@Julie Wagner asked about Santa Fe a while back and I promised her a sketch. Here it is cleaned up and ready to look at. 4 days. Relaxed pace. Walkable. Food, art, and one experience you won't find on your own. Full sketch here → [link] If it feels right, drop a comment or DM me. Dates TBD until I know who's actually interested.

Hey everyone — missed our Wednesday sessions tonight and that's on me. Life happened. Solo But Not Alone is back in two weeks same link, same time. See you then.

I've had a few people ask me what the difference actually is between free and paid .. so let me lay it out clearly, because I want to make sure nobody feels like they're missing something. Free membership .. what you have right now: - Community discussions and trip conversations - Trip announcements and destination posts - Featured trip previews - Connect with other solo travelers 45+ and RSVP for meetups and local event Free is a complete, valid place to be. Nothing gets taken away. Nothing is locked behind a wall that you need to see. Founding Member — $9/month: This tier is built around the part that actually trips people up. Not finding a destination. The roommate question. The "is this trip right for me" question. The "I want to go but I don't know where to start" question. What you get: - Roommate directory - find a compatible travel partner before you commit to a trip - Destination planning guides built for solo travelers 45+ - Early trip access before announcements go public - Monthly live Q&A with me — coming Month 2 - Trip decision vault — coming Month 3 - Door-to-door pre-trip checklist system — coming Month 4 The $9 rate is the floor. It locks in permanently as long as you stay active. As I add features over the coming months, the price for new members goes up. Founding members stay at $9 forever. One more thing: If you book any group trip through One Step Away, you get Founding Member access FREE for a full year. Resets with every booking. If the free tier is working for you — stay. You belong here either way. If $9/month sounds right — the link is in my profile. — Michael

A woman who's visited 73 countries solo wrote her #1 tip for solo travelers — and it's not what most people expect. (Link in comments — Travel + Leisure, published March 2026) Her three big points: ✈️ Airports are easier than you think — the signs exist, people are helpful, and you figure it out faster than you expect 🗺️ Getting lost is part of the adventure — some of her best connections happened when she had no idea where she was going 💛 It's not as lonely as you think — solo travel puts you in situations where you actually talk to strangers, and that's where the real stories come from The line that hit me: "It's scarier to think about doing the trip than actually doing it." That's exactly what I hear from people in this community. The fear lives in the imagination. The trip is usually the easy part. What's one thing you were afraid of before your first solo trip — that turned out to be nothing?