I often travel with my family, but I just went to London by myself for the first time. It's the perfect city for solo travelers.

Courtesy of Terri Peters

I didn't grow up in a family that traveled. The first time I vacationed outside the US was on my honeymoon, and just a few years after getting married, our first child was born, significantly slowing down our travels. It's only been since my kids got older that I've been traveling to spots I've always wanted to visit, like Italy and Mexico's Baja California peninsula.