Leveling 50+?

[Mcmoots]

Hello all. I recently hit 50 on my Magician and, while I did eventually get 60+ on live, never had to level with just vanilla/Kunark zones at this level.

So, question 1: Grouping? I assume I'll be able to do KC relatively soon but don't really know of any other decent, populated zones other than CoM which I've almost outgrown.

Question 2: Soloing? Should I just stick to cyclopses/giants in vanilla zones if I want to solo? I know there are a few good Kunark zones that I could be soloing in, but not knowing safe spots in each zone makes me reluctant.

Thanks for any input!