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Solo Travel Destination: Sardinia, Italy

We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Cathy, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Cathy is from the United States, and submitted the following report about Sardinia . Do you have asolotraveldestination that you would like to recommend?Submit your description here, along with a few photos, and share it with fellow travelers!

Solo travelrating: 2 (1 is easiest, 3 is most difficult. Please see chart below)

Languages spoken: Sardinian, Italian, English

Villasimius Bea...

Celebrating You! First time solo travel stories.

We’ve come a long, long way together

Through the hard times and the good

I have to celebrate you baby

I have to praise you like I should.

Five years!

Solo Traveler is five years old this week and I have two special posts to mark the occasion.

In this first, I want to celebrate you – with a little help from Fatboy Slim.

I want to celebrate your stories. Especially your first time traveling solo stories which many people shared on the Solo Travel Society on Facebook. They are such an inspiration. From...

Pic of the Week: Window on the World

Looking outward from the Palace of the Winds in Jaipur.

The Pic of the Week is drawn from photos submitted to theSolo TravelSocietyFacebook Group, providing an opportunity for solo travelers to share with us a favorite photo from their travels.

This week’s pic fromSolo TravelSociety member Sarah was taken in Jaipur, India.

The Wadden Sea – close encounters with unusual creatures.

I marked STS for the Solo Travel Society into the mud.

Mud.

That’s what the Wadden Sea has plenty of.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is know for its mudflats, over 10,000 plant and animal species that live within the mud and the sea and as a crucial stopover for millions of migrating birds.

Wadden Sea runs along the coast from the Netherlands to Denmark and includes a chain of islands. I visited the Wilhelmshaven part of Wadden Sea, north of Breman in Germany.

Wilhelmshave is a naval-base town of...

Solo Travel Destination: Toledo, Spain

We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Anne-Marie, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Anne-Marie is from Belgium, and submitted the following report about Toledo . Do you have asolotraveldestination that you would like to recommend?Submit your description here, along with a few photos, and share it with fellow travelers!

Solo travelrating: 1 (1 is easiest, 3 is most difficult. Please see chart below)

Languages spoken: Spanish, English

Toledo: centuries of conques...

Be Rich with All You Gain On the Way – a travel poem & Sean Connery

The journey may not always be smooth. The road may be a little rough. But it is there to savor and grow rich from.

I don’t believe that the importance of the journey has ever been so eloquently expressed.

Written over 100 years ago by C.P. Cavafy (29 April 1863 – 29 April 1933) the poem, Ithaka, is as relevant as ever. Its beauty in ideas and language is deserving of our attention as it will give voice to much of what you have thought and take your thoughts farther.

After you have enjoyed it in...

PIc of the Week: Hong Kong skyline at dusk.

Hong Kong skyline at dusk.

The Pic of the Week is typically drawn from photos submitted to the Solo Travel Society Facebook Group, providing an opportunity for solo travelers to share with us a favorite photo from their travels.

However, this week’s pic is submitted by Janice It was taken on the ferry crossing Hong Kong harbor.

Solo Travel Destination: Christchurch, New Zealand

We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Heidi, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Heidi is from the United States, and submitted the following report about Christchurch . Do you have asolotraveldestination that you would like to recommend?Submit your description here, along with a few photos, and share it with fellow travelers!

Solo travelrating: 1 (1 is easiest, 3 is most difficult. Please see chart below)

Languages spoken: English

Brightly painted shipping conta...

The Solo Traveler Accommodation Guide is Here!!!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this guide possible. Simply click on this image or any link in the post to download.

Putting together The Solo Traveler Accommodation Guide (with the help of friends and colleagues Tracey, Simon and Ana) has really given me a chance to think about where I like to stay as I travel.

And what I’ve discovered is that I like all kinds of accommodation. I knew this before but as I was reading the listings I found myself inspired by unique hostels, curious inns, inte...

Pic of the Week: Street Art in Prague

This staring contest has been going on for a long time…

The Pic of the Week is drawn from photos submitted to theSolo TravelSocietyFacebook Group, providing an opportunity for solo travelers to share with us a favorite photo from their travels.

This week’s pic fromSolo TravelSociety member Tracey was taken in Prague, Czech Republic.