Solo Travel
Why It Sometimes Sucks to Be Female
The other night, at around 11 o’clock, I stood outside a karaoke bar and debated whether or not it was safe to make the block-long walk from the bar to the park. Even though I only lived five blocks away, I knew that walking on my own all the way home would have been too … Continue reading
Solo at Sundance
“Sundance Main Street” by Angel Hart Wing “Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.” ~ Seneca I’d like to be able to tell you that my four days at the Sundance Film festival were glamorous and exciting. I’d like to … Continue reading
Why Solo Travel Sucks
I like the freedom of solo travel. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want and without the headache of having to consult your travel companion about it first. There are no debates, no compromises and best of all, no worries that your partner will find you lame and uncultured for ditching that 5th … Continue reading
People I Will Never Know
“Haven’t you heard? I fell in love with a beautiful stranger” -”Beautiful Stranger”, Madonna Living in Japan is a really lonely experience. I have a lot of aquaintences here, but few people I can call close friends. This is true of my life in America too, though. I’ve spent so much time abroad that I’ve … Continue reading
