Mature Solo Travel

The end of the cherry blossom 'season' depends on the weather and the part of Japan you visit. On Japan-Guide.com :   Hanami literally means “watching blossoms,” and a major event througho...

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GIANT crabs Not sure what this machine did.  Put in coins and perhaps pick you lunch? "hey guys, lets escape" These may have been worms

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school children often wear the same uniform and hats A school trip starting at the train station Sunday event in Yokahamma The massive crowd moved like lemans towards the red b...

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Broad beans are covered with a pancake type batter and then heated on metal plates, a very old system of making these crispy sncks

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A small coffee stand in a busy market A great deal of care was taken to make a drip coffee

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Solo travel on Christmas and Thanksgiving in the USA  can leave you hungry. Unlike summer or fall national holidays which are peak vacation times, Christmas and Thanksgiving often find tr...

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While on a HF Holiday walk in the UK,  our walk guide mentioned the village of Upper Slaughter was one of the Thankful Villages.  I always search for something new, anything I have never r...

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          Solo Travel is not always lonely travel ANOTHER GREAT POST BY MAPPING MEGAN THAT I AM HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU: Solo travel is an incredible, life changing experience, and ...

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Outside the wonderful city of London there are amazing treasures to explore.   Last Spring I spent a few days on the Isle of Wight at a country home  with HF Holidays . This fall, when the...

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A former warehouse, now a wonderful  Boutique Inn:  Ansonborough Inn Located in the historic area of Charleston, SC   21 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC 29401                ...

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I hear a helicopter landing and an announcement from the watch tower Visitors to PATRIOTS POINT  Naval & Maritime Museum outside of Charleston, South Carolina, come to explore the battleships,...

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Thought I would share this: What good suggestions for any traveler who needs to work SHARED WORK SPACE FOR LONG TERM TRAVELERS! WHAT A GREAT IDEA........ The Points Guy posted a great list of...

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  FRESHWATER BAY HOUSE, photo from HF Holidays web site   View from the Freshwater Bay country house with HF Holidays  ISLE OF WIGHT, UK On my third attempt...

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  CHRISTINE'S CORNER    While the weather was good, the views were stunning and we walked around the entire cove   While on the ISLE OF WI...

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On the grounds of a large park south of Kyoto  (a short trip on the train) there is a  traditional tea house. On earlier business trips to Japan I had attended a 'tea ceremony' for tour...

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AMAZING GARDENS AROUND THE PALACE IN KYOTO

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Even the storm drains have artistic covers

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Kyoto, Japan  2016 Japan is well known for hand made items that are simple yet beautiful.   Walking the streets of each town vs taking a tour bus allows me to stop and see both local stores ...

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The Uncle Testu location in Sydney, Australia Who is Uncle Tetsu?    I thought Italian cheese cake was the historic best Walking in Sydney, Australian I found a crowd outside of a res...

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 Boon Hall Plantation Off season you won't have crowds but most of the venues will NOT be open. Everyone visits this plantation to see the driveway with 100 yrs odf oaks and the moss ...

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Returning to NYC................have done this several times and it is always amazing even if you must wake up at 4:30

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