Taking off Are you sick of reading about other people’s New Year’s resolutions yet? Well, don’t worry, I don’t believe in resolutions. But I do believe in planning out my travel for the year in January, because otherwise, it wouldn’t happen. After all, I’ve got to get the time off from work, coordinate my vacation [...]

The trouble with setting travel goals at the beginning of the year is that you have to then review your progress at the end of the year to see how you did. Thankfully, I didn’t do so bad this year. Of the six destination goals I set for myself in 2011, I achieved five of [...]

Just when I started to love the opportunity to travel during the week between Christmas and New Year’s, it’s going buh-bye. For several years now, the university where I work has given us the week off between Christmas and New Year’s as a holiday. It started because we got no raises that year. No raise [...]

‘Tis the season when thoughts start drifting toward holiday events and foods and shopping. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit the Christmas Markets in Europe? Wonder no more. Today’s guest blogger, Andrea, describes Manchester’s Christmas Markets (in the UK) for us. Living in Manchester, something has to make up for [...]

I’m so thrilled to bring you this guest post today from one of my favorite online friends, who also happens to be one of my favorite guest bloggers, Tracy Antonioli. If you’ve ever considered a solo cruise and/or visiting Bermuda, but were nervous about going alone, you’ll want to read this. I originally chose to [...]

Whether you are new to solo travel or a veteran at it, there is something we all have in common: Nighttime can bring its own special set of challenges for the solo traveler. When all the daytime attractions, museums and tours are done, and you find yourself facing a night on your own, it can [...]

Do you have an interest in solo travel–or a desire to learn more about it–but nobody else in your life does? How would you like to meet up with other solo travelers? If you’re in Vermont (or a number of other cities around the world), you’re about to have the opportunity. My colleague Janice Waugh [...]

This one’s (primarily) for the ladies: Have you ever agonized about where to keep your money and credit cards while traveling to keep them safe from pickpockets? Have you ever wondered how money belts or other under-your-clothing security wallets work? I just wrote a guest review for Brooke Schoenman at Her Packing List describing my [...]