Over the years I’ve heard more women than you could imagine say that they want to travel the world on their own. And yet, many never make it happen.   Perhaps they don’t have the money. Or they can’t take the time off. Or traveling alone sounds dangerous, boring,...

  I’ll put money on the fact that every single woman reading this post has been cat called at some point in her life.     The first time it happened to me, I was ten years old walking home alone after swimming at the lake with my friends. I was fully clothed, scrawny...

  I’ve done some pretty stupid things over the years while traveling. In fact, sometimes I wonder how I’m still alive, relatively sane, and still have all of my limbs intact.   I’ve gotten a ride home drunk at 2am in Panama with police officers carrying machine guns....

  I will never forget the first time I felt small, like I wanted nothing more than to hide, like I was less of a person, because of the attention of a man.   I was twelve years old walking home from a day at the lake with friends. It was late in the afternoon in the...

  On more than one occasion I've had family members, flight attendants, hotel receptionists, and many absolute strangers, gasp at the idea of me traveling on my own. "You're going where?! Alone?!" They warn me of the dangers of countries they've never visited and...

  I often hear when traveling on my own...   "Isn't that dangerous?" Probably. What isn't?   "Um, how do they treat women over there?" Like women?   "Well, do not, under any circumstances, fall in love." No promises, but I'll do my best.     Traveling alone, as a...