Ten years ago, Janice tried to find someone -- anyone -- to accompany her on a trip to southern Utah to explore the mystery of slot canyons. Not only would no-one go with her (she didn't take it personally at the time, but now she's beginning to wonder...), everyone she spoke to tried to talk her out of it. "It's too dangerous! It's too weird! Your joints are creaky - what are you thinking?"

She nearly succumbed to their uninformed yet well-intentioned warnings, but decided instead to don her big girl panties and head out to the slot canyons by herself. "The best thing that ever happened to me, aside from dark chocolate, was I had to take that trip alone." That was 1998, and Janice has been addicted to solo travel ever since. More than a decade later she realizes that solo travel gave her priceless gifts. "Travelling alone changed me. It changed the way I look at life and at my future. To be able to share these epiphanies with others is also a gift."

Whether it's through personal coaching sessions or via the pages of Only Pack What You Can Carry, Janice is committed to sharing her insights about what it means to live the life you want to live. Just don't ask her to share her chocolate...

Born in British Columbia, Janice Holly Booth is a lifelong equestrienne and avid solo traveler. The former CEO of a Girl Scout council in North Carolina, and former Executive Director for the arts-in-education organization, Young Audiences of Western New York, her many accomplishments have been recognized with local and national awards, including the Presidential Medal of Arts which was awarded to the Young Audiences network during her tenure, the first time in its history the award had ever been given to an organization. Janice was presented a “Hero” award by the City of Buffalo Common Council for her efforts to revitalize the City via public access to the arts. She was also named “Woman of the Year” in 2006 by the Gaston Women’s Commission honoring her achievements and leadership in the community. Her occasional travel series in the Gaston Gazette entitled “On Adventure with Janice Booth,” inspired many of her readers to summon the courage to have adventures of their own. She is also an accomplished photographer and writer, and has published short fiction, literary reviews and editorials throughout her career. She is currently Executive Director of Classroom Central in Charlotte, NC.