Last night, I participated in AAA Travel’s “Biggest and Best Virtual Travel Show” at their website, where they were featuring vacation deals for the coming months from a number of travel partners.  I was really looking forward to this show, because I love AAA and their services, and I thought it sounded like a really [...]

If you haven’t read Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least Heat-Moon, the classic road trip book, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy and do so.   It should be a “must read” for anyone interested in solo travel. As with most great travelogues, this is not just an [...]

Do you enjoy reading about the solo travels of others?  If so, I recommend Cathedrals of the Flesh: My Search for the Perfect Bath by Alexia Brue.  I love learning about new cultures (and subcultures) when I read, so I enjoyed learning about the public bath culture in this book.  The what? you say.  The [...]

Nothing says “time off” like hanging out in your favorite coffee shop with a good cup of coffee reading the newspaper or surfing the web on your laptop.  It sure beats sitting around your house by yourself.  And it’s a lot less expensive than hanging out at the local bar or restaurant or going to [...]

Trekmovie.com is reporting that it’s no longer a rumor or wishful thinking: Star Trek: The Experience will be back in Vegas in the near future, at its new home in Neonopolis. More Details Emerge For New Home of Star Trek: The Experience It’s not yet known how the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie will [...]

Part of the joy of traveling for me is dining out.  I love to try new and different foods, and I love not having to cook for myself. But I don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for the privilege.  Especially with the economy being what it is right now, your vacation dining [...]

How does 3 free nights and 3 days in the parks at Disney World grab you?  Disney World just announced one of the most exciting travel deals I’ve ever seen for people traveling to WDW January 4-June 27, 2009 (excluding April 4-19).  Book 7 nights with a 7 day Magic Your Way base ticket for [...]

One of the biggest issues for solo travelers is loneliness.  Even introverts need some company once in awhile. It’s easy to become isolated when you have a room to yourself and are going from site to site, lost in your own thoughts.  Extroverts don’t seem to have any trouble meeting others everywhere they go, but [...]