We’d love to help you travel solo, and plan your trip of a lifetime! Please see below for information on Workshops, Free 30-minute consultations, and our Ongoing Consultation and Support Packages.

Solo Travel Smarts Get Togethers: meet your fellow travelers!

This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your fellow solo travelers from the Bay Area, and who knows, maybe even make plans to travel together! Come and meet fellow travelers, share stories, tips you’ve learned, and ideas! Are you an adventure traveler who likes to get away from the beaten track? Or are you interested in the tried and true places that other travelers have reviewed in guide books? Are you a seasoned traveler? A beginner? Or just want to hang out and enjoy the evening together? Please join us, whether you’re  solo traveler, part of a couple, or a group, we’d love to meet you and hear your travel stories! This will be a casual get-together, with light refreshments. We’ll show some photos of polar bears, and if you have photos to share, please let me know and we can include yours. There is plenty of free parking right outside in the Tannery parking lot.

Our three hour workshops will cover all the essentials you need to know to get you started, plan your dream adventure, and then step out the door! We’ll target information on tools for saving money on big-ticket travel expenses like airfares and lodging; varieties of luggage and their pros and cons; specialty gear for purpose-driven trips (such a photography/film and scuba diving); travel documentation and safe-keeping techniques; travel guides (which ones? and why?); phones/skype/email from remote locations; money safety and local currencies; how to safely eat and drink in new locations; packing essential light-weight clothing and gear for all-season travel; planning for a lengthy trip/home preparations; networking while on the road; and philosophy of travel: planning it all vs. letting it happen. There will be plenty of time for questions, and we’ll provide a handout with all the essentials, so note-taking won’t be necessary. We’ll divide the workshop into three broad areas: pre-trip planning, getting out the door and on the road and beyond.

Free 30 Minute Consultations:

Does the thought of traveling solo create concerns about your safety? Being alone or lonely in a new place? In our 30 minute private consultation, I’ll be most interested to hear about your needs for your great adventure: what your dreams are, where you’d like to go, and any and all concerns you might have about planning that out and kicking it up to the next step of achieving that goal. I like to give as much information as I can, because I truly believe in travel as an opportunity to shift one’s perception frame, to experience new cultures and peoples, and I love to share my passion for travel with you! To book your Free 30 Minute Consultation, please call 510-604-0036, or email me at beth.hird@mac.com.

Ongoing Consultation and Support packages:

Would you like ongoing support while you plan your trip? We offer a variety of coaching packages and prices to best meet your needs for planning your trip, up to the time of departure, and email access on the road. Here’s a small list of topics which we can cover together, as well as making sure your own particular travel needs are met:

1. Luggage
2. Clothes
3. Travel plans – logistics, airfares,
4. Safety; physical, food and water
5. Lengthy travel/folders
6. Copies of docs
7. Travel guides
8. Gear – technology, phone, photography? scuba? Purpose of trip
9. Networking
10. Philosophy planning/letting it happen
11. Sending things home
12. Money
13. Greener choices for sustainable  travel

 

Pricing/packages:

• 1 Traveling Strategy Session/Month (one hour consultation, or two 30 minute sessions)
• Unlimited Email Support
• Custom planning for your itinerary and needs

 

• 3 Traveling Strategy Sessions/3 Months (3 one hour consultations, or six 30 minute sessions, scheduled as you wish)
• Unlimited Email Support
• Custom planning for your itinerary and needs

Are you ready to begin your trip of a lifetime? Get a free 30 minute consultation from Beth to see how she can best meet your needs for planning your next trip. Call 510.604.0036 or email: beth.hird@mac.com