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Bryan Wolfe

Solo Travel Writer · 15+ Years in Tech Journalism

Bryan Wolfe spent years traveling the world on someone else's schedule. Then he became an empty nester, reclaimed his passport, and hasn't looked back. Based in State College, Pennsylvania, Bryan has sailed on some of the world's largest cruise ships, wandered through Europe on his own terms, and developed a firm belief that the best solo travel years don't start until your fifties. He founded GoingSolo.Life to build the resource he wished had existed when he started — honest, practical, and written for travelers who know exactly what they want. He's also a Fora-certified travel advisor, which means he can help you plan the trip, not just inspire it.

63 articles published
GoingSolo.life
Articles

Writing by Bryan Wolfe

63 published
City Guides

Why More Americans Are Choosing European Rail Over Flying in 2026

The airport shuffle used to be the price you paid for moving between European cities. More American travelers — especially independent ones…

Solo Travel 50+

The Loneliness Myth: Solo Travel After Day Three

Everyone warns you about it before you go. Won't you be lonely? Here's what they don't know, because they haven't done it:…

City Guides

Chasing the Ghost of 1776

Philadelphia is more than the "Cradle of Liberty"—for the solo traveler over 50, it is a living diary of reinvention. From the…

Solo Travel 50+

Solo Travel After 60: Why the Best Adventures Are Still Ahead of You

You have something younger travelers don't: context, intention, and decades of knowing what actually matters to you. Here's why solo travel after…

City Guides

The Concrete Jungle Where Dreams are Made: A Love Letter to New York City

There is a specific frequency to New York City. It’s not just the literal hum of the subway beneath your feet or…

Safety & Planning

What I Wish I’d Known Before My First Solo International Trip

There is a specific kind of electricity that hums through your veins the first time you stand in an international arrivals terminal…

Slow Travel

How to Do a Danube River Cruise as a Solo Traveler

The Danube river cruise is the trip that converts skeptics. Solo travelers who have done ocean cruises and found them too large,…

Safety & Planning

Travel Insurance in 2026: What Solo Travelers Over 50 Actually Need to Know

Travel insurance is one of those topics where the advice is either so vague it’s useless or so alarmist it sends you…

Safety & Planning

The Best Travel Credit Cards for 2026

When you travel alone, your credit card works harder than it does for anyone else. There’s no partner splitting the hotel bill,…

City Guides

New York City for the Solo Traveler and Everyone Else

New York doesn’t ease you in. It opens the door and steps aside. For the solo traveler, that’s exactly the point. There…