Each week I indulge in reading incredible articles on other people’s trips, travel ideas, trip advice and unusual experiences. Some of these stories make quite an impression and need further sharing.

Here are last week’s top travel pieces:

Seven Solo Female Travel Myths Debunked by Yvette Cendes on BootsnAll – a great piece discussing solo female travels and the unfounded fears that sometime surround such adventures;

An Insider’s Guide to the Caribbean by Melissa Burdick Harmon on AOL Travel – there’s no one better than an isider to share the inside scoop on your travel destination of choice;

Photoblog: The Desert City of Jaisalmer, India – a visual experience of Jaisalamer expertly put together by WildJunket;

10 Common Stops on an RTW Itinerary (and where you should go instead) by Nico Crisafulli on AirTreks – a piece helping you to stay away from common round the world trips and experiment more while you travel.

Are we REALLY better off flying budget airlines? – great question and arguments by RunnawayJane

Scandinavian Samba at Mariostad Carnival in Sweeden – did you think Samba dancing belongs in Rio de Janeiro Carnivals? RennyBA will prove you wrong with this travel article!