Where have you always wanted to go? This book gets you there safely on your own!

Written by a flight attendant with decades of travel experience, this A-to-Z primer on solo travel offers hundreds of travel tips she’s learned over the years. This is the one solo-travel book for both men and women that tells you how to research, plan and accomplish your own successful solo vacation.

 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The author is a well-traveled flight attendant and it shows. From personal safety and health to the awkwardness of dining alone, she addresses all the issues that confront the solo traveler. Wingler's guide includes a handy list of tourist offices and solo travel newsletters and books.

 Chicago Sun-Times, Travel Alone & Love It is, above all, reassuring for the novice traveler, thanks to the level of detail it provides. Reading this cheerful, conversational book is like having a pre-trip chat with a good friend-one who happens to have 26 years of experience as a flight attendant. Author Sharon B. Wingler comforts the first-time or occasional traveler with step-by-step information about packing, navigating the airport and making the flight as enjoyable as possible. She does address issues of special concern to solo travelers-overcoming fears, ensuring your safety-but many of her tips are universally useful (after all, we all need to know how to avoid painful "jet belly").

Small Press
Personal anecdotes, common sense advice and a friendly conversational tone will reassure those considering going it on their own. As though anticipating every possible fear in this regard, Wingler addresses every aspect of the journey, from insurance to jet lag to the oft-dreaded dining alone. Having chalked up a few travel miles of my own, I found myself nodding, even chuckling at times, at the author's travel savvy from 26 years as a flight attendant. Her packing suggestions are excellent as are her tips about health and safety. The nicest thing about this guide that should inspire and encourage even timid tourists, is Wingler's attitude. Her comment, as she describes differences in foreign food - "Be a good sport and just try things their way" - speaks of an openness and sensitivity that new or old visitors would be well-advised to take with them.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Practical advice and plenty of anecdotes from a longtime flight attendant on overcoming fear, keeping safe, meeting people. Her philosophy is, you may leave home alone, but you won't be alone for long. "In all my travels, I've found people more willing to strike up conversations and offer help and companionship to me as a solo traveler than when I've been accompanied."