-a top solo travel destination: Overview: What is one of our most popular spots? Croatia-a top solo travel destination! Croatia is set in Southern Europe. It was in the past part of Yugoslavia. It is nestled on the eastern side of the Adriatic Sea right across from Italy....

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...

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...