Single Traveler

Before I adopted my daughter in 1998, I was enthusiatic world traveler. When I became a mother, that pretty much ended. My safaris in Africa turned into trips to Disney's Animal Kingdom. The closest I was getting to China was a takeout restaurant. ...

... little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”   While this blog is dedicated to the sometimes single traveler, having a travel companion is just as nice.  Be very careful, ladies, when traveling with friends.  Be ...

... , or just relax. I'm almost always asleep before the wheels are even up. It doesn't hurt that I'm sitting in first class. I’m single by choice - because I haven’t found anyone for whom to give up this lifestyle, or join me in this journey. Or ...

    April 29  I Thought I Was an Adventurous Traveler     I thought I was an adventurous traveler, then I met Graciela.   Memory moment of the day: No, not the pyramids. It was getting caught in a street party near Old ...

... question forced me to examine my concept of travel more carefully. What I basically concluded is as follows.  Right now, I am not a traveler.  I am an expat.  I have a job when takes of the majority of my time and provides me with a ...

... stale bread product (why do Starbucks not invest in toasters?) But nooooooooo.  Across the aisle is the bane of frequent traveler existence:  Chatty Carl/Cathy.  Who's voice carries (or is just plain loud).  Starts talking as soon as ...

... me until tomorrow to make up my mind. What to do? I am really excited about the itinerary of this trip and the level of traveler that is attracted to Rick Steves' style of travel - read no 5 star hotels, not eating every meal together, lots of touring ...

... Concept Stay with an Indian Family and enjoy the Indian Rituals and customs. Economic and best for backpackers- 1.Non A.C Room Rs-500/person single bed and Double bed Rs 700. 2.A.C/Cooler Room Rs-700 per person (single bed) and Double Bed Rs 800 3.Break ...

A lot can said about getting the lay of the land and then letting it all soak in. As a solo traveler who's been trodding down the beaten path for years one of the things that's always appealed to me is falling into a certain routine. I love becoming an ...

A Traveler's Technology While I was getting ready for this trip, I knew I really wanted to keep a log of my experiences and my journey. Too many past trips have come and gone and I have a couple scattered photo prints in my boxes of things, but no ...

... to hear your full name yelled out on the street somewhere.  I'm also fairly certain Siem Reap is the king when it comes to single femal travellers.  Don't know if it's the culture there or what, but there were a ton of girls around town!  ...

... a tour of their museum. Although not picture worthy, I did find it quite interesting as well. Unfortunately, given the budget traveler that I am, I can't say I bought any Jewelry while I was in this district. I had considered taking the 40 minute ...

... travel bug just like me :) Ha haaaa So this is the update with Sydney part one guys.... The next time you hear from me my single traveller status will be no longer....and you'll get all the info on Preena and Scotti's time in OZ!! Yayyyyy..... p.s I just ...

... severance check in one hand and a plane ticket to Texas in the other hand.  Inspired by the book, "Eat, Pray and Love", a single female travels to Italy (Eat), India (Pray) and Indonesia (Love).  I have dubbed this the “T” tour with ...

... journey more pleasent if they play hideous Peruvian folk music, the WHOLE time!! The bus weaves through the mountains on a single track road, winding round and round past snow capped peaks and giant lakes. Sounds gorgeous right? I wouldn´t really ...

... and teaching experience and many "awws" were exclaimed when I showed them pics of my students.  It is nice that every single traveler has given me a lot of respect for the recent life decisions I've made and the work that I do; this is different ...

... and I go to the train station and buy a ticket out the next morning.  Nakhon Pathom proved to be too much for me as a single traveler with no Thai language skills beyond "hello" and "thank you."  This is a good lesson for me, because now I know ...

... why at my age, why am I still staying in 'youth' hostels? Oh, yes, it is much cheaper than a regular hotel. Also, as a single traveler, I would need to pay (sometimes much) more for a single room. It is much more economic to stay in a youth hostel. Also, ...

... more than 20 people on the 1km long beach.  I also met a woman from the US and it was great to talk to another single traveler for a while. Unfortunately she was leaving to Istanbul that night.  That was about it for the day. I really didn't do much ...

... killing time, I met another backpacker, an irish girl, who had experienced the same frustrations as myself, with her also being a single traveler in Greece.  We spent that hour using each other for stress relief as we swapped stories.  She left ...