Writing a book about traveling alone is not as much fun as just traveling alone. I have to keep track of all the nifty things I do and all the great people I meet.Then I have to turn my mental chaos of events and people into writing that will be helpful, interesting, and worthwhile. So, today, after spending two…
The best thing about traveling solo is that you never know what amazing, interesting people you’re going to meet. And last night’s turn of events is proof of the power of one. After a lovely dinner alone in Kensington, I was walking back to my marvelous apartment at 51 Kensington Court. If you all saw…
Scotland always seemed so damned romantic to me. I used to daydream about honeymooning in some deserted Scottish castle with my fantasy Scottish husband, who would inevitably look like Sting, Bono, or Val Kilmer. The castle rooms would be lit with beeswax candles on huge carved candelabras, heated only by our passion and the roaring…
In the past 48 hours, my digital camera broke and my powerbook died. Most people would have thrown in the towel, instead I pulled out my chargecard! Yesterday I got a new digital camera and my powerbook? Well, she’s going to the Mac doctor today for some fixing up. All those damned cliques work so…
Today I sent my introduction and a few chapters of FLY SOLO off to my editor at Penguin (Perigee imprint). I wrote about San Francisco, Reykjavik Iceland, Amsterdam, Crested Butte Colorado, and Vienna. It’s nerve-racking sending that much content to an editor for the first time. Will she like what I’ve poured my heart into,…
It’s Sunday afternoon and the past few days have been a blur. On Thursday I flew down to San Diego to do some FLY SOLO research and attend a fundraiser for Project Concern, an organization that helps save lives and builds healthy communities throughout the world. Check them out at www.ProjectConcern.com. Saturday morning we flew…
My first stop will be the merry city of London. There, I’ll be attending the World Travel Market – the largest travel show on the planet. I’ll be scoping out the next “IT” destinations for us solo divas. I’ll be dreaming at 51 Kensington Court, an early Victorian townhouse in the leafy and prestigious Kensington…