When I was unexpectedly asked, “Why do you travel?” I consulted the Solo Travel Society for their thoughts. Here are the themes that emerged.

Solo travel can help us understand the true desires of our hearts and souls. Two authors share their perspectives on solo travel as a spiritual journey.

Take a moment to recognize the truly remarkable, the really valuable, even if it’s free. A child can do it. So can you.

Enjoy this collection of the best solo travel quotes, with thoughts about how they apply to travelers, questions they raise, and inspiration they provide.

Forget travel guilt. Think solo travel and separate vacations. Here’s why, how to shed the guilt, tell your partner you want to travel solo, and how to plan.

Enter to win our solo travel contest. One lucky traveler will receive a Globetrotter Mac from Rohan. It’s lightweight, waterproof, and valued at US$320.

Here are 10 “pay it forward” travel tips to help you spread your good fortune plus a travel story of paying forward a kindness I had received years earlier.

We need solitude. Yet it can be difficult to find. Here’s the value of solitude, how solo travel delivers it and top destinations where you’ll find it.

In spite of a less than promising start, a tall ship voyage taken by a Solo Travel Society member results in many new friends.

Meeting people of different cultures happens naturally as you travel, but you can also expand your horizons by meeting people of all ages.traveling solo.

Travel solo and you travel to learn! Solo travelers share their insights on what they have learned about the world and themselves traveling alone.

There are four obstacles that tend to get in the way for people who want to travel solo. Here they are and thoughts on how to get past them.

Explore the joys of taking it slow and solo as you travel from the pleasure of anticipation to seeing your destination in greater detail to taking it all home with you.

Solo Traveler is as much about life as it is about travel. This is because solo travel can make us better at life. It encourages us to practice three essential life skills.

Hostels are great for the young and the young at heart. In other words, people of all ages. Here’s how to choose the right hostel and why people 50+ love hostels.

Relaxing, people watching, excitement, love: if you can get past the annoying parts, there are definitely some reasons to love airports.

Why do we visit sad places when we travel? To remember? To honor? To celebrate? I believe it’s for all these reasons plus one more.

For those times when physical travel is out of the question, here are 9 cheap or free ways to embrace the spirit of travel.