Traveling Solo (Paperback)

by Eleanor Berman (Author)

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Amazon.com Review
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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
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: 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, Africa and Nepal; luxurious spas in the deserts of Arizona and the Tropics of Mexico; and great city tours of New York, San Francisco and Paris.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2nd edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762704187
• ISBN-13: 978-0762704187
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,683,767 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More for group travel than solo, January 24, 2001

By A Customer

I was quite disappointed in this book. I wanted a book on actually traveling solo, experiencing new places and situations from a solitary point of view. Most of this book is in fact about being a single person in a group travel situation, with lots of information about tours, resorts, cruises, and such. If that's what you're looking for, I can see that this book might be helpful. The little bit of actual information for solo travelers is basic common sense that is in all such books -- stay in safe neighborhoods, don't keep your money all in one place, don't stand around looking like an idiot.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every woman must read it!, April 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Traveling Solo: Advice and Ideas for More Than 250 Great Vacations (Paperback)

As a newly divorced avid traveler, this book gave me the courage to continue my travels sans partner. I took the author's advice on African tour operators (OTC)and had a wonderful experience. Guess what? I met several other single travelers at our Botswana lodge and never felt alone. Now I'm planning a tour to China.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I had hoped, February 29, 2004

By	"wsuhornist" (Wichita, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traveling Solo, 4th: Advice and Ideas for More than 250 Great Vacations (Paperback)

If you're looking for a book offering specific advice about travel opportunities for singles, this book would be fine. However, I wanted something general as I have already selected a destination, and only a small section of this book was useful to me.