Two may be company, but sometimes one is all you need for the road. Consider the benefits of solo travel: nobody to please but yourself, and no hassling over where to go, what to do, or how much to spend. In Traveling Solo, Eleanor Berman not only extols the virtues of a trip of one's own, but she also gives you plenty of advice on how to plan the perfect solo vacation. From group vacations for single travelers to safety tips for those who truly want to go it alone, Berman presents a wealth of information geared to singles of all ages and budgets. How about spending three weeks studying painting in Assisi or cooking in Venice? What about bicycling in Yellowstone or trekking in Nepal? As Berman makes clear, there's plenty to see and do for the solo traveler--and plenty of people to meet along the way. Traveling Solo includes chapters for women traveling alone, single parents, and older travelers. Along with more than 250 great vacation ideas, Berman offers solid advice on how to be both safe and smart during your solo perambulations. This is the book to read if you're considering striking out on your own.


Book Description
Traveling Solo is the ultimate guide to traveling alone. This book offers advice and ideas for more than 250 trips for solo travelers. Award-winning author Eleanor Berman points out the following unique pleasures to traveling solo: it's a chance to tailor a vacation strictly to individual tastes, energies, and timetables; to go wherever you please, do exactly whatever you want to do, and meet interesting new people of all ages along the way.

The vacations offered here are as varied as the ages, budgets, tastes, and interests of millions of singles. This book provides all the pertinent information on a wide range of vacation options, including the following:
*Approximate costs
*Common age ranges of participants
*Percentage of people traveling alone
*Typical male/female ratio
*Candid comments from former trip participants

This guide helps a solo traveler choose a trip that's right for him or her. Some of the trips the author discusses are: European trips for music lovers, wine connoisseurs, and gourmet cooks; workshops in language, photography, and painting; a biking tour of Provence; a cruise in the fjords of Norway; wilderness expeditions in Alaska and Nepal; and luxurious spas in the deserts of Arizona and the tropics of Mexico.

In addition to specific vacation ideas, the author gives advice about how to travel safely and intelligently while alone, or as part of a group, or as a single parent with kids.

The author also includes her favorite cities for traveling alone, giving descriptions and personal impressions of what it is like to be a solo vacationer in a major city.



From the Back Cover
Travel expert Eleanor Berman shows that you don't always need a traveling companion to have a wonderful time. There are unique pleasures to traveling alone. It's a chance to tailor a vacation strictly to your own tastes, energies, and timetable, to go where you please, do exactly what you want to do, and meet interesting new people of all ages.
This award-winning guide details the exciting possibilities for travel without a companion - vacations as varied as the ages, budgets, and interests of millions of singles, including: trips for music lovers, wine connoisseurs, and gourmet cooks; workshops in language, photography, and painting; volunteer opportunities for travel while making a contribution to humanity; cruises in the fjords of Norway or on Europe's great rivers; wilderness expeditions in Alaska, Africa, and Nepal; luxurious spas in the deserts of Arizona and the tropics of Mexico; great city tours of New York, San Francisco, and Paris; sports camps for amateur tennis and baseball players who dream of training like the pros.



About the Author
New York City resident Eleanor Berman is an award-winning, widely published travel writer who frequently travels on her own. Her travel and feature articles have appeared in Caribbean Travel & Life, Ladies' Home Journal, and Modern Bride. She is also the author of Recommended Bed & Breakfasts New England and New York Neighborhoods (both published by Globe Pequot).

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Traveling Solo is the ultimate guide to traveling alone. This book offers advice and ideas for more than 250 trips for solo travelers. Award-winning author Eleanor Berman points out the following unique pleasures to traveling solo: it's a chance to tailor a vacation strictly to individual tastes, energies, and timetables; to go wherever you please, do exactly whatever you want to do, and meet interesting new people of all ages along the way.The vacations offered here are as varied as the ages, budgets, tastes, and interests of millions of singles. This book provides all the pertinent information on a wide range of vacation options, including the following:*Approximate costs*Common age ranges of participants*Percentage of people traveling alone*Typical male/female ratio*Candid comments from former trip participantsThis guide helps a solo traveler choose a trip that's right for him or her. Some of the trips the author discusses are: European trips for music lovers, wine connoisseurs, and gourmet cooks; workshops in language, photography, and painting; a biking tour of Provence; a cruise in the fjords of Norway; wilderness expeditions in Alaska and Nepal; and luxurious spas in the deserts of Arizona and the tropics of Mexico.In addition to specific vacation ideas, the author gives advice about how to travel safely and intelligently while alone, or as part of a group, or as a single parent with kids. The author also includes her favorite cities for traveling alone, giving descriptions and personal impressions of what it is like to be a solo vacationer in a major city.

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