Posts under ‘Women’s Travel’

Today, I’m delighted to bring you an article by guest blogger Jodi Ettenberg of Legal Nomads, a former corporate lawyer-turned-long-term-traveler from Montreal.  Jodi has been eating her way around the world for more than two years and has had many and varied experiences during her time on the road, including having her temporary home neighborhood [...]

I’d like to think that those of you who have been reading my blog for some time have picked up some useful information about what it’s like to travel solo.  One area, though, where I know I have not been able to help you is in regards to long-term (round-the-world) solo travel–because my trips never [...]

Following my successful foray into solo travel in the mid-1990s, I decided to make it a habit.  But independent travel is a bit different than letting someone else do all the planning for you, so I started looking around online for resources for solo travelers.  To no one’s surprise, I’m sure, I didn’t find a [...]

You may already be familiar with the Lost Girls of the LostGirlsWorld.com website, but in case you’re not, here’s another chance to become acquainted with them:  Jennifer Baggett, Holly C. Corbett, and Amanda Pressner have written a book chronicling their travel adventures, titled (appropriately): the lost girls: three friends, four continents, one unconventional detour around [...]

What I am about to say may shock you:  I quite often don’t practice what I preach when it comes to solo travel safety.  There is a lot of sound advice about safety for solo women that is commonly-held and repeated among travelers (including me!).  Most of it, I adhere to.  For instance, I make [...]