Have You Ever Dreamed of Backpacking Around the World?

Yet most solo travel and backpacking information is geared to men. We women are lucky if we get a tiny mention here or there.

We need to be more careful at night, we have to fight off more unwanted attention, or travel may just be more challenging for us.

Why am I telling you this? Because I've been around the world on my own several times and I still haven't had enough. My longest backpacking trip at the age of 43 was supposed to be for a few months - but I was gone three years.

Would I do it again? Absolutely!

Would I do it differently? Absolutely!

Let me show you how any woman, of any age, can hit the road, going solo - and love every minute.

Each month Women on the Road Newsletter uncovers travel strategies and tips to help you plan the trip of your dreams - free of charge, of course.

"Leyla, your ezine is great. I loved your page on how to enjoy eating alone since that is frequently uncomfortable for us solo travelers - your tips really helped. Your ezine is so packed with info and helpful links I always look forward to receiving it. It has opened my eyes to new places, different ways to travel, and useful resources. I always get extra inspiration from your ezine to travel more and be adventurous. I consider myself a pretty savvy traveller, but you are my idol!"

• Subscribers have learned to calculate their carbon footprint, use Google Maps to stay in touch, start new languages, enjoy solo travel, find jobs in ski resorts, deal with travel burnout, and find free accommodation anywhere in the world.


• Are you concerned about safety? Do you want to become a volunteer? Need to make money while you travel? Women on the Road News shares precise and practical information with you about how women travel so you'll be prepared, no matter what your trip throws at you.


• I've saved the best for last: you'll also get my printable Travel Packing Checklist - it's the list I use myself, and I'd like to share it with my newsletter subscribers. At times women travel less than lightly, but I bet you'll find at least three things on it you never thought of packing - and will be glad you did! You can always spot the newbies on the road - they're bent over, lugging huge backpacks or too many bags. Get my checklist and pack like a pro! (no spam, of course, because I hate it as much as you do.)

If you believe women travel differently and if you're a woman who loves to travel, this website is made for you.

Are you a woman...

• Who wants a career break?
• Who is suddenly single?
• Looking for a gap year adventure?
• Who needs to get away on her own for a while?
• Trying to gain strength or independence?
• Who wants to prove she can do it?
• Who needs a fresh start?
• Who wants to see beyond the tour groups and souvenir shops?
• In search of a spiritual experience?
• Or a woman who simply likes adventure?

Whatever your reasons, if you yearn to travel far and wide, you belong here!

Find out how to:

• Plan a route and choose your travel destinations
• Travel for free and meet people by couch surfing
• Know what to look for in women's travel clothing
• Make money from overseas jobs along the way
• Adopt safe travel strategies to stay out of harm's way
• Make your travel money last far, far longer
• Overcome your worst travel phobias
• Stay serene by managing travel loneliness if it hits
• Learn beginners photography even if all you can do is point and shoot
• Choose the best ways of keeping in touch with friends and family
• Pick the best time to visit
• Keep a travel journal
• Learn about cultural etiquette in different societies
• Cope with street beggars in the poorest countries
• Find female travel companions if you're not in the mood to go solo
• Pack the health essentials with your first aid kit checklist
• Find the best opportunities for volunteer work overseas
• Learn about new travel trends like ethical travel, dark tourism and disaster tourism
• Exercise the art of haggling at markets and stalls
• Ward off unwanted male attention
• Deal with reverse culture shock when you return home
• And so much more!

When I started to backpack I had little guidance that was specifically aimed at women travel issues. We were just a page or two in the general guidebooks.

Women on the Road is a site written by a woman and for women:

• Because all women travel: young, older, independent, adventurous, shy, timid, intrepid, insecure, afraid, professional, student, straight, gay, grandmothers and granddaughters

• Because women believe, know, suspect or just hope they can make it on their own, for a few weeks, months, or yes, even years.

I was terribly insecure when I first started backpacking (my preferred form of travel): I had no women travel advice, no lists, no real plan, and very little money. I just trusted things would go well. They did - but they might not have.

Today I know better. I understand the importance of finding out as much as I can before I leave and of coping well once I'm away. I'd like to share that knowledge with you - that, and my love of 'the road'.

And if you haven't done so yet, don't forget to ask for your monthly women's travel tips contained in Women on the Raod News, delivered right to your Inbox each month!