You know the moment. The dates work, the trip looks right, and then you get to the pricing and find the line explaining that the number you were just quoted assumed someone else would be sleeping in the other bed. Traveling alone costs extra. Sharing with a stranger...
The hard part of Cappadocia is not Cappadocia. It is the 450 miles between Istanbul and the valleys, the domestic flight you have to book right, the transfer, the cave hotel you cannot find after dark. If you want a Cappadocia tour for women traveling alone that takes...
Yes it's true! A woman traveling on her own at 63 can in fact join a small-group safari, sleep in her own room every night, and never see a single supplement on the invoice. Women Travel Abroad runs an incredible safar adventure to South Africa: Cape Town to the Wild,...
You have thought about Bordeaux. Possibly for years. Then you sit down to plan it and the week comes apart in your hands: château visits that need appointments arranged weeks ahead and often in French, a rental car you would have to drive after a morning of tasting,...
Slow travel on the Amalfi Coast sounds like a contradiction. This is one of the most photographed 34 miles of coastline in the world, and in July the road between Positano and Amalfi town can take 90 minutes to cover by bus. But the crowds are a day-tripper problem,...
The Amalfi Coast rewards women over 50 who slow down. Base yourself in one town, learn its rhythms, and let the coast come to you by ferry rather than by rushing five villages in a day. The best months are May, June, September, and early October, when the sea is warm...
Morocco is safe for solo women travelers, but it is harder than Portugal, harder than Japan, harder than most places a first-time solo traveler considers. The harassment is real but rarely dangerous. The medinas are labyrinths designed before street signs existed. The...
Slow travel in Italy begins the moment you let the country set the rhythm. It means giving yourself four nights in each place, eating in rooms where the menu stays in Italian, walking the same narrow streets until they feel like yours, and trading the...
Portugal is one of the safest and most rewarding destinations in Europe for solo women. The country ranked seventh on the 2024 Global Peace Index, English is widely spoken in cities, public transport runs on time, and the four flagship regions of Lisbon, Porto, the...
