I dithered for a really long time about what F is for in the A-Z of Solo Female Travel before it dawned on me – let’s talk a bit about why solo female travel is different from general solo travel. And so F is for Female. Women out and about on their own are more vulnerable… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: F is for Female
In today’s installment of the A-Z of Solo Female Travel, I’m going to talk about Europe. I know, when you “go travelling”, you’re supposed to go somewhere cheap, like south-east Asia or south America – somewhere with lots of sunshine and parties and cheap booze. But I’m here to advocate for Europe. In 2022, around… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: E is for Europe
Ok, part four and we get to everything going wrong: D is for Disaster! Things will go wrong and learning to deal with that is all part of the learning experience that is solo travel. I’m going to gloss over proper emergencies. Make sure you know the local emergency number – it varies from country… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: D is for Disaster
Part three of the A-Z of Solo Female Travel already and C, as you’ll have seen, is for Communication. There are three arms here: communicating while you’re away, keeping in touch with home and the language barrier. These days, travelling with a phone is non-negotiable, unless you’re on a digital detox retreat. You’re going to… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: C is for Communication
Welcome back to the A-Z of Solo Female Travel! Second edition, in traditional style, is B and today is B is for Backpacking! What do I mean by backpacking? I didn’t think I was going to have to start by defining backpacking but judging by a tweet that went flying around last week, some people… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: B is for Backpacking
I’m starting a new year with a new series! This, like my A-Z of Iceland series from 2019, will run throughout the entire year with a new installment every other Monday. Let me know if there’s anything particular you’d like me to cover – as at time of writing, I’ve still got a few gaps… More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: A is for Adventures
Let’s talk about how I built up to solo female travel. My first real trip was five days in Helsinki in November 2008 but I’d had a lot of various practice over the years which meant it wasn’t quite such a shock to the system – or to my parents – when I first went… More How I built up to solo female travel
It’s taken a while to figure out what the second installment of How To Solo Female Travel should be but watching my parents take over an hour to book flights to Copenhagen made me realise – it’s how to plan your trip. Where are you going? Maybe you already know where you want to go.… More How to Solo Female Travel 2: how to plan your trip
Welcome to another new series for 2022! This one is about a subject I know quite a bit about but don’t make prominent enough of this blog: solo female travel. Over the course of 2022, I’ll cover everything I can think of about travelling alone as a woman and you can always leave me a… More How to solo female travel: assessing the risks