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Curious Where Travel Writers Spend the Holidays? Less-Travelled Places to Add to Your List

Have you ever wondered where travel writers spend the holidays? The JourneyWoman writing team shares less-travelled places to add to your list.

Where to Stay in Rome, Italy: Recommendations From Solo Women

Women share their top choices on where to stay in Rome, Italy, including hotels, hostels, and affordable options across the city.

Women Are Keeping Traditions Alive in Chihuahua, Mexico

Featured image: The stunning Copper Canyon (Barrancas del Cobre), has a gulf four times bigger than the Grand Canyon | Photo by wirestock on EnvatoChihuahua has some of Mexico's most spectacular natural formations by Kathy Buckworth At the age of 61, I was excited to...

Accessible or Not? Tallinn, Estonia on Two Wheels

by Tanzila Khan | Aug 1, 2023

Accessible solo travel writer Tanzila Khan explores the medieval city of Tallinn, Estonia, and lets the city guide her.

Africa’s Secret Places: Less-Travelled Destinations for Solo Women

by Rupi Mangat | Aug 1, 2023

With 54 sovereign countries, the African continent offers solo women vibrant communities, a range of wildlife and diverse cultures.

July’s Best Solo Travel Deals for Women

by JourneyWoman Staff | Jul 25, 2023

July’s featured solo travel deals for adventurous women from women-owned businesses in our Women’s Travel Directory. (Sponsored)

Hidden Gems in France for Solo Women

by Diana Eden | Jul 24, 2023

Why not consider a shoulder-season visit to Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (the Most Beautiful Villages of France), away from the crowds?

Female Solo Travel: 10 Books to Inspire Your Next Adventure

by Tina Hartas | Jul 15, 2023

Ten books by women that will have you planning your next solo adventures, from Dervla Murphy to Cheryl Strayed.

Getting Real About Spain’s Camino with Jane Christmas and “What the Psychic Told The Pilgrim”

by Carolyn Ray | Jul 5, 2023

Jane Christmas’s funny memoir of her 780-kilometre trek across Spain on the Camino de Santiago to celebrate her 50th birthday and midlife.

Travel Experts Share Hidden Gems in Canada

by Carolyn Ray | Jul 3, 2023

Travel industry experts share 15 hidden gems in Canada, including small towns, provincial parks and UNESCO World Heritage sites.

How a Transformational Retreat in Quebec City Kickstarted my Midlife Reinvention

by Carolyn Ray | Jul 2, 2023

For women in midlife, a transformational retreat can be an empowering, life-altering experience, as Carolyn Ray discovers at Le Monastère des Augustines in Quebec City.

The Joys of Being Stranded — More Than Once—in Labrador

by Sandra Phinney | Jun 28, 2023

You might wonder what there to do in a tiny community of about 300 people in Rigolet, the oldest Intuit community in Labrador. Plenty, as it turns out.

The Raptor Woman: Dr. Darcy Ogada is Saving Kenya’s Iconic Birds of Prey

by Rupi Mangat | Jun 28, 2023

As director of The Peregrine Fund-Africa, Darcy Ogada is working to save Kenya’s raptors – from falcons to eagles – from extinction.

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