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The Calm Before the Summer

by lameredith | | Classic Posts, The Next Chapter, Travel & Tourism

It’s hard to believe it’s already mid-April. In Alaska, we went from 20-something degrees to 50-something almost overnight, and I couldn’t be happier. There’s still enough darkness at night to fall asleep, and enough warmth put my winter boots and coats away. As I...

The New Year’s Cruise and Other Updates

by lameredith | Jan 23, 2018 | Family & Celebrations, Travel & Tourism

Happy 2018! My New Year began with a cruise vacation on Holland America’s Eurodam, where I enjoyed sunshine, fireworks, good friends, and a break from social media and work. I’d needed a vacation. And here’s what I loved most: The days at sea. I slept well. I...

A Girl’s Guide to Travelling Alone/Interview with Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth

by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Interviews, Travel & Tourism

  March 2017 Dr. Jane Wilson Haworth  has been my virtual friend ever since  our stories both appeared in this anthology. She eventually gave me  I terrific book blurb that  I included on the jacket of my memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters. She...

The Highs and Lows of Solo Travel/Australia

by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Travel & Tourism

Why do I always forget how lonely and vulnerable I feel when I travel alone? I’ve long endorsed that solo budget travel is a good thing, even for older single women like myself. That it can be affordable. That travel isn’t just for the rich and the...

Solo Travel for Women/Are We Just Asking For It?

by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Travel & Tourism

It’s a holiday weekend, and I am in the thick of planning my next solo travel adventure. One thing I enjoy doing is making a friend or two in each place I visit. I keep in touch with them, and make a point of finding them in another part of the world later. So...

My Secrets To Enjoying Unexpectedly Extreme Cheap Skate Travel

by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Travel & Tourism

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.–African proverb I like going fast, and I’m a huge fan of traveling alone, but when a dear friend invited my little family to use her empty condominium in Manzanillo, Mexico cost-free, I...
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