Recommendations and reviews, for 40-somethings who travel alone

Lobo de Mar
Of all the thousands of different animals living in the Galapagos, by far, the most interesting to me are the sea lions.
They live in colonies in peace and harmony with all the other animals. They live on every beach, whether it be rocky or sandy, in remote areas as well as areas populated by humans. They have no fear of people and play with swimmers. Anywhere there is water sea lions can be found.

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A solo adventure in Ecuador
Eating lemony tasting ants out of a pod, sidling up to a black caiman, and swinging on a vine in the Ecuador Amazon Rainforest definitely took me out of my comfort zone.
Warnings of volcanic eruptions, pirates on the Amazon, stealing, and women advised not to travel alone, created a new question: "Why am I doing this alone...?"

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Solo in San Francisco
San Francisco is a city of many dreams. Whether it is the dream of those seeking the Maltese Falcon (the very stuff, after all, that dreams are made of); or those who came here forty years ago to dream up a better world and celebrated their dream with a Summer of Love; or even those who gathered this year for the sports fan's dream that is the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Those are but a few of the dreams that make this city so special.

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Going it alone
When I was 17 and about to go to Germany on my own, my friends thought me mad but very brave. For people in their forties, fifties and beyond it's not usually such an overwhelming idea to go it alone... But is it a good one?

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Sun, Sand and Cinnamon
'Can you tell me which track the train to Tarragona comes in on?'
I asked the bloke with the cigar behind with glass counter.
'No, but probably track three or four.'

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Alone in Amsterdam
I'm a 50+ married woman, so what am I doing alone, walking the streets of Amsterdam - the city of acceptance, legal marijuana, and the famous Red Light District? Well, to be completely candid, I'm having a ball!

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Solo Travelling
It's important to establish from the beginning that solo travel is not the same as singles travel. The solo traveller is not looking for a like-minded partner, indeed, he or she may have a partner at home, but chooses to travel alone for many reasons.

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