11 Quick and Easy Tips for Taking Great Landscape Photos
Do you wish that your travel photos were as remarkable as the scenery you saw on your trip? British photographer
Charlie Waite is a master of the landscape, from the lakes of Burma to the flower-filled fields of France. From Wanderlust Travel Magazine, here are his quick, simple tips for taking better landscape
photos.
How to Conquer the Challenge of Long-Term Travel Traveling long-term requires a whole different mindset than a 10-day jaunt
to Europe. From the New York Times, this article provides some tips to help the traveler who sets out for a long stretch, whether it is country-hopping or spending extended time in a specific spot overseas. Long-term travelers provide their best advice.
12 Awesome Backpacking Tips for Your Next Trip Whether you’re backpacking down the Grand Canyon or braving the cold in Yosemite, some of these backpacking hacks can help make your trip easier. (I particularly liked the tip for gauging the remaining amount of sunlight in the day.) From the folks at Just Roughin' It, this infographic has some great tips for your next outdoor adventure.
Less Tracking, More Traveling Nobody wants to worry about money
while travelling, but we all do. Tracking your finances is a simple way to get some freedom from this financial anxiety. The Trail Wallet app is designed to help you organize your expenses by trip or by month, set yourself a daily budget, then easily add expenses as you go. You can get all the details and download the app
here.
Looking for tours, cruises, and other travel products - without a huge single supplement?
The Solo Travel Deals Page Don't forget to check out our Solo Travel Deals page before planning your solo trip. You may just find exactly what you need there at a great price.
The most clicked-on link last
month
Advice from a Travel Doctor: Plan Ahead, Pack Your Own Utensils and Don’t Get Drunk The last thing you want is to be laid up in a hotel room or hospital when you’re supposed to be enjoying your trip. From the National Post, travel medicine specialist David L. Roque weighs in on how to take steps to prepare for your trip and stay healthy on your next adventure.
The Solo Traveler Accommodation
Guide We've added new listings to the ever-popular Solo Traveler Accommodation Guide. 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.
Are you a travel company that treats solo travelers well? Enter the Solo Travel Awards!
Designed to recognize travel companies that serve the solo travel market well, awards will be presented in the following categories: tours, specialty
tours, packaged travel, river cruises, and ocean cruises. Enter your company in one or more categories before August 1st.
What are you waiting for?
Awards make you stand out from the crowd. Learn how the Solo Travel Awards will increase your sales and marketing results. Get all the details and enter here.
The Solo Travel Awards are sponsored by Solo Traveler and World Nomads.
Pics of the Week are contributed by members of the Solo Travel Society on
Facebook. Every week on Solo Traveler we publish a travel photo submitted by a member of the Solo Travel
Society. Join our community of more than 200,000 travelers from around the world: simply "like" our Facebook page and you're in! Upload
photos any time, along with a caption telling us where it was taken. Click on last month's photos below to get the full effect and see where they were taken.
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.
Part one of a 3-part series on the big 3 of travel expenses:
transportation, accommodation and food. This time how to travel, eat well and save on food.
Pickpockets to target travelers. Fortunately, there are things you do. Here is how to protect yourself from pickpockets.
Ok. So you don’t want to cheap out on your accommodation but you want a great deal. Here are my top tips to help you save on hotels.
Experiential travel is on the rise. Here’s
are 7 important tips to help you save for great travel experiences.
Top Posts on Solo Traveler Last Month
Have you traveled solo to a destination you loved? Why not submit a Solo Travel Destination Post? Every Thursday, we publish a story on Solo Traveler that has been contributed by a reader. You can browse through them on our Destinations page and submit your story and photos here.
Here are
our top five posts from June.
When a reader wanting to embark on her first solo trip reached out for help in moving from planning to action, the Solo Travel Society jumped right in!
Photos are our best travel souvenirs. Here are some simple tips for how to take
better photos, and how to store and share them.
A first-time solo traveler finds peace, freedom, liberation (and a lot of great chocolate!) on her 9-week grand solo adventure.
It would be hard to imagine more picturesque views than the ones visible from the monasteries of Meteora, according to this Solo Travel
Society member.
Oh to be really, truly comfortable in your own skin. It can be a life-long challenge. Here are some thoughts on how to be good at being you.
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