We take vacations to get away, recharge our work batteries, and rest, but stretching your vacation goal to focusing solely on you, your health, your balance, or whatever other area of your life you want to give attention to can be a serene healing vacation. Consider it.

Sometimes, one of the best trips you can take for yourself is the solo travel trip with an empty suitcase and nothing but time to shop! With planning and budgeting, this can be the best way to spend a solo vacay.

Knowing when to spend money on a solo vacation and when to save it can be a bit like rolling the dice: does it have to be so nerve wracking? No. Spending travel dollars wisely doesn't have to be a headache. You just need to plan.

Healthy eating IS possible while traveling. Repeat that to yourself until you believe it! As a solo traveler, portion control and controlled snacking, combined with a little indulgence and travel savvy, can keep you from packing around travel weight you don't need.

Intrepid solo travelers know that most people assume that travelers come in pairs. If you're a solo traveler of the single variety, can you combine your travel life and dating?

Resolutions everywhere! Did you make any of yours around Solo Travel?

On your next solo excursion, don't forget those walking shoes to keep up with your New Year's Resolutions! And for the perfect place to go, don't wonder - map it with MapMyWalk.com!

It's the week of Christmas! What better time to talk about my favorite last minute travel gifts than now.

When the holiday plan is definitely staying home, there are still solo travel opportunities to take advantage of that will keep you in the holiday spirit without breaking your budget.

It's December - the holidays are approaching, the relatives are nosing in to voice their opinions about get-togethers, and you're looking at needing to use two weeks' vacation time - or lose it. What's a solo traveler to do?