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Love to travel, but hate tours? This blog offers insight on how to go it alone, from safe accommodations to seeing the best, and maybe the worst. After all, independent travel is an adventure. Flexibility and traveling on a budget are critical. No five-stars or all-inclusives. So hop aboard. Learn to enjoy travel at your own pace and price. Meet other adventurers like yourself and mingle with the locals. Remember: You may travel alone, but you wonʼt be lonely. gloria.independenttraveler@gmail.com
I've been a traveler since I can remember. I spread my wings as a flight attendant at age 20, then married a traveling man and we've never stopped. While based in Anchorage, we've ventured to India, Peru, Bali, Morocco, Burma, Tunisia Singapore and Ecuador. I love ferreting out places off the beaten path. And when things don't go quite as planned, that's just part of the adventure.
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Traveling by air isn't getting any easier. What kind of experiences have you had?
Divot snorkeling at the confluence of Brook's River.
Divot at the Falls and Ted cavorting at the mouth flowing out to Naknek Lake.
AIRFARES
BEST TIME OF YEAR
Click on "almanac," then on "historical climate" and plug in the city you wish to check.
www.travel-images.com/electric-plugs.html
For electrical appliances, it's great to know the voltage used in a country and the types of plugs.
CURRENCY RATES
For more information on currency exchanges and helpful hints, read my blogs, "Should I change" and "I've decided to change."
TRAVEL WARNINGS
This site can help you determine the type of crime that goes on in foreign countries against visitors. It also will tell you areas of the country you should avoid.
WORLD TIMES
Features the current time anywhere and weather. Helpful when you need to call for reservations or want to call back home while away.
WHAT TRAVELERS SAY
A favorite sites to see what other travelers have to say about places to stay and visit worldwide
Should you take out trip insurance? - 3/18/2010 5:15 pm
Check out my vacation photo album, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala - 3/13/2010 9:58 am
Rub a dub dub, washing clothes while traveling… - 3/8/2010 2:57 pm
Mexico City, still a fantastic city and not as crime ridden as it is made out to be... - 3/4/2010 10:13 am
Chicken buses, local fare in Guatemala - 3/2/2010 7:54 am
Weekends are market days in Guatemala. - 2/27/2010 10:45 am
Antigua, Guatemala's jewel... - 2/25/2010 11:32 am
Chichicastenango, the day after in photos... - 2/22/2010 12:02 pm
Guatemala's most famous Sunday maket, Chichicastenango - 2/21/2010 10:22 am
Amebic dysentery, when a good trip turns bad... - 2/19/2010 3:31 pm
Great birding in Honduras... - 2/15/2010 8:31 am
Santiago, Lake Atitlan, beauty with a sharp edge. - 2/11/2010 8:10 am
If this is Tuesday, it must be Lake Atitlan - 2/9/2010 4:57 pm
A down day in Flores, Guatemala - 2/8/2010 2:00 pm
Tikal archaeological site, Guatemala, a dream come true.... - 2/6/2010 12:56 pm
Bingo, Copan, Honduras, cha ching, cha ching! - 1/31/2010 11:09 am
Semi-automatic fortified Guatemala City for an overnight... - 1/28/2010 3:37 pm
Made it back to Mexico City and out to Guatemala... - 1/26/2010 7:12 pm
Teotihuacan, the pyramids outside of Mexico City, in photos. - 1/24/2010 12:38 pm
Mexico City traffic IS all it's cracked up to be... - 1/23/2010 9:02 am
If you missed the Independent Traveler's print story on Sunday’s travel page, click here… - 1/17/2010 2:25 pm
Be featured on ADN’s homepage with your travel photograph. - 1/13/2010 5:52 pm
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