Isabelle Fish Do you travel just to tick a box, or do you explore with a focus - food, wine, cycling, hiking, culture. For Isabelle Fish her passion is jewelry. Her passion for jewelry led not only to her own travels, but to leading others on Journeys Through Jewelry with her company Rue Pigalle. I am french but have lived in many countries around the world. I was a lawyer for most of my life but decided in 2010 to open my jewelry … [Read more...]
5 Awe-Inspiring Places in Sumatra to visit
Sumatra is a resplendent island paradise west of Java in Indonesia, accessible via plane or a series of ferries that will land you in the provincial capital of Medan. You can head to any number of breath-taking destinations that aren’t as tourist-clogged as Bali or Lombok, so it’s the perfect spot for an unplugged kind of holiday where you can truly feel that you’ve gotten away from it all. To experience the immense beauty of the region, … [Read more...]
Mother-daughter Getaway?
Girls Fun Tours Write: Having been blessed with an amazing mum myself, I can think of three things my mum offered me from an early age that I think set the foundation for our strong relationship: giving love, spending time, and support. One day you’ll turn around and suddenly your little girl whose eyes shone when she saw "Sleeping Beauty" watching Tv show has become a young grown-up independent woman. Right now, she has her own … [Read more...]
Writing and Travel
Personally I love to write as I travel - it helps me reflect more deeply on what I see and experience around me. I am working now on some stories of my recent trip to North Queensland - so watch this space! Do you want a trip that is dedicated to writing? Our fabulous new website WomenTravel the World has over 500 tours for women and at present there are four trips which are focused on writing coming up. The Advanced Search page … [Read more...]
Seven Women Nepal – Meaningful Travel with Impact
Stephanie Woollard was 22 when she met seven disabled women working in a tin shed in Kathmandu. These women were struggling to make a living in the face of harsh discrimination, so with her last $200, Steph paid for a trainer to teach the women how to produce products for sale locally and abroad - and Seven Women was born. 12 years later over 5,000 women have been educated, trained and employed by Seven Women, empowering Nepali women and … [Read more...]
Escape Ritual – Make it a Ritual to Escape in Bali
Make it a ritual to Escape to Bali Bali has a growing reputation as a place to retreat. take time out and enjoy some pampering. There are some great places for women to stay in Bali, and the newest is Escape Ritual. Escape Ritual is a luxury boutique retreat. They aim to create space for those who are ready to tune out of the daily humdrum of life and tap into their inner voice – one that finds solitude, positivity and … [Read more...]
Dive deep into New Zealand Culture
Let Koru Enterprises organise your New Zealand trip! Louise Booth created Koru Enterprises whilst living in Brisbane, Australia. She was homesick for her native country of Aotearoa, New Zealand, and created an online boutique NZ tour and artisan gift e-commerce company. Arriving back home in 2018, I based myself in the stunning Hawke’s Bay region, close to where my mum was born in Dannevirke. This is the perfect base to take … [Read more...]
Journeys with Purpose
Carla Geyser has set up Blue Sky Society Trust to make a meaningful difference in the lives (human and wildlife) under the African sky. Our vision is to support, educate and build bridges among communities through sustainable fundraising, and to promote the spirit of volunteerism. We don’t believe in hanging around waiting for positive, meaningful change to happen. We make it happen. We mobilise the power of passion, perseverance … [Read more...]
Love Sri Lanka
Many countries like Sri Lanka rely on tourism - without it jobs disappear, local people do not get paid. Zurab Pololikashvili, the Secretary General of the United Nation’s World Tourism Organization has called "on the global community to offer its unwavering support to Sri Lanka through Tourism at this critical moment noting that hotels, beaches and other sites of interests are open as usual and ready to welcome you and by continuing to … [Read more...]
Kim Love India Travels
Kim Thanlinder first came to india in 1989, crossing the border from Nepal and arriving in Varanasi, a sacred city on the banks of the Ganges. India was so intense,exciting and overwhelming. At times I felt I was dreaming. I spent 3 weeks on that first journey and knew I wanted to come back. It took me ten years to do so. So trips followed to Rajasthan, karnataka and up to the Himalayas and Ladakh, little Tibet. Kim fell in love … [Read more...]
