Fall Festivals
Edinburgh Sets Itself on Fire Once a Year, and It’s Not for Halloween
Forget trick-or-treating for a second. Before any of that existed, Celtic tradition marked the turn from autumn into…
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Bryan Wolfe
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.
Writing by Bryan Wolfe
Fall Festivals
The Two Weeks a Year Tuscany’s Hill Towns Are Actually Working
Most of the year, Tuscany’s hill towns exist for you to look at — a view from a…
City Guides
San Francisco Saves Its Best Weather for the One Season Nobody Plans Around
Everyone books San Francisco for summer and gets the fog. Sweatshirts in July, grey skies rolling in off…
City Guides
Albuquerque Turns Its Sky Into a Festival for 9 Days a Year
Set an alarm for 5:30 a.m. Stand in a field in the dark, coffee in hand, breath visible…
Fall Festivals
Salem in October: The One Weekend a Year This Town Is Built For
There’s a version of Salem that exists for eleven months of the year — a quiet, walkable New…
City Guides
Asheville in Autumn: Why the Blue Ridge Became a Solo Traveler’s Fall Refuge
Asheville’s autumn identity owes almost everything to a single piece of Depression-era infrastructure. The Blue Ridge Parkway, begun…
City Guides
Galway’s Oyster Festival: How a Marketing Gimmick Became Ireland’s Oldest Food Festival
Ireland’s oldest food festival didn’t start as a celebration of heritage or harvest. It started as a hotel…
City Guides
Barcelona’s La Mercè: The Festival That Belongs to the Street
Most festivals ask you to buy a ticket, join a line, or book a table. La Mercè asks…
City Guides
Munich: What Oktoberfest Doesn’t Tell You
Munich in late September turns into something that looks, from a distance, like the least solo-travel-friendly place on…
Cruises
Repositioning Cruises: The Secret Way to See the World Alone (and Save Money)
Cruising solo often comes with an expensive catch: the dreaded single supplement fee. Because cruise lines price cabins…