Misadventures in American Airports
Haaa flying! It’s an inescapable part of travel but one that has become increasingly tedious in recent years, what with the checked luggage fees (and the inability to take more than a small bag of […]
Archive for category: Solo travel
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Why I like solo travel and how you can too
I travel solo more often than not these days, and I do it mostly by choice. But that wasn’t always the case. I remember sitting on that Canadian Airlines plane in 1992, awaiting take-off on […]
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When in Athens…
Cultural differences are evident in the way we dress, the food we eat (and how we eat it), the construction of our houses, and the religion we practice. But they also reveal themselves in more subtle […]
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An introduction to cruising – with Paul Marshman
I’ve never written about cruises before, and for a very good reason: I know almost nothing about the topic! Granted, I have been on a few boat trips in my life, from a three-day sailing […]
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Five travel problems and their solutions
Travel is generally fun and fulfilling, but if you go travelling enough times and for long enough, you’re bound to run into one of these problems (or all of them) at some point. Here are […]
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Solo woman in Mexico
Mexico has suffered some bad press in recent years. Many people now just dismiss it as a holiday destination with blanket statements such as “it’s too dangerous”, or “a lot of people get murdered there”, […]
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My scariest travel story
I wasn’t raped, kidnapped, or robbed. What happened to me on February 13, 2005, was both more mundane and more unexpected. I was in the small town of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, and three weeks into […]
