Use common sense and listen to your mother or, in my case, to my grown daughter who made me promise before my solo camping trip across the US and Canada not get into a car or boat with anyone I didn't know. When I travel, I get up early to take advantage of the best …
Continue reading Hints for Women Travelers- #2 Don’t Go Down Dark Alleys at 2:00 in the Morning
Map in hand, itinerary plotted, objectives defined, I advanced like a Navy Seal on a mission. I had trained for the September trip to Prague, walking many miles during the summer until my body ached. No longer middle-aged, I was proud I moved with the gate of a much younger woman. The city sparkled in …
We live in a culture where violence is considered entertainment. I won't watch dark TV shows or movies anymore. If I did, I'd see the world as a hostile place and probably would not travel alone. I would lose my trust in the goodness of humanity,believing everyone had the potential to hurt me. In 2001, …
Continue reading Hints for Women Travelers #1- Protect Your Spirit from Violent Media
In the next few weeks, I will be posting a list of important points for solo women travelers. I use lists a lot because they help me stay me focused and organized. They allow me to record tasks that I might forget later, especially when getting ready for a trip. I'm not so overwhelmed with …
Continue reading Can We Exist without Lists? Tell Me about Yours …
I arranged a twelve day trip to Paris for myself as a retirement gift. I love city vacations, being whisked far away from home and dropped into a place I’ve never been before. I observe the people, the architecture, and as I shop, the strengths and weaknesses of economies. I take in the smells and …
I believe that all of us are born poets and artists and scientists and explorers. I believe that we come into this world brave and ready to tackle life. I came to this conclusion after 27 years of teaching elementary students. A lot of my job was imparting knowledge and honing skills but it …
In 2017, I took a 10 day solo trip to Newfoundland. I always prefer to travel alone but never could explain why until I met another solo woman traveler on a plane from Toronto to Syracuse. We talked about how people ask us in shocked voices, “Aren’t you afraid?”. No, we are not! Being a …
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