http://www.solotravel.org/blog Welcome to the Solo Travel blog. Everything solo! Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:41:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Speedbreaks is the activity holiday company version of speedating and offers a number of exciting breaks for single and solos. Their holidays for single travellers include skiing, snowboarding, tennis, sailing, diving, activity and adventure holidays. They know what it takes to arrange great singles holidays, weekends and days out. The age ... http://www.solotravel.org/blog/new-uk-singles-holiday-company/ The adventure holiday industry is becoming more and more niche and we would like to introduce a new company called Venus Adventures. Venus is different as they specialise in women only tours. Venus Adventures offers experiential holidays with the three main ingredients of these trips being culture, adventure and fun. ... http://www.solotravel.org/blog/women-only-solo-holidays/ It is possible with some online solo travel adventure companies to book online with any currency of your choosing regardless of where you are. One such adventure holiday company is the very good Intrepid Travel based in Australia and offering solo holidays worldwide in a number of currencies. So we looked at ... http://www.solotravel.org/blog/adventure-holiday-online-price-discrepancies/ Air travel for solo travelers has never been better with more and more no frills airlines flying all over the world! New budget airline now fly across continents such as Africa to Europe ( Redair soon flying from South Africa) and from North America to Europe. Budget airlines seems here to stay! http://www.solotravel.org/blog/budget-airlines-makes-for-cheap-solo-travel/ Solo travellers should always ensure that they have decent health and medical insurance when they travel overseas. We have listed some travel insurance sites that will help you find the right cover. For backpackers: backpacker travel insurance For seniors: travel insurance seniors http://www.solotravel.org/blog/travel-insurance-for-the-solo-traveler/ IntrepidTravel often have up to 15% of their trips that are not selling very well and it is well worth keeping an eye out for the adventure holidays. Intrepid are based in Australia but cover the whoe planet and have offices in the UK and other locations. Look at the specific holidays ... http://www.solotravel.org/blog/look-out-for-online-discounts-with-intrepid-travel/ * Make Copies of all documents and try and keep them onlne as well. * Keep Emergency Numbers just in case, preferably on your person. * Plan ahead well and have good knowledge of the place you are visiting. ... http://www.solotravel.org/blog/solo-travel-tips-from-aaa/ Solocruiser.com have come up with a brilliant idea of matching solo travelers who are interested in going on a cruise but not so interested in paying the single supplement that normally accompanies cruise holidays. The United States based outfit stress this is not a dating exercise and that travelers should not ... http://www.solotravel.org/blog/you-can-now-cruise-with-solocruisercom/ The World Outdoors are based in Colarado and have been assisting solo vacationers since 1988. They are very solo traveler friendly where a lot of other companies are not. Going solo in Belize provides opportunities for many outdoor activites. World Outdoors also offers a Machu Picchu trekking in Peru and other ... http://www.solotravel.org/blog/the-world-outdoors-solo-vacations-friendly/ If you are based in the UK you maybe interested in taking a solo vacation with Just You. Just You offers a free Single Holiday brochure so be sure to check them out. http://www.solotravel.org/blog/just-you-solo-holidays/