As I set foot on the lush land of Belize, I could feel the vibrant pulse of this Central American gem. My solo backpacking trip through Belize was exciting, with diverse landscapes, The post S...
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When I went to Mexico in 2009 I did exactly what your mother told you not to do. The last time I had been in Mexico before that trip I had been The post Trusting A Stranger in Oaxaca, Mexico...
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The Amateur Traveler talks to Janice Waugh from Solo Traveler about solo travel as a woman, particularly solo international travel. Janice did not set out to be a solo traveler but after The p...
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The Amateur Traveler talks to Beth Whitman, author of Wanderlust and Lipstick for Women Traveling to India, about the joys and challenges of traveling to India, especially solo travel as a woman....
The Amateur Traveler talks to Mark about a recent solo cycling trip through Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. Find out about Mayan sites like Tikal and Copan, colonial cities, highlands and jungle...
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott (ottsworld.com) about her year traveling solo as a woman, mostly in developing countries like Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, India, and Vietnam. Why take a year o...