With Middle Eastern, North African, Spanish, Greek and Italian influences, Palermo, Sicily, is one of those places that captures your heart.
Guide to Women’s Travel In
Sicily
Latest Stories From Sicily
Ten Great Books Set in The Mediterranean
These ten books set in the Mediterranean will have you planning travels to less-travelled islands like Alba, Crete and Sardinia in no time!
Best Tips From JourneyWoman Readers From March 2023
Our monthly curated list of solo travel tips submitted by JourneyWoman readers, featuring packing, accessibility, safety tips and advice.
Tembi Locke’s Book “From Scratch”: A Memoir on Healing and Love Set in Sicily
Our December book club pick is Tembi Locke’s memoir, “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home”, about her transracial romance with her Italian husband and her grief after his untimely death.
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10 Books to Make You Fall in Love With Italy… Again
Tina Hartas from TripFiction shares 10 books about Italy that will make you fall in love with this country all over again.
23 Women Whose Travel Memoirs Will Inspire Your Next Journey
There is no shortage of incredible travel memoirs written by women. Here are 23 of our favourite authors, as recommended by our readers.
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.
Packing Tips for a Woman’s Trip to Italy
Susan Van Allen, author of ‘100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go‘ tells us what she puts in her suitcase when she sets out for Italy.
What to Wear in Italy
The JourneyWoman network shares their best tips and advice on what to pack and how to dress like the locals when travelling to Italy.