Posts tagged Cinque Terre
Top Travel Tips for Solo Travelers: How to Explore the World with Confidence

Solo travel is one of the most enriching experiences and the most incredible gift you can give yourself. Whether you're embarking on your first solo journey or a seasoned solo traveler, it’s always helpful to have a few tips to ensure your trip is smooth, safe, and enjoyable. So, let me share my top solo travel tips, favorite destinations, and essential advice for solo female travelers.

1. Pick Solo-Friendly Destinations

Choosing the right destination is crucial for a successful solo trip. Some places are naturally better suited for solo travelers due to their welcoming atmosphere, ease of navigation, and safety. So, do your research and plan something you have always wanted to do but within your comfort zone. These are a few of my top places.

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Beyond London, ExploreChristina Fordtravel, Women Travelling Solo, traveller, Toronto, Cinque Terre, Croatia, Seville, Spain, Malaga, Madrid, Essential Tips, travel tips, Google Maps, Google Translate, ChatGPT, Apple Maps, Solo TravelComment
Important Lessons You Can Only Learn From Travelling Solo

It’s been said, once you get past a certain age, and for me, that was fifty, life becomes a little same:same. I had been chugging away at my career for eons, entrenched in a predictable relationship, and booked the same annual holidays spots with the kids in the name of “easy”.

An inevitable boredom seeped in that I just accepted as “age appropriate.”

Truth was, I had stopped growing. I had stopped learning about me…about life… about everything.

But it wasn’t until after a colossal, unpredictable breakup that something extraordinary happened. Not unlike Dorothy’s cyclone, my house, my life…my entire world was lifted up and dropped down hard. I was catapulted out of my comfortable, predictable life and jettisoned into a new, unexplored world.

I was suddenly single…again.

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Explore, Life Lessons, TravelChristina FordSolo Travel, Women Travelling Solo, Life Lessons, Cinque Terre, Hiking, explore, passport Comments
Cinque Terre, Italy ~ A Perfect Trip For The Senses & The Solo Traveller

Ever since I read Eat, Pray, Love (confession, I never got passed the “Eat” part) I was obsessed with Italy and the idea of exploring that incredible country. The food, the wine and the glourious picturesque landscape. As I was needing to make a hasty retreat out of London (a blog for another time) and looking for a journey that was not only great for the soul but a treat for the rest of my senses I decided to do a three day solo trip to Cinque Terre, my own mini version of Eat Pray Love. I am calling it “Eat, Drink, Repeat and I think I decided I want Chelsea Handler to play me in my movie adaption unless of course if Charlize Theron is dying to play me.

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Beyond London, Explore, Places I Love, TravelChristina FordCinque Terre, Italy, S'Well Water Bottle, Zero Gravity, Eat Pray Love, Julia Roberts, Monterosso, Hiking, Levanto, Vernazza, Pesto Pasta, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Puccini, Madame Butterfly, Wine Comments