The future of sustainable travel is not cruise ships carrying more and more people overwhelming the places they visit. The future of travel is going slow - staying with locals, living like locals and giving back directly to local economies. Rosemary Neave Women Travel the World Halgolla Plantation Home Sri Lanka Arlene and Emil have retired to their family home in Sri Lanka... Beyond making a living for us, both dependent on old-age and … [Read more...]
Gunnadoo – your base to explore Northern Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef
If Northern Queensland is not on your bucket list, then it should be... Great Barrier Reef Daintree National Park Mossman - Ngadiku Dreamtime Walks I was there 10 years ago and stayed at the Pink Flamingo in Port Douglas, a very gay friendly funky boutique motel in Port Douglas. For the past 8 years Gigi and Andrea have been the lovely hosts at Pink Flamingo, but all things come to an end, the motel has been sold and … [Read more...]
A suggestion for solo female traveller friendly accommodation in Amritsar
Amritsar – Serenity Bangla As a single woman traveller I wanted the comfort of a homely atmosphere for my first few days in India while I settled back into the Indian way of life. Serenity Bangla is an amazing homestay in Amritsar in the Punjab in north-east India that hosts people from all over the world. Its main attraction for me was the genuine welcome into the family, not just the property, from the host Romy. She was so helpful with … [Read more...]
Wanting a Christmas Escape?
Major festivals like Thanksgiving and Christmas are times when many people plan to spend time with their families. But for some a Christmas escape is very attractive - getting away, doing something different and exciting. If this is you, then WomenTravel.info has some resources to help you. This website does not exist to promote it's own tours. It exists to promote all the tours for women that it can find - so instead of going to a hundred … [Read more...]
Accommodation for Women In India
My best experiences in a new country have been when I have found a local homestay - enjoying staying with local people and sharing their life, instead of being insulated away in a hotel. Women Travel has a unique Accommodation Network Not thousands of options, but a few very good options to stay with local women as you travel. For instance I have just added a small homestay in Jaipur India to the network - it is called Aaban … [Read more...]
Hostelz – Finding the Best Budget Accommodation
There are lots of booking engines out there, Hostelz is one we have decided to support and promote, because of it's reviews and ability to compare different prices from different booking agents for travelers interested in budget accommodation. David Orr started the site way back in 2002 after his first trip to Europe. The main reason I started it is at the time there were no hostel websites that had reviews and photos of hostels. So … [Read more...]
Fernweh – Responsible Travel in India
Poonam Rawat-Hahne lives between the Indian Himalayas and Germany. She is passionate about sustainability and "Fair Travel" and has developed some great initiatives around that passion. Fernweh Fair Travel - Responsible Travel in India With a focus on organising authentic travel off the beaten paths, stay with locals, eat local food, work with women self-help groups/NGO’s. We focus on responsible travel where we work directly with the locals … [Read more...]
Costa Rica here I come – Come stay at DiVina Vida
After a lifetime of living someone else's dream, Lisa Morris sold everything (or lost it) and came to Costa Rica "by the blessing and grace of my dear mentor Maria Delmas". Lisa was shown a video of Costa Rica 23 years ago and wanted to move there right then and there. In August of 2013, her youngest daughter entered into college and by December of that year, she was living full time in Costa Rica. Lisa has opened DiVina Vida - a place … [Read more...]
Millpond Inn Michigan – the latest on the Women Travel Accommodation Network
Women Travel the World has a small and unique small network of women owned accommodation around the world, and the latest listing is Millpond Inn run by Joan Kopietz in the village of Clarkson in Northern Detroit. Established in 1995 Joan provides a clean, comfortable and relaxing place to stay with her breakfasts not just a meal but an event. She has some great Trip Advisor Reviews - everyone who stays seems to love it. Joan offers a … [Read more...]
Stay on the Water, in a Tree, in a Tent or a Lighthouse…
Sometimes all you want is a bed - somewhere to lay your head after a long day. But what if the place you were staying was the most memorable thing on your holiday - so magical it would be the thing that sits on the top of your memories for your trip. In the plethera of accommodation search engines - Airbnb, Homestay, Trivago, Booking.com BookaRentals.com have decided to stand out not by listing everyone in the world, but by listing a few very … [Read more...]
