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I wasn’t supposed to be traveling to Anguilla alone. Two other women were originally part of the plan, but they bailed, leaving me with a decision: Should I go on the trip alone or cancel?At 52, I’m not a natural solo adventurer. I’m the type of person who is nervous…
If I’d told my parents 10 years ago that they’d have the opportunity to stand on top of a mountain in the Swiss Alps, they wouldn’t have believed me.For most of their lives, they operated a small family dairy farm in rural Wisconsin and were tied to its constant responsibilities.…
“One time is enough.” That’s what I’d heard countless times about visiting Las Vegas before making the trip myself. I’d always wanted to go, if only to have that once-in-a-lifetime experience.Turns out, one time wasn’t enough. I’ve been five times now, and I have no doubt there will be a…
I’m never one to say no to travel, whether it’s for work, to visit a friend, or just because.In the first half of last year alone, I flew from New York to Palm Springs with friends, planned a London trip around a play I wanted to see, and saw Beyoncé’s…
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My boyfriend of two and a half years broke the long silence with the question we were both wondering: “Are we still going?”We were supposed to be driving to the airport to leave for our five-day trip to Lisbon. Instead, we’d had an argument over the phone that morning that…
The idea of solo traveling always seemed like a bit of a nightmare to me.Although I’m independent, I’m not naturally social with strangers, and I don’t enjoy going on adventures by myself. It’s not the planning that throws me off, but rather the ability to feel OK in the in-between…
Summer vacation is typically associated with beaches, cruise ships, and road trips. For my mom, though, it’s a chance to go on a long-distance hike.She’s walked the Camino de Santiago — a network of pilgrimage routes across France, Portugal, and Spain, some of which are over 500 miles long —…
I have always struggled with stillness. When I was young, my right leg would bounce uncontrollably, rustling the sheets at night.I was in high school when I first heard a starting gun: It rang, I moved. I traded Long Island for California; after graduation, I raced back to New York…
