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planned to be both entertaining and educational. Check the website to browse some of the more than 10,000 events coming up in 36 countries this year.
9 Travel Tips For Reducing Your Carbon Footprint While Traveling Most people love the idea of being eco-friendly. However, it becomes increasingly complicated when venturing away from home. While travel expands our minds and promotes a better understanding of the world around us, it can also have a serious carbon footprint and a negative impact on the environment. From The Manual, here are nine tips for minimizing your impact while enjoying a great trip.
A Highly Subjective But Very Smart Guide to
Traveling When staff at Bon Appetit magazine travel, they bring back more than souvenirs; they return with a bit of wisdom. They’ve learned that there’s nothing wrong with planning a trip around croissants. Or that some great sightseeing can happen in a grocery store. From what to do before you leave to pacing yourself to walking off all those croissants to (naturally) discovering unique local food and wine, here are some great travel tips from food writers.
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Surviving 15 Hour Flights in Economy There is no magic pill for enjoying a long-haul flight in economy, especially when you’re on one of the longest flights in the world. Your sleep will be restless. Your muscles will ache. Your skin will be dried out. But Hitha on the Go aims to teach you how to survive it. Here are her top tips for surviving long flights in economy.
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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. Seeking solo traveler-recommended accommodation around the world?
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. Nomination Deadline: May 15th
The 2018 Solo Travel Awards sponsored by World Nomads are designed to recognize travel companies that serve solo travelers well and encourage others to follow suit. Awards will be presented in the following categories: tours, specialty tours, vacation packages, river cruises, ocean cruises, and solo-only companies. Companies are invited to nominate themselves. New this year: the World Nomads Solo Travelers Choice Award, where travelers will have a chance to vote for their favorites. Get all the details here. The Solo Traveler Advisory of Deals Arriving in your inbox one week from
today! THE PICS OF THE WEEK
Pics of the Week are contributed by members of the Solo Travel Society on Facebook. We love to publish travel photos submitted by readers. Join our community of more than 230,000 travelers from around the world: simply "like" our Facebook page and you're in! Upload photos any time, along with a caption telling us a bit about what is in the picture. Click on last month's photos below to get the full effect and see where they were taken. TOP POSTS ON SOLO TRAVELER
Here are the top 5 articles published on Solo Traveler in
April. DESTINATIONS
In April, we featured destinations in Bolivia, Japan, Scotland, and China. Have you traveled solo to a destination that you loved and
would recommend to fellow travelers? Consider submitting your story and photos via our easy online form. PUBLIC WIFI: MAKE IT SAFE!
We use StrongVPN when going on public WiFi to do
anything financial both while traveling and at home. Booking a hotel room? Turn it on! Signing up for a tour? Turn it on! Checking your bank balance? Turn it on!
Hotel Wi-Fi, coffee shop Wi-Fi, airport Wi-Fi - these are all public and without a VPN you can have your identity stolen and your accounts hacked. StrongVPN also allows you to watch Netflix when you're out of the country and get
around Wi-Fi firewalls in countries that have them.
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