Last updated on March 7th, 2024
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Cactus Cocktails and Low-emission Coffee? What We Can Learn From the Caribbean Island of Bonaire
From cactus cocktails to low-emission cups of coffee, the Caribbean island of Bonaire, population 22,500, is a leader in sustainability, with lessons to teach about the transformative impact of travel.
What My Epic Road Trip Across Southern Africa Taught Me
A road trip across the wilds of Southern Africa helps draw attention to the small things that might have been taken for granted in the past.
Meet Joy Fox, 89, the First Recipient of the JourneyWoman Evelyn Hannon Solo Travel Award
Featured image: Joy Fox is the winner of the first annual Evelyn Hannon award | Photo by Adrienne Guinn, Vital Image PhotographyWith decades of solo travel experience, Fox says if she can do it, so can you by Carolyn Ray It's an honour to announce Joy Fox as the first...
Why It’s Never Too Late: Reinvention at Any Age
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.
On International Women’s Day 2024, JourneyWoman Celebrates Women Over 50 Leading The “Second Female Travel Revolution”
On International Women’s Day 2024, JourneyWoman celebrates women seeking and creating purposeful travel experiences.
Solo Travel for Seniors: How to Overcome Fear and Get Started in Solo Travel
If you’re a senior woman hesitant about solo travel, here are expert tips to get started and face your fears.
Is Solo Travel Really Lonely? 30 Tips to Manage Loneliness
Ageless wisdom curated by the iconic Evelyn Hannon, JourneyWoman founder, on how solo women can manage loneliness on the road.
JourneyWoman Webinar Series: Wellness and Transformational Travel on March 12
Join our March 12 webinar to learn more about transformational travel from experts in the JourneyWoman Women’s Travel Directory.
New Annual JourneyWoman Travel Awards Honour the Wisdom, Purpose and Innovation of Women Over 50
For our 30th anniversary, JourneyWoman is announcing four new awards for women over 50, including the Evelyn Hannon Solo Travel Award. Nominate a solo traveller or entrepreneur by April 30, 2024.
Rick Steves: How to Travel to Europe With Gusto in 2024
Rick Steves, America’s most well-known travel guru, says Europe is the springboard for global travel, and we’re kissing cheeks with gusto!
Solo Travel Memoirs: How One Woman Became a Travelling Storyteller
After Colombian Juliana Marín Fryling discovered Vivapalabra, she followed her passion to become a travelling storyteller.
How Travel Changes Us: From Solo to Baby in Tow
This month, we share the stories of two resilient solo travellers whose adventures gifted them with the greatest love of their lives – their children. Meet Nancy C. and her son Alex, and Coralie and her daughter Carla.
Solo Travel Memoirs: Healing After Heartbreak
How do you mend a broken heart? For JourneyWoman reader Joy, it took a trip to Italy and a man named Luigi. Here is her story, as told by JW editor Amanda.
Solo Travel Memoirs: When Asking Questions Invites Adventure
As these solo travel stories show, when we use curiosity as our compass, we invite new adventures into our travels.
More Women’s Solo Travel Stories to Inspire You
Can Women Really Make Travel Better? Yes, Say These Five Women Leaders
For World Tourism Day 2023, we invited five influential women travel leaders to share actions women can take to create meaningful change.
Adventures in Ecuador: Stepping Outside my Comfort Zone
Adventures in Ecuador’s Amazon Basin, the Andes and the Galapagos Islands show us that travel is a two-way relationship.
JourneyWoman Launches Women’s Speaker’s Bureau to Elevate Women’s Voices in Travel
JourneyWoman’s Women’s Speaker’s Bureau features women 50+ who want to use their voices to create positive change in travel.
Never Too Old to Travel Solo: At 86, Joyce Perrin is Still Making Connections
You’re never too old to travel solo, says 86-year old author Joyce Perrin in her memoir, “Ants in My Pants”. Join Joyce and other 80+ authors on our September 28 webinar.
Sustainable Travel: Women Leading Change Featuring TTC’s Shannon Guihan
In this new series, we explore sustainable travel and our role as women, featuring Shannon Guihan from The Travel Corporation (TTC).
Meet the JourneyWoman Editorial Team
We’ve expanded our editorial team to better the reflect the needs of solo women over 50, as women lead a more intentional approach to travel.
The July Project: Learning About Travel at Home in Nova Scotia
For the past eight years, Sandra Phinney has been thinking about—and trying to put into practice—what she’s learned about slow travel at home.
Post-Pandemic Webinar Series: How to Get Started in Solo Travel (Group Travel)
Thinking about post-pandemic travel? Meet our expert panel of women-owned tour operators to learn about group travel for solo women.
JourneyWoman Women’s Travel Directory Adds Women-Owned Accommodations
Find, share and support women-owned accommodations in our Women’s Travel Directory, which also features Indigenous and accessible businesses.
Swan Hellenic: A New Era of Luxury Cultural Expeditions for Solo Women
Swan Hellenic wants solo women to embrace the opportunity to ‘see what others don’t’, with an all-inclusive, luxury approach to cruising.
Nominations Open for 2024 JourneyWoman Award for Lifetime Achievement in Travel
Nominations are now open for the 2024 JourneyWoman Award for Lifetime Achievement to recognize women over 50 in the travel industry, in honour of our founder Evelyn Hannon.
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.
Claiming Her Place in the World: Meet Tanzila Khan, Our New Accessible Solo Travel Writer
Whether you are on wheels or on foot, Tanzila Khan says the world deserves to see your marks left behind as you navigate the world.
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.
The Raptor Woman: Dr. Darcy Ogada is Saving Kenya’s Iconic Birds of Prey
As director of The Peregrine Fund-Africa, Darcy Ogada is working to save Kenya’s raptors – from falcons to eagles – from extinction.
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