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Have a Great Trip as a Solo Traveler in Retirement - Kiplinger
Older travelers are increasingly hitting the roads, seas and skies alone. Should you?
When Paula Wright, now age 74, traveled around the world with her husband, they always encountered something that delighted them—rainbows. They weren’t surprised to see one in Ireland, but they were amazed at sightings in unlikely places, such as the mountains of Japan. And love of travel was such a tight bond that her husband’s final words before he died 11 years ago were “promise me you won’t stop traveling,” says Wright, of Newbury, Mass.
She kept that promise. Wright has gone on safari in South Africa, explored Zanzibar and strolled in Tibet. She weathered a storm crossing the Drake passage from Antarctica, and soon she’s going on a repeat trip to Botswana. She alternates traveling entirely alone with signing up for tours as a solo traveler through Road Scholar, a nonprofit educational travel organization catering to adults age 50 and older.
Older travelers are increasingly hitting the roads, seas and skies alone. Should you?
When Paula Wright, now age 74, traveled around the world with her husband, they always encountered something that delighted them—rainbows. They weren’t surprised to see one in Ireland, but they were amazed at sightings in unlikely places, such as the mountains of Japan. And love of travel was such a tight bond that her husband’s final words before he died 11 years ago were “promise me you won’t stop traveling,” says Wright, of Newbury, Mass.
She kept that promise. Wright has gone on safari in South Africa, explored Zanzibar and strolled in Tibet. She weathered a storm crossing the Drake passage from Antarctica, and soon she’s going on a repeat trip to Botswana. She alternates traveling entirely alone with signing up for tours as a solo traveler through Road Scholar, a nonprofit educational travel organization catering to adults age 50 and older.