solo travel

Going to China?  Hooray! You’re in for a real treat! Although I had been to almost 50 different countries, traveling to China took more planning and prep than any other …

What is it about a train? 🤔Is it a scene recalled from an old black-and-white movie that makes it feel romantic? Or could it be the exciting adventures ahead when …

Edited December 2024 Wondering what it’s like to travel full-time? 🧐 Curious about staying in hostels, working in a vineyard 🍇 in New Zealand or volunteering in an orphanage in …

Edited December 2024 WAIT.  WHAT??? You paid HOW MUCH for that flight to Tokyo!?!? Here’s how to score a ridiculously cheap flight to just about anywhere. Miami? $33 round trip. …

Revised April 2022 When planning my maiden voyage in my new-to-me VW Eurovan campervan named Tilly, (wondering why my van is called Tilly? Read about how she came to be …

Updated April 2022  Here it is! I talk with VoyageDenver’s publication, ShoutoutColorado about world travel, living a big and fearless life, and exploring the planet while learning about myself, having …

Updated April 2022 If you’re wondering how this “quitting a perfectly good job at a fab company/traveling the world alone and over 50 with a backpack/road tripping across the USA …

Updated: April 2022 As a world traveler/vagabond/gypsy who has traveled full-time since the end of 2017, the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in the USA in March of 2020 has …

Updated April 2022 I’ve been traveling full-time now since December of 2017, and I’ve learned some great lessons along the way.  What to bring/what to leave at home, how to …

Updated July 2022. “Oh wow.  You travel alone? By yourself?  Aren’t you scared/lonely/bored?” These questions are asked of me often: Why do you travel alone? Isn’t it boring? Aren’t you …