About

Yes, that's a cricket leg dangling from my mouth.

Hi. My name is Janice and I’m known in the blogosphere as Solo Traveler. But, in fact, I have enjoyed many styles of travel in my life.

In my 15th summer I took off for my first travel adventure.

I had saved money from my job at a local delicatessen (at $1.25/hr) bought a white Peugot second hand and went on a cycling tour through Wales and the south of England. Until my mother’s 80th birthday, I never traveled  with my family of origin again.

Please don’t get me wrong. I have a fabulous family. Our lives are intertwined. But I also have a wanderlust that the others don’t. It was in my 20s that I first traveled solo and even had a chance to experience Eastern Europe before the fall of the wall.

In my late 20s I was fortunate to meet a man who had the same ideas about travel as me. So, in my 30s and 40s we did family travel. Through the years of raising our kids, we traveled every chance we could – culminating in a 10 month trip through Europe while homeschooling the youngest.

Sadly, my husband passed away a few years ago. Now, I travel solo again. And I take great pleasure in sharing the experience, the skills and safety tips with the readers of Solo Traveler.

Traveling solo offers a unique opportunity to discover the world as well as oneself.  I hope you find inspiration in this blog.

I take reader requests.
Planning a trip? Want information on a specific destination? Send me your request and I’ll do my best to cover your topic within a four week period. Chances are it won’t be me that writes this post but I’ll find an experienced travel writer who can.

Want to chat before you head out solo?
I’m available for meetings via phone or Skype to help those who are new to solo travel. Sometimes all you need is a little advice and support. Please see the services page for details.

Here’s what else I’m up to.
I’m co-founder of the Global Bloggers Network, an online resource for bloggers, I’m the Toronto host for Meet Plan Go, a free event to inspire people for long term travel. And I have a writing practice specializing in website copy and articles on small business issues.

You can follow me on Twitter where I’m known as, what else, solotraveler.

On Facebook, you can become a member of the Solo Travel Society fan page.