Begging schemes: the Price of Admission?
A self-deprecating story and some serious thoughts - all on begging. Continue reading
Solo Travelers: 10 Reasons to Read The Alchemist
Solo traveler, are you living your dreams? Are you creating your personal legend? Please have a read of this and then read The Alchemist. Continue reading
Recommended: Travel solo for pure, childlike fun.
When was the last time you had fun like a kid. You laughed for pure physical fun not intellectual funny. Please have a read. Continue reading
Money and Travel: when to make and when to break the budget
Money. Here's an interpretation of money that could help you travel more. Continue reading
The Romance of the Solo Traveler: thank you Lord Byron?
A puzzle for you to help me solve. I would really like your opinion on this. Where does the romance of the solo traveler originate? Continue reading
When your holiday hits the rocks –
Or, the crash of the Navimag
I stuffed my passport into my clothes so that my body could be identified. Truly, At that moment we thought we were manning lifeboats in the ocean. We were fortunate. Continue reading
Confessions of a Solo BoBo
What's a BoBo? Are you one? Have a read. Continue reading
Compact Travel Camera Review
Ten hours. That's how long it took me to research my new camera for my trip to Chile. Here's what I was looking for in a camera and here's what I bought. Continue reading
Travel for the Common Good: The thoughts of six seasoned travelers.
On a recent trip I met Rick ... who told me a story ... that prompted me to think ... that caused me to ask six seasoned travelers for their opinions. Here is the wonderful result. Continue reading
Travel Solo: If not now, when?
This final Flashback Post of the season points to the most important post I wrote in 2010. Please read as you make plans for 2011. To help you with those plans, trip planning will be the theme on Solo Traveler in January. Continue reading
Travel with the Wit of an Adult and the Wonder of a Child.
Take a moment to recognize the truly remarkable, the really valuable, even if it's free. A child can do it. So can you. Continue reading
2nd Annual Stop & Stare Photo Contest
This is it! The Stop & Stare Photo Contest runs from now until Friday, December 10th. Enter any photo that made you stop and stare and you could win a trip to Peru from Intrepid Travel, a hotel voucher worth $200 from Hotel Club or a Travel Guide Video Series from Career Break Secrets. Continue reading
Solo travel In Search of Your Manspace
Manspaces. Can they be found in time or must they be space? This TED Talk video got me thinking about guy travelers. Continue reading
Solo Off the Beaten Path: 7 reasons to small town travel
When I was in Bangor, Maine my car battery died. The sequence of events that followed proved how great small towns can be for travelers. I offer this small story and seven other benefits of small town travel. Continue reading
Solo Travel Dreams: My Top 3 Culinary Trips
Do you ever dream of the trips that you would like to take? The places you'd like to see, the foods and wines you'd like to taste? Our food and wine editor shares her top three culinary solo travels. Continue reading
Ten Truths I tell My Friends about Solo Travel
What are my concerns about solo travel? What are my strengths and weaknesses? Here you go. I reveal all. Continue reading
Travel on the Cheap: Toronto film festival reviews
10 Films, 8 countries in 5 days. Here are trailers and reviews of the films I saw at last week's Toronto International Film Festival. Continue reading
34 Years Married: One woman’s solo travel survival strategy.
Long term relationships can be refreshed and renewed by a bit of time apart. Here's how one woman acted on her need for a bit of time away from her husband of 34 years - and looked forward to their time together again. Continue reading
Donate to Pakistan Relief: experience another culture in your own backyard.
Thursday night I attended a fundraiser to aid the people of Pakistan affected by the flood. It was a great evening that raised almost $9000for UNICEF. Here's how you can donate or plan your own fundraiser. Continue reading
The Right to Travel Solo
Do you need to reclaim your right to solo time? Do you know someone who needs to? Musing off the unique relationship of Deigo and Frida, this post encourages everyone to listen to their true needs and find solo time once in a while. Continue reading
About Janice Waugh and Tracey Nesbitt
I'm an author, blogger, speaker and traveler. I became a widow and empty-nester at about the same time. And then, I became Solo Traveler... Here's the full story. >>
I’m a writer, editor, food and wine fanatic, and traveler. On my very first trip abroad I learned that solo travel was for me. Here's the full story. >>
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2nd edition of The Solo Traveler’s Handbook
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