Time to Take Flight: The Savvy Woman's Guide to Safe Solo Travel

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Take it from a friend who knows: "travel is not scary or difficult for the mature single woman. Confidence and planning are the keys."
Rome, Chicago, London, Vienna, Berlin . . . best-selling author and entrepreneur Jayne Seagrave has traveled there, and she's done it solo. With this guidebook, she has compiled information, tips, and tricks to share with mature women interested in seeing the world.
Like a world-traveled, well-informed friend, Seagrave provides encouragement, advice and support for the safest, and most comfortable sojourns, and offers practical guidance based on her first-hand knowledge of the locations she recommends. She shares tips for researching, booking, and packing for your vacation, includes checklists to follow when preparing to leave, and even discusses insurance, jet lag, traveling through menopause, and financial considerations.
Seagrave also recommends twenty-three popular locales throughout Europe and North America, and suggests what to do upon arrival (how best to get from the airport to your hotel), where to book your accommodation (and which areas to avoid), activities for your stay, and additional tidbits of information and personal anecdotes she's learned along the way.
For the mature woman looking to travel safely, comfortably, and solo, Time to Take Flight is the ultimate guide.

Reviews

Time to Take Flight is one of Where Vancouver's Top Picks for Travellers.-- (06/01/2016)
"Time to Take Flight ... Is the confidence boost women (especially those over 40) need to launch what could be a life-changing experience." --y.a.m. magazine-- (07/01/2016)
"This book is all about going, giving you that extra push to go explore the world outside your front door. Encouraging, helpful hints for traveling by yourself are given." --Grand Forks Herald-- (05/08/2016)
"While this book urges you to travel, Seagrave also provides the vital information, tips, and tricks when it comes to solo traveling. Seagrave urges readers to discover a new culture and surroundings and I truly agree with her sentiment that is indeed like falling in love and finding yourself . . . As an avid traveler, I LOVE THIS BOOK HARD. I love the message, and also I love the traveling tips." --Manhattan Book Review-- (07/01/2016)
Cloud 9 magazine excerpts Jayne Seagrave's trip to Portland, including information on must-see attractions and tips on the weather.-- (07/01/2016)
CBC BC shares ten tips for travelling alone, from travel writer and entrepreneur Jayne Seagrave-- (04/16/2016)
Jayne Seagrave visits Breakfast Television Vancouver to chat about the importance of solo travel for mature women (especially if they have a family). Check out the segment for some tips and tricks for visitng Portland on a solo adventure.-- (04/12/2016)
Pink Pangea asks Seagrave: "If you had written a solo female traveling guide as a younger woman, what topics would have been added, taken out or addressed differently"-- (06/10/2016)
Seagrave answers questions from CBC's Alberta@Noon callers and gives some great tips on how to stay safe as a solo traveller.-- (04/12/2016)
Seagrave chats with the listeners of CBC's BC Almanac about her travels and how to be social yet safe.-- (04/14/2016)

Author Bio

Born in the UK, Jayne Seagrave immigrated to Canada in the late 1980s. She is author of Camping British Columbia and Yukon, which has sold more than 40,000 copies, and more recently Camping with Kids in the West. She has traveled solo all over the world as the marketing manager of a home improvement business she owns and operates with her husband. She divides her time between writing, working, and speaking (jayneseagrave.com).