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Look for Companies That Match You with a Roommate Traveling with a companion is the surest way to save money when you’re on your own because you can split costs and pay no single supplement. The outfits that promote themselves as “singles” agencies or tour operators actually sell conventional PPDO tours and cruises. They simply combine single applicants into couples or groups for travel. Some give you a modest amount of selection (age, interests, and such), but you’re pretty much at the agency’s mercy as to the individual with whom you travel. Among those agencies are Singles Travel International and Women Traveling Together. … [Read more...] about Solo Travelers: Avoid the Single Supplement

P.S. VisitScotland has almost one million followers on Instagram. Showcasing everything from luminous landscape shots to hard-to-find gems, its feed is a must-follow. Share your favourite pictures with the world using the hashtags #VisitScotland or #Scotland IsNow. … [Read more...] about Travel: The ten most Instagram-worthy Scottish sights

WHAT’S HAPPENING?UK commemorates the Gunpowder Plot’s foiling with explosions (or fireworks) on Bonfire Night. Thailand lights up in more serene style, with floating offerings and swarms of khom loi lanterns at Loi Krathong. Americans tuck into turkey and Macy’s festive inflatables parade in New York for Thanksgiving, followed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday’s super sales. Aussies do what they do best at Sydney Beer Week and Bondi’s Sculpture by the Sea installations wrap up, as Melbourne’s Spring Carnival races begin. Christmas comes early in Europe as winter markets arrive in places such as Prague, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin and more, while Sinterklaas rides into the canals of Amsterdam, watched by thousands with music and parades. … [Read more...] about Travel calendar: where to go in November

9 Things to Pack for Unpredictable Fall Weather: Because it can still be unseasonably warm (or cold) for Thanksgiving and Christmas. … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Holiday Travel Survival Guide

When I began this crazy ride of traveling as much as physically and financially possible at 15, I was impressionable, excited and more than a little clueless. Over the last seven years I have had my share of small tragedies on the road: a pick-pocketing incident when I was stranded with no cash for three weeks, LICE (bleh), several cases of serious illness on holiday (and heartbreak) stand out as the most memorable. … [Read more...] about 10 Ways that Travel Permanently Changed Me