Women face unique challenges while traveling, but that doesn’t mean the world isn’t yours for the taking. Get inspired by these true stories of female travelers who have discovered the world their way.
A tourist in Fiji finds herself seduced by more than just the local weather and scenery — quickly adapting to the lack of WiFi, she surrenders, for a few days …
After being evacuated from her Peace Corps assignment in Paraguay at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a traveler returns to find out what has changed over the past four …
A woman finds herself on a highland road in Vietnam ominously nicknamed Death Road. Along its precipitous twists and turns, she observes life in the H’mong villages of the mountains …
A visitor to the Taj Mahal becomes an instant celebrity against the backdrop of one of the world’s most famous monuments. India is confusing. Overwhelming. Fascinating. Awful. And confusing. Nothing …
While volunteering on a farm in Voivodeni, a small Transylvanian village, Jennifer Roberts encounters an opinionated manager and makes a connection with two refugees fleeing the war in neighboring Ukraine. …
A traveler in Italy boards a passenger ferry bound for Tunisia and spends time with the researchers expanding our knowledge of the Mediterranean’s marine life. A long queue of Tunisian …
A traveler goes paragliding just as a powerful storm rolls in over the Atlantic Ocean. “Run! Don’t look down. Now!” yelled my guide as we stood on a huge tarpaulin …
After seeking out a relaxing vacation on the beaches of Barbados, a traveler is surprised to find herself tackling a difficult task: biking around the entirety of the island. The …
When the excitement of travel encounters the anxiety of a life left behind, a travel writer realizes that, even among the steep alleyways of Portugal’s capital, getting lost requires its …
