Travel writer and Tibet expert Yolanda O’Bannon asked me recently if I’d like to share some tips for my readers about traveling to Tibet. I get a lot of requests from people, and honestly, my answer to such requests is usually no, but I sensed that Yolanda was offering something more, so I asked her […]
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WomenTravel joins the JourneyWoman Family
First: thank you for being part of this amazing womens travel network, which I have been proud to be part of developing and promoting. Second: I want to tell you that my website WomenTravel.info has been recently sold to Canadian network JourneyWoman JourneyWoman’s CEO Carolyn Ray and Rosemary Neave of WomenTravel.info believe this creates the […]
Covid is making us rethink Travel
I am based in New Zealand – probably the best place to be in the world right now (but I would say that!). All international travel has been suspended in the meantime, and a visit to NZ also entails 2 weeks in managed isolation (if you can get a booking). Before Covid many New Zealanders […]
Women’s Outdoor Holidays
How to find a trip for women – there are so many options. That is one of the reasons I set up WomenTravel.info as a place to find a tour for women. In the United Kingdom a group of experienced women guides has set up Women’s Outdoor Holidays as a way for women to find […]
Experimental travel – life in lockdown…
‘I was all booked for a trip to Bulgaria in June, then staying on in Eastern Europe, and now we can’t go.(Christine) I had booked a cooking tour of Vietnam with Pete Mathias which has been cancelled(Lyndell) I was about to walk the Routeburn when we went into lockdown.(Fiona) I was going on a family […]
Doing good while travelling? What’s wrong with voluntourism?
I walk along the brown Thu Bon river,in the golden beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage town of Hoi An. I skirt the groups of Japanese tourists in traditional dress, Vietnamese women slender in white Ao Dai, and older women enticing me on to their brilliantly painted boats. I am neither tempted nor diverted: my […]
Walking Women – a business for you?
Are you looking for a new opportunity?Wanting to turn your passion for walking into a business…. Walking Women is an established business based in the UK and leading women on walks around the UK and the the world. Sue Donovan is looking for some women to take over the business, she writes in their latest […]
Huskies Need Your Help
Johanna and Katharina need your help to feed their team of 33 Huskies. Their full and expanding calendar of trips in Northern Sweden are on hold with the world in lockdown due to Covid-19 – they are asking for help … Find out more and donate here Johanna and Katharina, both from Germany, have lived […]
Inspiration from Elephants
Blue Sky offers Journeys with Purpose. Blue Sky is a trust set up by Carla Geyser to bring together enthusiastic adventurers with a passion for conservation. Carla brings together like-minded people from around the world on trips in Africa that focus on visiting and raising funds for wildlife initiatives along the route. Here Carla writes […]
Fancy Motorcyling through Asia?
Alison Grun does and has begun a journey of building a company to support the dream of creating Road trips for women: An intercultural, learning and human experience on 2 wheels – she is calling it FreeW. Alison’s mission is to encourage all women to feel free to do what they want and be their true selves, to […]
Mongolia with Rensina
22 day Mongolia tour is for women7th to 28th August 2020 How do I describe the intense blueness of a Mongolian lake? Or the sheer expanse of an enormous valley; embellished by majestic mountains for a full 360 degree view? What is the feeling I experience as I immerse myself into a rustic rock pool; […]
RAW – Cycling for all Sizes of women
Real. Active. Women. That’s what the RAW in Raw Gear stands for, short and sweet. If you are a road cyclist who is not a classic shape (or you have a friend who fits this description!!!) Then this article is for you! Angela Williams writes about how she and partner Cindy founded RAW, based in […]
