5 Easy Ways to Start Solo Traveling

The author, a solo traveler, in an orange dress standing in front of an ornate building in Bucharest, Romania.

Solo travel is so rewarding, but if you’ve never ventured out on your own before, here are my suggestions for 5 ways to start solo traveling. I cannot tell you the number of times people respond to my solo travel stories and social media posts by saying, “I wish I could do that”. In my mind… Read more

Valentine’s Day Gifts for Solo Travelers

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Looking for a Valentine’s Day Gifts for Solo Travelers? Do Solo Travelers even have Valentines to give them gifts? Well of course we do! Read on for a list of Valentine’s Day Gift Suggestions for Solo Travelers Let’s dispel one myth right away. Solo travelers are not loners who live life only to escape it. Who… Read more

The Solo Travel Splurge

Posted in Japan| Mexico| Solo Travel
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Does the thought of solo travel leave you feeling a bit anxious? What if, instead of focusing on feelings of loneliness and awkward conversations with strangers, you focused on the idea of the Solo Travel Splurge? In other words looking at all the ways, both big and small, that you can enjoy being on your own… Read more

On Trust and Travel

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Arriving in a new country…at night…where you do not speak the language requires a great deal of trust.  I arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport around 6:00 PM and by the time I got through customs and got myself situated, I left the airport in complete darkness.  Even though there is no immediate threat of danger, I only… Read more

A Table for One?

Posted in Mexico| Solo Travel
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I don’t know when I began answering the question “Table for One?” with a slightly hostile-toned “Yes” through slightly gritted teeth, but I did notice that happening more than once on my latest trip to Mexico City. Maybe it is because at home “table for one?” just sounds like a question, but in other countries, it… Read more