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Solo Travel in Sri Lanka: Across the Country in 10 Days

On a journey across Asia this solo traveler discovers that sometimes you just have to set your itinerary aside...like when you fall in love with Ella. Continue reading

Pic of the Week: The Cathedral of Siena

The cathedrals of Italy are stunning. One solo traveler gets up close and personal with the pink, green and white marble carvings on the Duomo in Siena. 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 > Career Break > Travel Career

Want to make travel your career. Jeff Jung tells us how he did it in part 3 of our video interview series. Please click on the title above. Continue reading

Sick & Solo: travel is not always fun.

The only sickness I've endured as I've traveled is sea sickness. But there is lots more that can come your way. Here are tips for prevention and what to do if sickness strikes. Click on the title to read more... Continue reading

Pic of the Week: Magical High Park in Toronto, Canada

This stunning photo could be the backdrop for a fairy tale. It's hard to believe that it was taken in the middle of Canada's largest city. Continue reading

Long Term Solo Travel: Colombia, Spain and Turkey

Imagine taking a career break. In this second video of the series, Jeff shares what it was like to travel solo in Spain, Turkey and Colombia. Click on the title to read more. 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 Travel to Canada: a one day tour of Montreal

Something old. Something new. From Old Montreal to the Museum of Contemporary Art I give you a one day tour of Montreal, complete with pictures. Read more. Continue reading

Pic of the Week: The Road to Denali National Park, Alaska

You can almost feel the anticipation as the road winds on the way into Denali National Park, and the mountains become visible above the trees. Continue reading

Solo Travel for a Career Break

Do you need a career break? Well I can't claim to have traveled solo for months so I found someone who has. This is the first video in a three part series on long term solo travel. Have a watch. 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

Dating and the Solo Traveler

Would you date a person you just met? On my trip to Montreal this very unusual opportunity arose. At first I declined. Then... well have a read. Continue reading

Lest we Forget: Remembering World War I at Vimy Ridge

Vimy Ridge Memorial

Mother Canada mourns for her losses in battle.

“Any work of art…must achieve sainthood before we set it free to roam in the world”

This, from Jane Urquhart’s wonderful novel The Stone Carvers feels so right for the World War I Vimy Memorial near Arras, France. The memorial is what her the novel is about.

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is one of a half dozen monuments that really move me. And, with its location in the quiet French countryside, with the effort required to get there that gives your mind time to think and prepare for its significance, it is the most spiritual of monuments I’ve visited. I believe that it is a work of art that has achieved sainthood. Continue reading

Traveling Solo—Sandy’s Story

Sandy experiences the joy of solo travel after her kids are grown, and discovers that she enjoys the excitement, the freedom...and her own company. Continue reading

7 Steps to Travel Beyond the Armchair

Life is not lived on "if only"s and "what if"s. Here are 7 steps to put the conditional tense aside and travel in the near future. Don't miss the moment. Video included. 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

Pic of the Week: Silk Embroidery in Hanoi

Is it a shot of an aquarium? No, it's a photo of impossibly delicate silk embroidery from The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. You may have to look twice. Continue reading

Solo Travel to Canada: 10 Things to Do in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax is a great Canadian destination. Here's 10 things to do in a day in Halifax by a local who describes her city as perfect for the solo traveler. Continue reading

Solo Traveler’s Fave Five: the top posts in October

Did you miss something? Here's the round-up of the most popular posts on Solo Traveler last month. Have a read. Continue reading
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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. >>

Tracey Nesbitt 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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