52 Places To Go in 2017
With stunning photos and videos, along with great explanations for why you should visit each country now, this article will have you dreaming of more solo
trips than you can cram into a year! For the 12th year running, New York Times Travel offers this list of 52 destinations to consider visiting in the coming year.
A $1,000 day in Sydney for $100 Sydney is a notoriously expensive city. A New York Times travel writer asked a Four Seasons Hotel concierge to create a $1,000 one-day itinerary for a high-rolling traveler. He took it and re-jigged it to create a
similar itinerary for a traveler on a budget that added up to a mere $100. Here's how you can spend a great day in Sydney without breaking the budget.
NEW! Free downloads for
subscribers. Planning a budget for your upcoming trip? We've got you covered, with free downloads of two customized spreadsheets: one for a regular trip, one for a road trip. Enter your total budget, then your estimated expenses by category, and it will show you where you are going over, or where you still have some wiggle room.
The most clicked-on link last month
A Free
Travel Resource to Make Your Life Easier Simply enter your citizenship and the country you’re traveling to and this site will pull up information on that country’s weather, type of electrical outlet, currency, tipping practices, internet speeds, emergency phone numbers, necessary vaccinations, and more. This article from Smarter Travel claims the site will change your life. I don't know about that, but you will definitely want to check out this handy travel research
tool.
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forget to check out the Solo Traveler Deals page before planning your solo trip. You may just find exactly what you need there at a great price.
The 2016 Solo Traveler Accommodation Guide We've moved the new edition of the ever-popular Solo Traveler Accommodation Guide online. Containing recommendations for hotels, hostels, B&Bs and inns
around the world - all vetted by solo travelers - the Guide helps you find, review, and book a room all in one place.
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Travel Money Tuesdays Travel Farther, Longer, & More Often
You have consistently told us that money is the main reason you don't travel more. To the rescue: Travel Money Tuesdays! Every week, we will bring you tips and advice to help you travel more, better, and more often. Travel Money Tuesdays--because the best things in life aren't things.
Here are 12 ways to save money for travel. No advice to cut lattes. No talk of shorter showers. Just a
solid how-to approach to saving cash for travel.
Two practical approaches–one based on destination, the other on your absolute need to travel no matter what–plus a spreadsheet for your solo travel budget.
Here are tips to protect your home, your credit rating, the validity of your house insurance and your bank account from unnecessary
expenses as you travel.
More for less. That’s what everyone wants. Whether your travel budget allows luxury or not, here are 32 ways to stretch your travel dollar.
I’ve
scoured the lists of budget destinations recommended by other sites and come up with a shortlist of my top destinations for budget solo travel in 2017.
Top Posts on Solo Traveler Last Month
There are discoveries to be made both on and off The Ghan, Australia’s iconic train journey. Here is a look at a 4-day trip, including off-train excursions.
Looking for breathing space? A bit of freedom? A car and an open road will deliver. Here are the best solo road trips – all have been Solo Traveler
tested.
I meet people from other countries as I travel solo. I also meet people of a different age cohort – which adds yet another culture to the experience.
A new year, a new list of must-visit destinations! Here I offer my picks for best food destinations for 2017: two I can vouch for, two I’m dying to
try.
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.
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