Young Female, Traveling Alone: A travelogue

Yoga, or any other active focus of a trip, will have you bonding with people instantly, which I found on my trip—specifically when we worked on partner poses in class. Yogascapes , similar to The Travel Yogi , hosts a trove of wellness retreats that include yoga, surfing and, sometimes, even wine. And, if you keep your eye on websites like Groupon and Gilt, you might even find a retreat offered at a discount. Newman, whose travels include Patagonia, Buenos Aires, Israel, Iceland, and many others, says for safety, you have to be smart but also lucky.

If being lonely while traveling solo is part of your concern, Newman has expert advice on how to handle.

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My own advice is to take the plunge. Contact us at editors time. By Ashley Ross February 3, Motto welcomes outside contributions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors. Living Newsletter Get the latest career, relationship and wellness advice to enrich your life. Sign Up for Our Newsletters Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know now on politics, health, money and more.

Her travel photo blog does it all! She seems to be on the road much of the year and I love the "luxury adventure" vibe of her international travel blog though I'm a little stronger on the luxury than on the adventure!

• The Solo Female Traveler’s Manifesto.
• Tell Me Something, She Said.
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I rate hers one of the top travel websites and I love it because it's full of vintage, the unusual and offbeat - you never know where her explorations are going to take you. Where we do converge is on our love of animals, which she is putting to work by leading tours to Madagascar so high on my bucket list it's somewhere above number 1!

At an age where some women slow down, she's speeding up on every front, better at social media and building a following than many millennials I know. She writes unabashedly from a baby boomer perspective and wants to take readers "beyond the guidebook". Lottie's blog shows us things we might not always want to see, but we'll be better for the learning.

Wild About Travel What I love about my friend Simon Falvo's world travel blog is her choice of destinations - a traveler after my own heart. After all, how many solo female bloggers choose Algeria and Pakistan as destinations? And gorgeous photos to put you right there. A Little Adrift Shannon is a long-term traveler and has been on the road since a magical year during which innumerable women quit their jobs, started to travel the world and launched a blog!

She focuses on slow travel the best kind, in my opinion and vegetarian travel but the real pearl is her sister site, Grassroots Volunteering. Don't even consider volunteering before dropping by first! Adventures in Culture Not by a solo female traveler at all but by my friend Jeff Dobbins, who is in love with culture and communicates it so engagingly he was in New York theater for years, after all I want to visit every place and event he mentions.

It helps that he shoots a stunning photograph as well - and has given me the meanest tour of NYC I've ever had! And that's what I like about Kate - her sense of adventure. She speaks to the under crowd but much of what she has to say is relevant to all of us.

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In the early days she wrote more about her personal life but as her fame increased, so did the price that comes with loss of privacy. Still, she often grapples with difficult subjects - which is great - and since moving to NYC, she has been exploring some lifestyle approaches to her blog while maintaining a focus on solo female travel. She is definitely one of the more famous travel bloggers. Marie-France uses that same voice to dish out solo travel tips for the crowd, especially those for whom solo travel might be a bit daunting - she makes it seem so Breathe Dream Go Mariellen spends a lot of her travel time in India, the country she calls her 'muse' and which she can't get enough of - she's up to her eighth visit.

What I love is her willingness to question herself and what she does - she's a seeker and meaningful travel is one of her pathways, as is yoga. Comfort is for Wimps Jessica walks the talk.

• English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions).
• 10 Awesome Destinations for Solo Female Travelers.
• Becoming a True Champion: Achieving Athletic Excellence from the Inside Out;
• The Ultimate Guide to Solo Female Travel • The Blonde Abroad.
• Florida Serial Killers!

She believes in pushing boundaries - actually, she doesn't push them, she gives them an almighty shove. Scavenging restaurant tables to highlight food waste? Spending eight days couch surfing in Kabul? She's an original and I never quite know where she's going to take me next. Hole in the Donut This is the perfect site for all you cultural and history hounds.

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Barbara loves delving deep into the places she visits and she notices everything - you can tell by checking out her photography. You can click on many of her pictures and get a large format I Am Aileen Most travel blogs are written by first worlders, at least those we tend to come across most often online.

• Gain Confidence as a Solo Female Traveler!
• La Mandragola (Italian Edition).
• Solo Female Travel Newsletter.
• I Went on a Vacation By Myself, and It Changed My Life!
• Look to the DBO.
• My supplemental list of personal travel blogs to read in 2018 - for women who are young at heart.
• About the author;

Inside the Travel Lab A quirky mix of luxury and the offbeat, British ex-physician Abi has an easy breezy style that punches up when she's ruffled. She's outspoken but not grating, and slices through disagreements in a way that looks for solutions and provides a fresh twist. Among the travel and lifestyle blogs I most enjoy for the writing. Journeywoman I've loved her forever - she has one of the best travel sites in the world when it comes to information for women who travel.

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I immediately found Canadian Evelyn Hannon, the first comprehensive women's travel online resource. It was incredibly useful then, and it still is now - definitely one of the best travel websites for owmen. Legal Nomads Jodi Ettenberg is a Canadian lawyer-turned-traveller-turned-foodie, who is celiac and provides many resources for the gluten-intolerant. She's a gifted storyteller and manages to connect with the people she meets on her travels - many of whom happen to cook for a living.

Definitely one of the best blogs in the world - one of the top 10 travel blogs, actually. Her Food Traveler's Handbook is a must read.

Sadly, she is too ill to travel right now but we're rooting for her! Her writing sparkles with optimism and her love of travel jumps off the page. Mind of a Hitchhiker I wouldn't dream of doing what Iris does - hitchhiking in places like Ukraine and Iran - but for her, it works. She is the queen of no-budget travel NO budget, no plans. A confirmed feminist, Iris rides life like a wave of good fortune - spending very very little money and trusting things will work out.

So far they have. My Kugelhopf Kerrin Rousset is an American transplant to Switzerland and runs an award-winning blog that documents her eating, cooking and travels. What draws me to this, in addition to Kerrin's sparkling personality, is the lushness of her photography dieters abstain! I fell in love with this blog a decade ago and it still delivers.

Not solo, not baby boomer, but Not A Ballerina Amanda Kendle has been online at least as long as I have more than a decade and we were in touch in those early days. She has evolved her blog into a fabulous podcast about travel I've been interviewed on several, as have so many other travelers! This is one podcast you shouldn't miss! Oneika the Traveller A Canadian by birth, Oneika writes for specific audiences - especially women of color - and does so with such universal appeal I feel every story is relevant to me as well.