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

2019 – Where Are You Going Next

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Everyone’s favorite question for a traveler is Where are you going next. That is also the most dreaded question when you don’t know the answer to that question. *Sigh!* If I had my way, I’d have at least one trip a month planned for the entire year, but this year I find myself looking at the… Read more

Escape the Cubicle with Brighter Escapes

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If you read this blog regularly, you no doubt have seen mention of my desire to “escape the cubicle”. Getting out of the office either through telecommuting or entrepreneurship (or discovering that trust fund that you KNOW your mother is hiding from you) figures regularly in my posts.  I love hearing stories about people who have… 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

What Will 2017 Bring?

Posted in Planning| Travel
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January has arrived and it is time for two things: a look back at where I have been and a look forward to what’s to come. To those of you who read my last post about my 2016 Year End Travel Review, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.  You will have noticed a… Read more

Paradise Can’t Wait: Curaçao Immigration

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Picture this: sleepless, red-eye flight followed by a 3 hour layover and then another 2 hour flight. Tired, in need of a shower, some food and most importantly in need of a beach.  You land in Curaçao, your island paradise for the next week, and you can already feel the sand in your toes and a fruity, tropical drink… Read more

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