A Plan Sidetracked “The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men…” You may remember from last fall (2021), I wrote a series of “how I travel” articles called “Look Over …

Going the Slow Way…Three Days by Train in Turkey I traveled by train and bus for three days to go from Selҫuk to Goreme in Turkey. I could have flown …

A Lesson in Staying Open One evening while I was staying in Pamukkale, Turkey, I took a few photos of this sunset behind the local mosque. I loved the setting …

Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 6: In-Depth Research BeginsThis is Part 6 of a series of articles walking you through …

Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 5: Gather Logistics InformationThis is Part 5 of a series of articles walking you through …

Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 4: Testing My BudgetThis is Part 4 of a series of articles walking you through …

Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 3: Building a Skeleton ItineraryThis is Part 3 of a series of articles walking you …

Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 2: Solidifying My GoalsThis is Part 2 of a series of articles walking you through …

Learn how I plan a train journey from London to TbilisiLook Over My Shoulder Stage 1: Introduction & The Dreaming/Brainstorming StageThis post begins a series of articles in which I …

My Favorite Peruvian Places & Experiences:Arequipa and Lake Titicaca This post accompanies my LIVE YouTube broadcast on 28 March 2021 about my explorations of Arequipa and the Lake Titicaca area …

The hostel at Tintagel, Cornwall, England sits on a lonely hillside overlooking the ocean.  The only way I can afford to travel solo in Europe is to find lodging in …

If you are an independent traveler, it takes a lot of work to be ready to move to the next destinationIf you were on an organized excursion, all this is …

A long time ago—like back in the 70s, I went on an “all-inclusive” escorted tour to Israel. You can read about that here.In a recent post about independent travel, “Do-It-Yourself …

This is the last in a series of articles to help you decide what methods and styles of travel work well for you. Here is a list of all the …

Thinking about traveling independently? What is “independent” travel anyway? After a few months of moving about, I figured out the styles of travel that work for me.Of course, I would …