Travel Strategy
The 10 Travel Mistakes I See Most Often (and How to Avoid Every One)
Most travel disasters aren't bad luck. They're the same handful of preventable mistakes, made over and over. Here…
Trip reports, destination history, and honest takes from the road — written for travelers who already know what they want.
Lyon’s Fête des Lumières runs December 5–8, 2026. Here’s how to see it alone: when to go, where to focus, how to handle the crowds, and where to eat as…
Read the story →Most travel disasters aren't bad luck. They're the same handful of preventable mistakes, made over and over. Here…
When you plan a trip by yourself, you pay for your own room, shoulder the entire rental car…
Every GoingSolo.Life city guide is getting a 2027 rebuild: a new look, a 48-hour pocket guide, and a…
Visiting Mexico City alone in late October feels like stepping into a living canvas. Orange marigolds scent the…
Fifteen years of nonfiction, and now a murder For over 15 years I’ve written about true things. Phones,…
When you travel with friends, a spouse, or an organized tour group, you have a built-in safety net.…
A unique vulnerability arises when you wake up in a foreign hotel room with chills, severe foodborne illness,…
A chronic medical diagnosis—whether it involves Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, or postural…
Cruising has long relied on double-occupancy pricing, penalizing solo travelers with the “single supplement“—an extra charge ranging from…