As these solo travel stories show, when we use curiosity as our compass, we invite new adventures into our travels.
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JourneyWoman LIVE: Life Lessons from OG Solo Travellers: April 28 Panel Discussion
Taking the First Step to Solo Travel Whether you are thinking about taking a solo journey or have several under your belt, there is much to be...
Grief Journeys – Travel After Loss
Grief and loss are part of the human experience. Indeed, it’s something the world is feeling collectively right now, gripped as we are by a pandemic. Our stories have one common thread: We all found healing in travel.
Giving Fear the Finger: How Women Grow Through Travel
Some of us allow our fears to hold us back. Then there are the brave souls.
Six Solo Travelers Share Their Most Meaningful Wildlife Experiences
For those who have a kinship with animals, there’s little more awe-inspiring than getting up close and personal with nature’s creatures in their natural habitat.
Fun on the road: The play-filled moments that make solo travellers feel alive
Whether you’re traveling solo or with others, there are those moments while traveling where you become fully, viscerally aware of how much fun you’re having.
Solo Travel Over 80: Women 85+ Share Their Travel Secrets
Three female solo travel trailblazers – all over the age of 85 – share their travel tales and sage advice for the next generation.
A Taste of Mexico From Chef Jose Hadad
Jose Hadad, Chef and founder of Mad Mexican restaurant, shares a taste of Mexico with this traditional recipe, along with a wine pairing from expert Erin Henderson, Founder of The Wine Sisters.
How has solo travel transformed you? We ask, you share.
This holiday season, we asked you, our Journeywomen sisters, to tell us about the times when you’ve felt transformed during solo travel. And oh my, did you deliver. We are proud to share your stories
Ancestry Travel: How These Women Explored Their Roots
Travel stirs the senses, engages mind and body, and fills the soul. But tracing your roots on a journey to the lands of your ancestors? There’s a special place in a traveler’s heart for that.
How to Bring a Taste of Travel to Your Holiday Table
Infusing a taste of your travels into your holiday meal can shake up and spice up your traditional menu, bringing back memories and the opportunity to create new ones with your guests.
A Tribute to the Original Female Solo Travel Writer, Evelyn Hannon of JourneyWoman
In honour of Evelyn Hannon, we asked our JW community to share their favourite Evy stories with us.
Travel Ethiopia: Intuition-Led Exploring
You know those pivotal moments when you explore a new place and a little voice inside you whispers "go down that alley" or "what is that – go find...