Solo travel for the first timer is often both a daunting thing and a choice made for many reasons. The most common reason for deciding to venture out on our own is that our friends or family don’t have the same travel aspirations as us or that trying to organise them to travel can be …
Istanbul is a wonderful destination and it’s easy to see why it attracts so many travellers each year. I found it to be a perfect destination for solo female travel. Istanbul is absolutely beautiful and it won’t be long before it casts its magic spell on you. Heres the story of my trip to Istanbul. …
Taupo New Zealand A much-loved destination (some would say over loved) for tourists in New Zealand, Taupo (pronounced toe paw) is a beautiful spot with lots of fun and interesting things to see and do. Great Lake Taupo is one of New Zealand’s great landmarks. A wonderful place for a solo female holiday. From taking …
Rotorua had been on my list of places to go in New Zealand for many years. As a small child, a visit from my uncle who lived in Rotorua had sparked my interest. On one of his trips to visit us in Australia, my uncle had brought with him stories of his hometown and had …
Wondering where you’ll go on your first solo travel experience? Here’s the top 10 places to go according to travel bloggers.
Wanting to travel solo? Where in the world is safe to travel for solo female travel? With the proliferation of online news, social media and mobile technologies, coupled with the very nature of today’s interconnected world, we are faced with news of terror, tragedy and sadness from around the world on a daily basis. I’m …
Update: Please check your country’s travel advisories for Hong Kong. Hong Kong has long been a destination for travellers and is world renouned for its shopping and tourist activities. It’s the perfect destination for the Solo Female Traveller. As a solo female traveller, there are plenty of free and cheap things to do in Hong …
Picking my jaw off the floor of my rental car, I arrived in Akaroa in the early afternoon. Surrounded by awe-inspiring scenery I found myself in a place that could easily be mistaken for a little village somewhere in the south of France. Quant little buildings that house a lovely array of shops, cafes and …
There is nothing like the feeling of escaping the maddening tourist crowds or finding that hidden gem when traveling. Discovering off the beaten track places to see and things to do can enhance your travel experience and create memories that will last a lifetime. Sometimes you come across off the beaten track places just from …
Just 4 hours from Paris on the SNCF very fast train, Lyon is a great place to spend a couple of days soaking in French culture and experiencing French cuisine. It’s also a lovely place to visit as a solo female traveler. Filled with history Situated on the confluence of the Saône and Rhône Rivers, Lyon …
As a young girl and a student of history, I would daydream of one day visiting Rome, to walk the streets of this ancient city and to experience it’s history first hand. Finally, after all those years, I was on my way to see the Rome of my childhood dreams. I arrived in Rome …
A number of years ago I caught the wanderlust bug, an affliction that keeps me dreaming of far away places. A brunch catch up with my best friend yesterday, had me remembering that I live in a wonderful city with so many great things to do and see and that for many, a visit to …
Where to next is my biggest travel dilemma. Like many others I have an expanding bucket list of places I want to visit or revisit, however, my love of travel and seeing the world makes it difficult to limit myself to this list. So many people contact me to ask for help to decide where they …
Contemporary Singapore is a vibrant metropolis filled with shops and restaurants and at first glance it has set itself up as a shopping destination. Like most cities in the world today, multi-national companies fill the shopping precincts. In other words, you won’t find much that you can’t buy at home, if you don’t venture out. …
Looking for things to do in Singapore? Singapore is a wonderful destination for solo female travellers. A wonderfully safe city filled with a richness of culture and diversity combined with an interesting history. There is so much to showcase in this wonderful place, from the well heard of places like Raffles, Chinatown and Little India, …