Janice Leith Waugh's Blog, page 136

Solo and Slow Results in an Evening of Fine Food and New Friends

This is the park behind the MAMbo (modern art gallery) and Cineteca (institute/library for cinema) in Bologna.

What wonderful people!

What great food!

What an evening!

But the day didn’t start that way.

It was a Thursday and week two of my three week stay in Bologna. I wasn’t feeling well. I had trouble getting myself out the door. There was a change in the weather and I was cold. Not just cold but chilled. I crawled into bed to get warm and see if a nap would improve things but I really wasn’t ti...

Solo Travel Destination: Yoho National Park, Canada

We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Joy, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Joy is from Canada, and submitted the following report about Yoho National Park . 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, 4 is most difficult. Please see chart below)

Languages spoken: English

Twin Falls

Reasons to go: Yoho National P...

9 Tips for Those Who Struggle to Keep a Travel Journal

Your journal is a window through which you’ll see your travels in the future.

I write about my travels all the time.

In my journal I cover the details – date, time, place, cost… In my blog I delve into my discoveries, feelings and learnings.

For those who don’t blog, a journal is the place to hold both kinds of memories. You’ll want the details of what you did and where but at the end of a trip, it’s also nice to have a journal rich with the meaning of your travels.

Here are 9 tips to help you wr...

Pic of the Week: Franz Josef, New Zealand

The nearby town, in New Zealand’s South Island, is named after the Franz Josef Glacier.

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 TravelSocietymember Kelly was taken near Franz Josef in New Zealand.

Credit Cards: astute decisions reap rewards

Cruising through the fjords of southern Chile, I took the Navimag ferry. There are certainly fancier options but this suited me and my budget.

When I’m buying travel I want value for my money.

Value can be luxurious or very basic – it depends on my mood and the trip. What’s important to me (and many others) is that I get the quality I want for the fewest dollars.

Credit card points can help. In the past, my modusoperandi when it came to credit cards was to choose the free credit card with the mo...

Solo Travel Destination: Hanoi, Vietnam

We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Gary, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Gary is from the United States, and submitted the following report about Hanoi . 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: 1.5 (1 is easiest, 4 is most difficult. Please see chart below)

Languages spoken: Vietnamese, English, French

Ha Long Bay

Reasons...

Beautiful, Bountiful Italy: my souvenirs from Emilia Romagna

The food in Emilia Romagna is as glorious as the red of these peppers.

My time in Emilia Romagna changed me.

Prior to going I was not much of a foodie.

Italian food? It shocked people but, really, I could take it or leave it.

Cooking? I had lost interest after years of feeding a family and then suddenly having no one to cook for at all.

But, touring the small towns in the rich region of Emilia Romagna, the region of Italy best known for amazing food, I found the glory of Italian cooking.

I discover...

Pic of the Week: Butchart Gardens

The beautiful Butchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia.

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 TravelSocietymember Maria was taken at Butchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia in Canada.

A Day in the Life of a Great Migration Photographic Safari

Giraffe at sunrise.

This is Susan Portnoy’s second post about the photographic safari she went on in September. You can reader her blog, The Insatiable Traveler, fan her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter. She also has many fabulous photos on Pinterest and Instagram. Oh, and if that doesn’t keep her busy enough, she is also a Huffington Post blogger.

And now, to Susan…

As a self-professed safari addict and photography buff, I’ve always wanted to see the great wildebeest migration.

Each year, b...

Solo Travel Destination: Atlanta, Georgia

We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Sheri, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Sheri is from the United States, and submitted the following report about Atlanta, Georgia . 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, 4 is most difficult. Please see chart below)

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Cityscape view fro...