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Monthly Archives: June 2010

360 degrees of Washington Square Fountain
on a 90 degree day

It was a hot weekend in New York City. Here' s how the locals cooled off in photos. Continue reading >>

Solo Travel for Inspiration – a new passion

When you break it down, we live our lives with a very short focal length. This all changes when I travel to into the mountains. Continue reading >>

Women Traveling Alone Part II – great destinations

What are the best destinations for women traveling alone? Here are my top five plus other recommendations gathered by crowdsourcing on Twitter. Continue reading >>

Solo Travel Itinerary: Toronto to New York to New Brunswick & Home

It's another road trip.I love driving but two major Continue reading >>

The Greatest Holiday in the World

This is a quick post / announcement especially for my European readers. Radisson Blu is having an amazing contest. The Grand Prize is 365 nights worth of hotel stays at over 200 Radisson Blu hotels. And, you can use them anytime over a 5 year period. Continue reading >>

Solo Travel: Island Holidays to Dream on

Some of the more extraordinary, isolated and fascinating island holidays - ones that make it on my destination list. Continue reading >>

Solo Travel Danger Part III – Recognizing Danger

Part I of this series was on the kindness of strangers. Part II was on dangerous strangers. Here is a post on how to recognize danger -- how to tell the good guys from the bad guys. Continue reading >>

Men Traveling Alone: 10 tips

This post is a promise fulfilled. Collaborating with an experienced male solo traveler we came up with 10 tips specifically for men traveling alone. Continue reading >>

Treat Yourself to a Chef’s Table

Joining a Chef's Table when traveling solo serves up great company as well as an extraordinary meal with wine pairings. Here's the menu I enjoyed. Continue reading >>

Solo Travel Tips & Teases from “Travelers Night In”

What fun. Last Thursday there was a 90 minute, fast paced discussion about solo travel. Here I've shared the best/more unusual tips as well as a few teases that flew through the twitterverse. Continue reading >>

Solo Travel Danger Part II: Caught in a Con Game

This is the story that I have been sitting on for a year. I alluded to it in the podcast interview I did. Now you have it. It is a story of naivety, danger and extremely good luck. Please have a read and share it. Frightening films like "Taken" are based in truth. Continue reading >>

Women Traveling Alone Part I – 10 tips

Why did I let my hair go gray? Travel. Why do I carry the purse I do? Scooter bandits. This post offers 10 tips especially for women traveling alone and a bit on how I came by them in my travels. Continue reading >>
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