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Amy Aug 18th, 2010 07:23 PM

Solo to Chile...and back to the Peruvian Amazon for a bit. I just had so much fun on this one!

http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...rip-report.cfm

mlgb Aug 18th, 2010 08:26 PM

Forgot to post this one also to Peru. Also the Amazon near Iquitos, plus Trujillo/Chiclayo (by bus!)
http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...orth-coast.cfm

MademoiselleFifi Aug 23rd, 2010 04:18 AM

First half of this 2-week trip was solo:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...jugendstil.cfm

adrienne Aug 23rd, 2010 12:09 PM

Here's my trip report to the Czech Republic, Krakow, and Frankfurt - May, 2010.

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-report.cfm?86

ncounty Aug 29th, 2010 08:11 PM

great idea and thread, Amy!

ncounty Aug 29th, 2010 08:27 PM

here are some threads from my solo trip to Italy in August 2007:

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...gano-milan.cfm

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...last-night.cfm

kja Sep 7th, 2010 03:08 PM

My 4-week trip to northern China:

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...na-amazing.cfm

Amy Jun 29th, 2011 05:23 PM

Here's my latest solo trip; I actually went with a (small) group this time: 5 Germans, 1 other American, and me. (And that includes the guide and driver.) I finally visited the US West:

http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...stward-who.cfm

ncounty Jun 30th, 2011 05:05 AM

I had forgotten about this thread, Amy!

here is my latest solo trip report from two months ago, to Peru for my big birthday:

http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...chu-picchu.cfm

thursdaysd Jun 30th, 2011 06:03 AM

Yes, I, too had forgotten about it! Here are three TRs from my recent round the world trip:

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-excursion.cfm

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...an-sojourn.cfm

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-sri-lanka.cfm

PatrickLondon Jul 2nd, 2011 12:31 AM

I almost always travel alone, mostly appearing in posts at
http://autolycus-london.blogspot.com/
but one or two also at:
http://www.slowtrav.com/uk/notes/walk_stonehenge.htm
Hadrian's Wall:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1057
Barcelona:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1185
Montreal:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1148

kja Jun 14th, 2012 06:25 PM

25 wonderful solo days in Turkey:

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ern-turkey.cfm

kimwhits Jun 27th, 2012 10:31 AM

Hi Amy. I realize your trip report on South Africa is quite old but as I lived there for three years I wanted to just correct your use of the word Bantu as you would insult any South Africa using that word. Bantu is the word the white ruling class used for any black south African of any of the 10 or so ethnicities. There is no bantu language or tribe. Zulus are the largest, followed by Xhosa, Sotho, pedi, Venda, etc.
I loved the country but left because of fears for personal safety and a slow and unreasonable civil legal system.
Kim

Amy Jun 27th, 2012 12:41 PM

Kimwhits, I really appreciate your information. The term "Bantu" was definitely used by white and black South African guides alike; perhaps it's due to the recognition that most non-South Africans have of the term in reference to languages such as Swahili and the early so-called "Bantu migration"?

My apologies to any whom I've unwittingly offended; I wonder if it's become a "reclaimed" word in some areas?

It is indeed a beautiful country and must have been hard to leave, but I can understand the personal safety concerns.

thursdaysd Jul 2nd, 2012 06:36 AM

Forgot to post the links to last year's fall trip:

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ne-baltics.cfm

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...d-bulgaria.cfm

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...rn-balkans.cfm

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...o-budapest.cfm

tylerf Mar 12th, 2013 12:22 PM

Amy, how do I get in contact with you? We would like to feature your story in our magazine.

Amy Mar 12th, 2013 04:29 PM

My email is in my profile. Even though email is old-fashioned by this point, I still do use it. :)

thursdaysd Apr 12th, 2013 12:25 PM

Here is my trip from last fall:

http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...-patagonia.cfm

Iowa_Redhead Apr 12th, 2013 01:11 PM

Apparently I forgot to add my various solo trip reports:

<b>China 2010:</b>
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...d-in-china.cfm

<b>Antarctica 2012:</b>
http://www.fodors.com/community/crui...antarctica.cfm



I never did actually finish my Athens and Istanbul or Egypt trip reports, whoops!

gertie3751 Apr 12th, 2013 01:22 PM

Here is mine from last May/June. There are others but I don't know where...
Gertie in Eastern Europe


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