Category: Solo Travel

  • Backpacker on a Cruise

    Backpacker on a Cruise

    I recently had the incredibly good fortune to take a cruise, pretty much for free! A friend of a friend canceled past the refund window, so just for the gratuity cost ($12/day) and my transit to/from the port in Galveston, Texas (low cost on Spirit Airlines), I had a six-day cruise to Mexico which included…

  • Completing Your Bucket List When Someone Kicks the Bucket

    Completing Your Bucket List When Someone Kicks the Bucket

    When thinking of all the things that could go wrong on your next vacation, you might not have considered what to do if someone special at home dies while you are away. I’m here to ruin that for you by bringing up this sad, sensitive yet sensible topic. It was just after 3:30 AM, and…

  • Travelers Live Vicariously Too

    Travelers Live Vicariously Too

    I’ve been noticing commentary lately about how what we share on social media is inaccurate of real life and only shows the brightest aspects of it. There are also studies, of course at this point hardly newsworthy, about how social media use affects our self-esteem. And then there are people who make snide remarks about…