Hi Solo Traveler, It's day 3 and I'm asking for some help

Published: Sun, 03/22/20

If you were following me on Instagram this month, you know that I was in Morocco and made the last scheduled flight out of the country to the UK and, from there, home to Canada.

In fact, it was very touch and go as the Moroccan government wanted to close their airspace the night before my flight. The last few days of the trip were a bit dramatic. You can read about them here: Travel and COVID-19: A Missive from Morocco.

Tracey to the Rescue
Now I'm in self-isolation and I can't believe how difficult it is. I really expected that I could handle this well but I'm already going a bit stir-crazy. It's only day 3! Ah, but Tracey and the Solo Travel Society are coming to the rescue. Thanks to hours of research plus input from our members on Facebook, Tracey is putting together a curated list of activities that can be done remotely to help us all as we curtail our social activities. Watch for it on Solo Traveler this Monday.

A Request for Help
Times are tough for the travel industry and that goes for us as well. The number of people visiting the site has dropped to a small fraction of what it was and that affects us in many ways. I'm hoping that you will take a few minutes each day to help us.

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Upcoming Travels Delayed
As you can imagine, we had travel plans. They are now all on hold but, hopefully, we can reschedule in the near future. Here's what we won't be doing as planned.

I was going to take a train trip to San Francisco in April.
Tracey was going to do a culinary walking tour in Umbria in late May.
I was going to Australia in late June.
Tracey was going to Newfoundland in July.

Ah well, the day will come when we can travel again. In the meanwhile, take good care,

Janice

P.S. When your travel plans reignite, you may find these helpful:

The Wits & Wonder Travel Course Solo travelers have given the course 4.4 stars out of 5 and 79% say they are likely to recommend it to a friend. Many already have!
Going Alone? Travel Insurance is a Must - why I never travel without insurance, how I've used it to recover losses, and how to buy it.
VPN for Travel: What, Why and an Easy Setup Guide - it will protect your identity on public WiFi and let's you browse the net in English even if you're in a foreign country.
Solo Travel Deals Page. Updated monthly, to our knowledge this is the only list of tours with no or low single supplements on the Internet.
Bare Minimum Packing: Here’s Your Packing List - our ultimate packing check list which I continue to use for every trip.