As a long time solo traveller, I often write or read about overcoming your fears to go it alone. The fear of travelling solo for the first time is very real. Knowing it’s all on you can be overwhelming at times, but once you’ve taken the leap you’ll never look back. What’s that saying once …
Wondering where you’ll go on your first solo travel experience? Here’s the top 10 places to go according to travel bloggers.
Update: Please check your country’s travel advisories for Hong Kong. Looking for a great destination to travel solo? Wanting a taste of Chinese culture but not quite ready to travel to Mainland China? Hong Kong is right up your alley. Not only an international shopping destination, Hong Kong is a city that never sleeps and one …
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 …
When people say that New Zealand is the world in one country, they are not lying. My drive through the Canterbury Region of New Zealand from Christchurch to Hanmer Springs took me through some truly picturesque countryside. One minute I was admiring the snow-capped mountains, the next a beautiful waterway, a moment later I was …
San Francisco is one of the places in the world that I love to return to, it’s a great place to travel to as a solo female traveller. New adventures await me each time I visit. On my very first visit,in I was accompanied by my daughter Lana, as part of a trip for her 21st …
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 …
Living in Australia has it’s advantages. Our environment is truly unique in the world, our history is one of ancient cultures blended with a modern history of just over 200 years. Australia’s uniqueness comes from it’s remote distance from many places in the world and for a woman that’s had the wanderlust bug this means …
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, …
My morning started early in Rome. The sun was shining and by 9 am the temperature outside was already heating up. It was going to be a long day as I was making my way back to Paris, but I was ready for the trip on the train. I love the high speed trains that …
I’ve always been afflicted with wanderlust and been interested in far away lands and different cultures. When I was young there was nothing more I wanted to do than to don a backpack and travel the world. My family came a little earlier than I expected and although I love every moment of being a …
From the moment you hit the button to book your flights, the excitement hits. You tell your friends of your next adventure and the first thing people ask is who are you travelling with? The answer, I’m off on my own, often gets responses like, you are so brave, don’t you get lonely, or aren’t …
Wondering what to pack for your travels? Over the course of my career in the corporate world, I travelled around Australia on a weekly basis. At one point I had over 600 staff based across Australia. My life reminded me of the movie “Up in the Air”. I remember distinctly one grueling month of travel …
Booking accommodation in a foreign place may seem like an overwhelming task. You will be asking yourself lots and lots of questions. Where should I stay? Should I stay close to major tourist attractions? Should I stay in a branded hotel, a boutique hotel, an apartment or a hostel? What’s the best way to book …
It was a glorious spring afternoon when my train from Lyon arrived in Marseille France. The sun was shining and being a weekend people were out and about enjoying a break from the cold weather. Many people had told me that Marseille might be a bit too ‘cosmopolitan’ and ‘edgy’ for a woman travelling on …