Women’s Stories

Overcoming Fear

Real advice on how to find yourself again and overcome fear

Getting Back Into Travel: Widows Who Travel On Their Own Terms

What happens when the person you’ve shared a life and traveled with is suddenly not there anymore? How do you get started in solo travel?

Stories About Overcoming Fear

Travelling the World Through Dance: How Aliénor Salmon Found Happiness by Taking the First Step

by Carolyn Ray | Mar 16, 2021

In Finding Rhythm: An International Dance Journey, Aliénor Salmon embarks on a dance journey around the world, discovering how beautiful life can be when you take the first step.

How Travel Changes Us: Writing a Love Letter to Our Younger Self

by Nadine Lavoie | Feb 17, 2021

Have you ever written a love letter to your younger self about travel? These women did, and celebrated self-love and wisdom.

Finding Renewal in New Zealand: How I Overcame my Fear of Travelling Solo Again

by Amanda Burgess | Feb 10, 2021

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.

How Women Find Healing and Renewal in Solo Travel

by Amanda Burgess | Jan 11, 2021

When faced with loss or grief, we intuitively turn to travel for wellness and healing, as shown in these inspirational stories of renewal.

How I Rediscovered my Solo Travel Mojo in New Zealand’s South Island

by Amanda Burgess | Nov 16, 2020

In the first installment in a new New Zealand series, Editor Amanda Burgess chronicles her two-week solo travel adventure through New Zealand’s South Island – the crazy things she did on her ‘Adrenaline Junkie’ tour, the friends she made, and her insights about this breathtaking country, its people, and herself.