solo travel

Emily’s Solo Vegas Adventure

Posted by on March 6, 2011 at 11:10 am

I got an email this week from a reader of this blog. It’s the kind of email I live for. Seriously, this is why I blog about solo travel. This–knowing that people can be nervous about taking their first solo trip, and sometimes, they need the encouragement of knowing others have done it before them. [...]

The Chart House at the Golden Nugget

Posted by on February 13, 2011 at 9:53 am

If you’ve been reading this blog for a couple of months or more, you know I took a solo vacation to Las Vegas during the Christmas holiday.  For the most part, it was business as usual in Las Vegas.  For me, though, dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were hurdles to get over.  It [...]

Solo Vegas for the Holidays: What Was It Really Like?

Posted by on January 9, 2011 at 10:43 am

This year was the first time I’ve spent Christmas and New Year’s in Las Vegas.  Normally, I go to Vegas during Labor Day week when the weather is hot and sunny, and the crowds aren’t too bad.  So technically, I have spent a “holiday” in Las Vegas before.  But let’s face it, Labor Day isn’t [...]

The One Where I’m Still in Vegas

Posted by on December 30, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Yeah, I’m still in Vegas.  How’d that happen?  I posted to my SoloFriendly blog yesterday about how I wound up stuck in Vegas.I won’t repeat myself here.  Suffice it to say, I’m making the best of it and hoping to gather a bit more material to blog about in the coming months. I’ve got a [...]

Vegas Live Blogging, Day Seven

Posted by on December 28, 2010 at 2:43 pm

This will be my last “live blog” from Vegas, as I’m headed home on the redeye tonight. I treated myself to an aromatherapy massage yesterday at the Oleksandra Spa at TI.  It’s a small facility, with just one jacuzzi, one sauna, one steam bath, and the usual lockers, lounge area, showers, etc.  It’s really not [...]