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Post Tagged with: "solo travel"

  • Travelling solo in New Zealand
     

    Solo travel: men vs women

    22nd November 2016 / Interviews, Solo travel / 8 comments

    Have you noticed all the blogs focusing on female solo travel these days? There are blogs written by solo men travellers of course, but they do not advertise themselves as “solo male travel” blogs. Here […]

     
     
  • Bali rice fields,  Indonesia
     

    7 reasons why solo travel in Southeast Asia rocks!

    6th September 2016 / Asia, Destinations / 5 comments

    It’s already September which means only one thing for us northern travel nuts: time to start thinking about winter travel! If you’re like most people (sorry skiers) you’re imagining warm weather, sun, possibly sand and […]

     
     
  • Malaga, Spain
     

    Why I like solo travel and how you can too

    27th October 2015 / Solo tips, Solo travel / 19 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 […]

     
     
  • Beach in Zihuatanejo (state of Guerrero)
     

    Solo woman in Mexico

    11th August 2015 / 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”, […]

     
     
  • A good place to meet... no one.
     

    10 ways to stay alone on a solo trip

    28th April 2015 / 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 […]

     
     
  • Coimbra, Portugal
     

    My 10 best destinations for solo travel

    13th July 2014 / 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, […]

     
     
  • Where is everyone?
     

    Solo traveller in your 40s or 50s?

    11th May 2014 / Solo tips, Solo travel / 65 comments

    Have you noticed that there aren’t too many of us middle-age solo travellers out there? It started really hitting me about four years ago. I would be in a hostel, mostly filled with the usual […]

     
     
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