Abroad and alone on your birthday?
I sat alone in the nearly empty hotel restaurant. A few couples were also having dinner on this St-Valentine’s night. When the waiter brought my expensive fish dish, I couldn’t resist. “Today is my birthday” […]
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I sat alone in the nearly empty hotel restaurant. A few couples were also having dinner on this St-Valentine’s night. When the waiter brought my expensive fish dish, I couldn’t resist. “Today is my birthday” […]
/ Solo tips, Solo travel / 20 comments
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 […]
/ Plan, Planning tips, Solo tips, Solo travel / 2 comments
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 […]
/ Destinations, Mexico, North America, Solo tips, Solo travel / 21 comments
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”, […]
/ Solo tips, Solo travel / 6 comments
Many first-time solo travellers worry that they will feel lonely during their trip. As someone who has traveled solo more times than I can remember, I want to assure you that travelling solo is not […]
/ Africa & Middle East, Destinations, On the road, Solo tips, Solo travel, Turkey / 19 comments
Is it pleasant and safe for a woman to travel alone in Turkey? I had heard various good things about Turkey over the years. Apparently the people were friendly, the food was great, and the […]
/ My picks, Plan, Solo tips, Solo travel / 16 comments
What makes a destination great for solo travel? First of all it should be safe. Secondly, it should be affordable. Solo travellers do not have a companion to share accommodation expenses and car rental. Consequently, […]
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