Tips to stay safe and shape your perspective from expert solo travellers

For seniors, the idea of embarking on a solo travel adventure can become a daunting prospect for many women. If you’re an older woman hesitant about travelling solo, you’re not alone.

Not only do we need to navigate the complexities of age, but we also have the added challenge of personal safety, navigating technology and unexpected changes. In this webinar, we’ll share our best tips on solo travel at any age from women who have been there — all started to travel later in life, showing that it’s never too late to get started! We’ll also be introducing you to Greether, a service that provides solo women with verified local guides (plus we have an exclusive 15% JourneyWoman discount so that you can try it out!)

Webinar details: Getting started in solo travel

Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025

When: 7 pm EST (check local time zones here)

Where: Zoom! Sign up below for the link. Capacity is 100 women. The session will be recorded and shared on our YouTube channel for those who can’t join us. As always, participants are welcome to share their experiences and ask questions.

These webinars are offered to all women at no charge, but we are asking for your support to pay our hosts and team who help produce these. Please consider supporting our efforts to help women travel safely and well here. 

Our expert panelists

For this event, our moderator is JourneyWoman editor Carolyn Ray, who started to travel solo in her 40s. After downsizing to travel in 2018, she now travels to approximately 15 countries a year as a journalist and stays in some for months at a time. She’s also the co-author of “Never Too Late: How Women 50+ Travellers Are Making the Rules.” 

Vanessa Karel
Founder, Greether

Panelist Biographies

• Adriane G. Berg, 78, Founder, The Ageless Traveler and Generation Bold: Adriane is our 2024 JourneyWoman Solo Travel Wisdom Award Winner. She inspires a global audience to travel through her multifaceted platform, The Ageless Traveler. She is a New York Times Age Boom Fellow, the moderator of The World Tourism Network (WTN) Mature Market Group, recipient of the Mature Market Media Gold Award for hosting “Generation Bold” Podcast, podcaster for the United Nations “On the Ground,” and UN REP from the International Federation On Ageing. Her course Speak Out Communication is part of the advocacy program Ageless Ambassador.
• Caryl E. Dolinko, Author:  Caryl’s journey into the world of travel began at 18 with a four-month trip to Europe that transformed into an epic eight-year odyssey. As an intrepid traveler, she has trekked through the Himalayas, sailed the Nile, fished for piranhas in the Amazon, and ridden camels across the Sahara. These daring adventures set the stage for a lifelong quest for discovery.  Over the past 40 years, Caryl has explored 93 countries across six continents, always chasing the thrill of unique experiences. Caryl has co-authored two travel books, including “The Complete Guide to Independent Travel” and the Canadian bestseller, “The Globetrotter’s Guide – Essential Skills for Budget Travel.”
• Vanessa Karel, Founder, Greether:  Founded in 2021, Greether connects women travellers with local verified female guides, or “Greeters”, on the ground in more than 100 countries around the world. Greeters are a mix of a friend, tour guide, and concierge, providing companionship and personalized tours. Greether is an award-winning travel company with a mission to help women travel safer by connecting female identified travelers with verified, local women Greeters, who can be booked to explore destinations. With a fast-growing community spanning over 100 countries and 1,000+ cities, Greether has established itself as a go-to platform for adventurous women worldwide. Greether also invites women passionate about their hometowns to apply to become guides.

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