A Solo Point of View

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.

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.

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.

A first-time solo traveler finds peace, freedom, liberation (and a lot of great chocolate!) on her 9-week grand solo adventure.

Approaching a birthday containing a big round number, I asked the Solo Travel Society: Do you travel solo to celebrate birthdays or other milestones?

Being a “good” traveler will help you get the most out of your travels. Here are 15 ideas to consider on the subject.

Are you a curious person? Do you love the learning side of travel? Then have a read on what, where, how, and who travels to learn.

This traveler set a huge challenge for her first solo camping trip: transporting herself, 2 dogs, a tent & camping gear to an island via paddle board.

Solo in Milan, I explore the city my way, enjoy aperitivo, and realize that dreams don’t always take the form that we expect.

Oh the adventures one can have on a night train alone. I have several stories to tell. Most of them are wonderful. But one, well, not so much.

On a recent trip to Ville-Marie, Quebec I encountered a lively arts community, a warm and talented artist, and a creative solution to my selfie problems.

Nothing that I planned on this trip worked out, but I learned three lessons about the importance of flexibility – and had a brilliant time.

Positive Thinking. Solo Travel. They go together. I learned a lot about positive thinking from Ron who I met at Mallory Square in Key West.

Overwhelmed by the Memorium Nuremberg Trials, I sat down in the museum and wrote this. It is, appropriately, Remembrance Day.

Solo in Liverpool, my magical mystery tour in Liverpool didn’t involve any psychedelic buses. It was all about the magical people of this city with an extraordinary past.

Burning Man is that enigmatic destination of art and community. Guest writer Joanna Haugen shares her experience of traveling alone to Burning Man.