Travel expert Eleanor Berman shows that you don"t always need a traveling companion to have a wonderful time. There are unique pleasures to traveling alone. It"s a chance to tailor a vacation strictly to your own tastes, energies, and timetable, to go where you please, do exactly what you want to do, and meet interesting new people of all ages. This award-winning guide details the exciting possibilities for travel without a companion-vacations as varied as the ages, budgets and interests of millions of singles, including: European trips for music lovers, wine connoisseurs and gourmet cooks; workshops in language, photography and painting; a biking tour of Provence; A cruise in the fjords of Norway; wilderness expeditions in Alaska, Africa and Nepal; luxurious spas in the deserts of Arizona and the Tropics of Mexico; and great city tours of New York, San Francisco and Paris.