Fun Holiday Alone

Fun Holiday Alone Destinations. With only 34 days left until New Year’s, we are launching the Holiday Countdown with a daily fun/odd holiday fact and top solo travel destination. To avoid being “home alone for the holidays’, check in with us each day for ways and places to celebrate Fun Holiday Alone.

New Yr’s Minus 34 Days and Counting: Where can you celebrate the holidays by heaping dishes at your favorite next door neighbor?  In Denmark, those who have the most dishes broken on their doorstep are considered lucky indeed to be so popular! It seems strange but perhaps you have to be there to enjoy it! Have Fun Holiday Alone.

Fun alternative to spending the holidays home alone: Book a Holiday Markets River Cruise to your choice of the Rhine or Danube for 8 days/7...

YTP EP09: Current Crisis Coping + Thoughts on Future of Travel

EP09: Current Crisis Coping

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Personal Development Way!

Personal Development Way! Thoughts become Things! Anyone who studies personal development knows this is true but how many know the three ingredients that guarantee you Manifest your desires?

Perhaps you might ask, Why I am writing about this article “Thoughts become Things” in my blog when this blog is about travel right?  Well, you’re right, that’s true, this blog is about travel and this article is about marketing as well but, let me tell you that travel has first been in your thought long before you actually travel. (you will see why as you read the article) Personal Development Way!

So, Do you know how powerful your thoughts really are? Are you fully aware that these thoughts, all 50,000 per day, are singularly the most powerful influences on everything th...

The Best Road Trips In Fall. Ahh, is there any road trip as stunning as a New England road trip in the fall? Winding through country lanes under a canopy of fall colors, staying in an elegant B&B with a roaring fire and a glass of your favorite drop. Hiking, driving, stopping for photos. New England in the fall is simply magic.

The Best Road Trips In Fall

Whether you are looking for weekend break ideas or a much longer vacation, taking a road trip to New England to see the incredible fall foliage is breathtaking.

But you need to time it just right! And therein lies the difficulty with knowing just when to book. It pays to be flexible if you can be, between early October and early November...

Castle Hotels in Bavaria Germany

Castle Hotels in Bavaria Germany and Beyond: Castle Hotels can be great values.  Many are 4 to 5 star rated. However, even those that have no rating can make you feel like royalty albeit in times gone by.  We are featuring Bavarian castle hotels below so look for the Schloss or Burg that fits your budget and destination. Castle Hotels in Bavaria Germany.

We have many other castle hotels primarily in our packages in Europe. See, the links for those at the end of this Tipztr Post

Castle Hotels Germany

Burg Wernberg

5-star hotel updated from its 13th-century origin castle Hotels in Bavaria Germany

4 poster beds and free Wi-Fi

Hiking and golf nearby

Sauna and massage available

Hotel Burg Abenberg

4-star Medieval castle but with modern rooms

2 museums on-si...

YTP EP 08: What did the girls think of the RV trip? Listen to the Podcast:

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Continuing our tips on the RV lifestyle, the girls share what their o...

Solo Travel Destinations Vienna

Solo Travel Destinations Vienna Solo Trekker 4 U. I was keen on polishing up my German.  Vienna’s ornate architecture resembles a wedding cake with all the flourishes. The Opera  House and Musikverein are just two examples.

Vienna is filled with museums and tourist sights. Leading among them are the Hapsburg and Belvedere Palaces and the Parliament. At Solo Travel Destinations Vienna, you will also want to visit the famous Spanish Riding School. It dates to the 16th century and is known worldwide for its Lipizzaner horses. I was especially excited about trying out the fabled Sachertorte at the luxurious Sacher Hotel cafe. It is conveniently located right across from the Opera House. Where it was originally created...

Staying Home? Twenty Things to Do with Kids. Greetings from my home in the San Francisco Bay Area, where we’re finishing week 2 of our shelter-in-place order. We’ve got two parents working at home with three “distance learning” kids at home. Chances are your family scene looks a bit like ours? (AKA controlled chaos?)

If so, just remember when you start to feel a bit cooped up and cabin crazy, you actually have so much more freedom and so many more options for things to do at home with your kids than you would on a long flight! Here are twenty ideas of things your family can do Staying Home–and not just for the kids.

Staying Home? Twenty Things to Do with Kids at Home

There are suggestions here for younger kids’ activities, some geared toward teens and adults, and for some thing...

Individual Travel Destination

Individual Travel Destination-Beyond Prague-Karlovy Vary- For the holidays, I am off to the Czech Republic and the fabled spa, Karlovy Vary. Set in the north of the country’s Bohemia region on the German border, it is known in German as Karlsbad/Carlsbad.  It has been a top vacation spot for more than 100 years. While individual Travel Destination the hot springs are the prime reason for its fame as a wellness vacation destination, it is also a popular ski spot.

Destination-Beyond Prague-Karlovy Vary: Overview:

Karlovy Vary was named for the 14th century, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who is credited with having “discovered” it.  In the 15th century, fabled 1401, King Wenceslas IV granted special privileges to the town of Karlovy Vary...

Staycations 11 Options

Staycations 11 Options for Now: With travel restrictions and a myriad of flight cancellations, distant vacation plans are largely being put on hold. Solo travelers, as well as couples and families, need to find a more creative approach. A staycation is the best current option and affordable for virtually every budget. Here are our ten tips. Please note that cleaning out the basement or garage is not allowed to be on the agenda for a Staycations 11 Options.

Option 1:

Take a day off from telecommuting. Try to go to “old school” for 24 hours.

Option 2:

• Create your own film festivals. Digital delivery has resulted in a real revolution with options from scheduled satellite and cable programming to DVR’s and live streaming.

The old repertory theaters are gone...