It’s never too late to embrace reinvention at any age, as travel writer Leyla Alyanak, 70, is still discovering as she looks for new adventures.
Women’s Stories
Midlife Reinvention
Stories of women who adapt, find their purpose and growth through travel
Stories About Midlife Reinvention
Finding Joy: Rona Maynard and Life Lessons From Casey, her “Starter Dog”
A candid, funny conversation with feminist icon Rona Maynard, who shares her journey of reinvention after her career at Canada’s Chatelaine magazine.
Can You Master Menopause? A Menopause Retreat in Costa Rica Jumpstarts Joy
A menopause retreat in Costa Rica teaches women how to embrace a positive mindset, spiritual health, good nutrition and exercise.
From High Heels to Hiking Boots: How I Reinvented My Life to Travel Full Time
JourneyWoman CEO Carolyn Ray shares her ongoing journey of reinvention and advice on how women can travel full time.
An Ode to Volunteers: Inspiring Lessons from the ‘July Project’ in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Acknowledging the volunteers and ‘heavenly invisibles’ who make our travels possible and are the backbones of our communities.
Getting Real About Spain’s Camino with Jane Christmas and “What the Psychic Told The Pilgrim”
Jane Christmas’s funny memoir of her 780-kilometre trek across Spain on the Camino de Santiago to celebrate her 50th birthday and midlife.
How a Transformational Retreat in Quebec City Kickstarted my Midlife Reinvention
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.
Travels with My Grandchildren: Lessons from Three Globe-Trotting Grannies
Three adventurous women share their travel experiences with their grandchildren about trust, gratitude and service.
9 Simple Rules For Women to Financially Safeguard your Future Travels
Most savvy travellers understand how to save for and fund their travels. Most buy travel insurance. But there are more financial considerations and implications to travel than paying for your trip and purchasing insurance to cover it. Things most of us never truly think about.
Solo Travel Memoirs: How a Passion for Bees Inspires Beekeeper Tita Manice to Travel
Tita Manice has travelled to over 68 countries, including India, New Zealand, Bhutan and Morocco. Her passion for the uncharted path is equaled only by her passion for small insects – bees – that inspires her to seek out beekeepers and honey around the world.
A Journey Through My Grandmother’s 1939 Travel Diaries
When Marillee Carroll discovers her grandmother’s travel diaries from 1939, she learns first-hand about her independent and courageous spirit.
Solo Travel Memoirs: The Journeys Love Takes Us On
Meet JourneyWoman Advisory Council member Dr. Mary Clark, whose father inspired a sense of adventure that has taken her on many journeys around the world.
How to Celebrate A Milestone Birthday: Self-Love and Travel
The most important love you can have is the love you have for yourself, says Nadine, who celebrated her 50th with self-love and travel.
Launching a Solo Travel Movement: As JourneyWomen, We Take the First Step Into Solo Travel
In 1994, Evelyn Hannon created JourneyWoman, the first website for female solo travel, launching a solo travel movement.
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.
These Women Over 50 Are Solo Travel Rock Stars
Meet 10 solo travel rockstars over 50 who inspire us to find freedom and confidence in solo travel with their wisdom and humour.
