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Joyce Perrin
Canadian solo traveller Joyce Perrin, 89, has travelled solo to 156 countries and 31 territories and says it’s never too late to get started in solo travel. Perrin graduated from the University of Alberta in Nursing, University of Toronto- Hospital Administration and Harvard School of Public Health-Health Systems Management. From being a registered nurse to hospital CEO, Perrin also worked for the World Health Organization, touching (and changing) lives in healthcare settings in the Middle East, Africa, and South America, even cofounding a hospice program in Panama. Her opportunity to travel solo came in 1993 when she was offered a healthcare role in an Arab country. She sold her condo and put her belongings in storage. She then crisscrossed the world for over 20 years until returning to Toronto in 2016.
In 2024, she published her memoir, called “Ants in My Pants”, to share her life lessons and wisdom to inspire others. In 2025, she received the JourneyWoman Evelyn Hannon Solo Travel Award for women over 50.
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