Solo Traveler
Tales and Tips for Great Trips, By Lea Lane

Solo Traveler:
Tales and Tips for Great Trips
by Lea Lane
Published by Fodor's

Veteran traveler and award-winning journalist Lea Lane shows traelers how to make good choices and avoid wrong turns, but most of all she inspires future adventurers with her new book Solo Traveler:Tales and Tips for Great Trips. Her stories, anecdotes and advice will help conquer common fears and misperceptions about traveling alone, and open up the world to everyone.

Lane has visited more than 110 countries, many on her own. “Traveling on your own is nothing to be afraid of, you can meet new people, make your own schedule, and you can do what you want when you want to do it “, comments Lane. 'Having no one to travel with is no reason to sit home', she adds.

Through useful tips, personal anecdotes and important advice on safety, Lea Lane reveals the joys of traveling solo, navigates through its challenges, and dispels the stigmas attached to it.

An overwhelming majority of Americans see the benefit of traveling solo, but there is still a stigma attached to doing if for women, in particular, according to a new survey from Fodor's Travel Publications. The Fodor's survey found that Americans realize the clear benefits of traveling solo, although a stigma exists, especially for women. Eighty percent of Americans agree that traveling alone for pleasure would allow them the freedom to do whatever they want, when they want to do it, and 71% feel that traveling alone would be a fun way to meet new people.

Still, an astounding 55% of Americans agree that it is more acceptable for a man to travel alone than a woman to do so, and equal proportions of men and women share this view.

“The best way to overcome this stigma is to get out there and have fun traveling solo”, comments Lane. “Whether you're a woman or a man, forget about conventional wisdom, there is no better way to truly experience a destination than exploring it on your own.”

Lea offers these tips for how to have appositive solo traveling experience:

• Cities are good for solo travelers, they are filled with single people and you are less likely to stand out.
• If you are worried about eating alone, have your big meal at lunch when more people eat by themselves.
• Cruises and spas are perfect options for solo travelers
• Find something that you like to do from bicycling, to cooking to camping and plan around it. There are many group tours and programs that you can join, and at least you know you will be with like-minded people.

Published by: Fodor'sTravel Publications

Details:

Retail Price is $15.00
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Fodor's (March 1, 2005)
ISBN: 140001400X
Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches

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