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Everything you need to know about solo travel to Amsterdam: what to see, safety, getting around and where to stay.
Continue reading "Solo Travel to Amsterdam for Independent Women"
First time in New Zealand? Solo? Make sure these most beautiful places in NZ are on your list.
Continue reading "The Most Beautiful Places in NZ for First-Time Visitors"
3 days in Prague is perfect: enough time to discover all the sights and sample all the fun.
Continue reading "3 Days in Prague: Things to Do and See for First-Timers"
This Albania travel guide is part history and culture, but is also packed with practical tips.
Continue reading "Albania Travel Guide for the Culturally Curious "
Right after the civil war that raged in Mozambique, I spent a month there as a journalist, writing about reconstruction. And getting lost in a minefield.
Continue reading "Stories of Travel in Mozambique, When I Got Lost in a Minefield"
The best travel gifts for women are practical, original and attractive - and cost under $30. Here's my list for 2020.
Continue reading "2020's Perfect Travel Gifts for Women for Under $30"
Have you considered senior volunteering abroad? This step-by-step guide shows you how to ask the right questions and find the right program.
Maybe we can't travel physically, but we can still enjoy hundreds of virtual tours around the world.
Continue reading "Virtual Tours Around the World: Experiences to Enjoy from Home"
Traveling back to the country of your ancestors to trace your roots? Here's what you need to know before you go.
Continue reading "Ancestry Travel: How to Trace Your Roots and Origins"
How to carbon offset flights and help protect the environment whenever you get on a plane.
Continue reading "Carbon Offset Flights: How to Fly Without Harming the Environment"
Driving in a foreign country can be tricky - you need to be attentive to road safety abroad, new rules, and making sure you have the right paperwork.
Continue reading "Driving in a Foreign Country: What You Need to Know"
This Tunis travel guide for women unveils the secrets of Tunisia's capital city, from twisted souks to white-domed villages to Roman ruins.
The world is full of remarkable train stations - because of history, architecture, size or sheer beauty. Here are 23 of the world's best railway stations.
Continue reading "23 Remarkable Train Stations and Their Fascinating Secrets"
Traveling abroad can be hard on our system - here are some common-sense tips on how to stay healthy on vacation.
Continue reading "How to Stay Healthy on Vacation in Any Country"
The best countries to teach English are the ones that combine decent pay, good vacations, liberal hiring policies and pleasant living conditions. Here they are.
Continue reading "These Are the Best Countries to Teach English Abroad"
Here's what to wear on a long haul flight in 2020 - stylish, simple and above all, comfortable.
Continue reading "What to Wear on a Long Haul Flight, 2020 Edition"
Deciding what to pack for the cold is challenging - this winter travel packing list for women should help!
Continue reading "The Perfect Winter Travel Packing List for Women"
Airlines have distinct rules and limits for what you can bring on the plane. Here's the best personal item bag for travel - (not the same as your carry-on!)
Continue reading "The Best Personal Item Bag for Travel (2020)"
These 8 northern France cities are easily reachable from Paris on a day trip - they're gorgeous, fascinating and you'll be beating the crowds.
Continue reading "Discover 8 Unmissable Northern France Cities (Paris day trips!)"
Insider tips - how to beat the crowds in popular places to see in Austria (and make sure you add them to your Austria itinerary!)
Continue reading "Places to See in Austria for Solo Women Travelers"
The best women's pants for travel should be comfortable, stylish and practical. Click here for my recommendations.
Continue reading "Choosing the Very Best Women’s Pants for Travel (that are comfortable)"
Traveling? Prevent criminals from stealing your passwords or identity - get the the right VPN for travel.
Continue reading "Best VPN for Travel: Stop Thieves From Stealing Your Data"
Few people experience East Timor travel - it's one of the world's least visited countries. Here you'll read about why you should go.
Continue reading "East Timor Travel: Why Go to a Country So Few People Ever Visit?"
Choosing the best anti-theft backpack is a challenge - so I've narrowed it down to my top 4 for you.
Continue reading "The Best Anti-Theft Backpack for Women? (Here are my top 4)"
Cooking vacations - Italy, France, Thailand - sounds fun? Here's how to find the best food holidays.
Continue reading "How to Find the Best Cooking Vacations - Italy, France and Beyond"
Choosing the right travel accessories for women can be like walking into a pastry shop: so much choice! Here's a breakdown of what you need - and don't.
Continue reading "Indispensable Travel Accessories for the Discerning Woman"
There is food, and there is FOOD. You'll find the latter at Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. Lyon's premier food market.
Continue reading "Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse: The Lyon Food Market of Your Dreams"
This Kotor Travel Guide is perfect if you're traveling solo and spending a day or two in Kotor, Montenegro, a jewel on the Mediterranean.
Continue reading "A Brief and Whimsical Kotor Travel Guide for Solo Women"
Delving into the history of chocolate is only one of many things to do in Bayonne. It's not called the "Capital of Chocolate" for nothing.
Continue reading "Eating Chocolate and Ham (separately) are THE things to do in Bayonne"
The independent woman's Bilbao travel guide for the discerning foodie and culturally curious traveler.
Continue reading "A Bilbao Travel Guide (especially for foodies and history buffs)"
We may be harming animals when we travel - by petting tigers or riding elephants. Here's why. And here's what we can do to engage in animal-friendly tourism.
These 24 fascinating facts about Malawi will make you want to go, now - whether this is your first visit to Africa, or your tenth.
Continue reading "24 Intriguing Facts About Malawi (you'll add it to your bucket list!)"
Know exactly what to look for when buying the best walking sandals for travel (for women).
Continue reading "Best Walking Sandals for Travel: 15 Features to Consider"
First trip to Europe? What to pack? Here's the perfect urban packing list for Europe.
Continue reading "Urban European Travel: Packing List for Europe and Her Cities"
Ethical and controversial travel issues are easy to ignore, but by doing so we endanger much more than ourselves. It's so easy to travel right - here are some basic rules.
Continue reading "Responsible Travel, Ethical Tourism and Other Essential Travel Issues"
There are plenty of unforgettable things to do in Hanoi but these 17 are unparalleled when it comes to discovering the city's essence, culture and history.
Continue reading "17 Memorable Things to Do in Hanoi, Vietnam"
Heading for the hot, humid tropics? This tropical vacation packing list will save you tons of time and legwork - everything you need is on it!
Continue reading "The Complete Tropical Vacation Packing List for Women"
The best winter festivals - Europe has plenty but so do other parts of the world - are fun, colorful and different. Here are 18 of the most popular.
Continue reading "18 Special Events and Winter Festivals - Europe and Beyond"
The essential Chisinau travel guide for the solo traveler, including Moldova travel advice for Transnistria and Moldova's famous wineries.
Continue reading "7 Offbeat Things To Do In Chisinau, Moldova"
It's a huge country but plenty of solo women travel to Australia - and love it. Find out more.
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If a country promotes discrimination and ignores human rights, is a travel boycott the answer? Should we stay away, or are we doing more harm than good?
Continue reading "Should We Boycott Destinations With Evil Regimes?"
Europe is safe, easy to get around, and diverse. Click through for the best places in Europe to travel alone if you're a woman.
Continue reading "Best Places in Europe to Travel Alone (for women travelers)"
Staying in a hostel for the first time could be daunting, especially if you're past your 40s or 50s or more. But it doesn't have to be. Here's a first-timer's guide to walk you every step of the way.
Continue reading "Staying in a Hostel for the First Time (If You're Not 20-Something)"
Dark tourism, or grief tourism, is on the rise as tourists visit places associated with tragedy and death. Why do we do it - and should we?
Continue reading "Dark Tourism: Should Tragedy Become a Tourist Draw?"
Giving money to child street beggars when you travel can hurt more than help them. Here are some alternatives to giving money that can have a positive impact.
Continue reading "How Giving Money to Child Street Beggars Can Hurt, Not Help"
When is the best time to visit a destination? When it's neither too hot nor too cold, too wet nor too dry? When the air is crisp and clear and the colors bright enough to touch?
It's not always easy to figure out the safest places to travel alone - but there's an app for that. It's free, and is the only one to look at women's safety.
Continue reading "How to Find the Safest Places To Travel Alone (hint: it's an app!)"
Tired of being on the go-go-go? Local living - just slowing down for a bit - may be the answer.
Continue reading "Local Living (or how to stake out your corner of paradise)"