Tourism can be both a blessing and a curse. As visitors, we are drawn to pristine environments populated by friendly locals who are falling over themselves to welcome us into their world. Adverts and articles paint a picture of perfection and convince us that somehow we’re being short changed if we accept anything less. Energy-guzzling air conditioning, food that’s travelled more miles than we have and towels that see more … [Read more...]
Search Results for: Portugal
Encountering Portugal Through Sintra
We took the red-eye flight so it would have been nice to have just hopped in a cab at the airport in Lisbon and gone straight to a hotel. But all for putting a little extra “adventure” into every trip we take, we tried to figure out which metro station would take us to the correct train station that would take us to the lovely little hillside town of Sintra, where he had booked a bed and breakfast for our first few nights in Portugal. It became … [Read more...]
Lisbon as a Solo Woman
When deciding to travel the world, you’ll find most travelling guides to be family or couple oriented. Unfortunately, this leaves a single traveller at a disadvantage. In order to rectify this recurrent mistake, here is a short and simple overview of a place you should visit as a solo female traveller. Lisbon, the largest and one of the most beautiful cities in Portugal, is one of the best places to visit on your own. Here are a few reasons … [Read more...]
Off to Portugal and Evora
From NZ, Spain and Portugal are distant mysterious and far off lands, and here we are simply driving from Spain to Portugal - just like that. We are here, the border does not even have a stop or guard, we barely notice that we have arrived in another fantastic country which is Portugal. What it must be like to live in the UK or Europe and have these places on your doorstep, just an hour or two's flight away. Evora has everything - megalithic … [Read more...]
Portugal – 14 reasons to go
Why visit Portugal? Before I went to Portugal, the reasons were: 1. To listen to fado. I had fallen in love with Mariza, famous and beautiful singer of the plaintive Portuguese folk song called fado 2. To live cheaply. Portugal in 2009 was one of the cheapest places in Western Europe-important when you travel with Kiwi dollars 3.To see what is next door to Spain. I was walking the Camino to Santiago de … [Read more...]
Portugal from the South to the North
Good things come in small packages, and that’s certainly true of Portugal. With a range of affordable deals available, you can enjoy any number of facets if you book a trip to this hidden gem of Europe. Choose to explore its variety of different landscapes, venture into its vast history, or sample some of the freshest of catches from its deep waters; whatever you pick, you’re in for a treat. Navigating Around the North When considering … [Read more...]
River Cruising for Solo Female Travelers
Picking the right type of holiday for solo travelers can be tricky. Consider the social aspects - who will you meet, and how easy is it for you to integrate with others? Aside from this, there's the more obvious choice of the scenery and countries at hand. Organised river cruises take you through some of the world's best with a boatload of like-minded people, and are therefore perfect for unaccompanied females looking for a new experience. … [Read more...]
Solo Traveler – you don’t have to go it alone
I know that some women really do head off into the sunset with just a pack an airline ticket, but for those of you who need a little more of a plan, here is my advice... I wanted to go to Europe. My partner had died and I was on my own. Despite running a Women Travel website, I am not that great at traveling on my own. I find long air flights difficult and painful. We had run a women’s lodge in New Zealand, and I had lots of contacts of women … [Read more...]
The World’s Most Friendly Passports
If you had the choice of any passport you liked, which would you choose? As it turns out, your passport says more than you might realise about your level of access to the world. European countries tend to own the best passports: according to international citizenship and residency planning consultancy Henley and Partners, 9 out of the top 10 "friendliest" passports come from Europe. Friendly? Yes -- the passports whose holders have the greatest … [Read more...]
VakanShe – Adventure travel for Women
VakanShe offers Adventure Travel for Women, one of the fabulous groups you will find on the Women Travel website and tour Calendar Here is the Latest from them: Being with a group of women and experiencing new adventures together creates a different and often more comfortable vibe from a mixed group of people. A few adventures are highlighted in this newsletter, please have a look at the full range of holidays on our website. Two … [Read more...]
