Last updated on January 7th, 2023
JourneyWoman’s Guide to Solo Travel in
Asia Pacific
Including Australia, Cambodia, China, Japan, Indonesia, India, Nepal, New Zealand, South Korea, Vietnam and more…
Best Places for Women 50+

Laura Maya’s Memoir “Tell Them My Name” Celebrates Curiosity and Exploration
Laura Maya’s new memoir, “Tell Them My Name”, takes us to Nepal to explore the beauty of our differences and the joy of exploration.

Chasing Adventure on Mount Everest After a Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
How a multiple sclerosis diagnosis challenged solo female traveller Jennifer Haddow to change her life and trek to Mount Everest.

Walking With the Elephants in Cambodia: An Experience Not Soon Forgotten
Guest Writer Carol Moore-Ede shares her visit to the Elephant Valley Project, Cambodia’s original elephant sanctuary.

Finding Renewal in New Zealand: How I Overcame my Fear of Travelling Solo Again
After the death of her husband Gabe in 2018, the prospect of going through life solo filled Amanda with dread. She faced her grief, anger and loneliness in a two-week solo travel adventure in New Zealand.
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Travel Tips

Mind Your Manners Around the World …
Whether you are travelling for business or pleasure it is more than important for guests to be culturally correct at the table. Here are sixteen tips to assist you in 16 different countries.

Best Solo Travel Tips May 2018
From what to pack to wear to eat and what to see, here are the top 12 tips submitted by JourneyWoman readers for May 2018



Top 10 Travel Tips of 2017
From where to stay and where to eat, to travel hacks every woman can use, here are the Top 10 travel tips submitted by readers in 2017.


25 Things To Know Before Visiting Ubud, Bali
Canadian JourneyWoman Amit Janco shares the top 25 tips she’s learned while living and healing in Ubud, Bali.


What to Wear in Papua New Guinea
The JourneyWoman network shares their best tips and advice on what to pack and how to dress like the locals when travelling to Papua New Guinea.


What to Wear in Micronesia
The JourneyWoman network shares their best tips and advice on what to pack and how to dress like the locals when travelling to Micronesia.


What to Wear in Malaysia
The JourneyWoman network shares their best tips and advice on what to pack and how to dress like the locals when travelling to Malaysia.


What to Wear in Japan
The JourneyWoman network shares their best tips and advice on what to pack and how to dress like the locals when travelling to Japan.


What to Wear in The South Pacific
The JourneyWoman network shares their best tips and advice on what to pack and how to dress like the locals when travelling to the South Pacific.


What to Wear in Singapore
The JourneyWoman network shares their best tips and advice on what to pack and how to dress like the locals when travelling to Singapore.
Featured Destinations


Shopping in Vietnam
Of all the many places in the world that I’ve travelled to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in Vietnam offers the best-value shopping opportunities
– Wendell Berry.