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 to tell me more about her, her site — YoWangdu Tibet, and how her site supports women in Tibet and women who travel to Tibet. Here’s what … [Read more...]
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 trips just for them. Trips include Hiking, rambling, yoga retreats, cross country skiing and wheelchair accessible trips. See there trips here Women's Outdoor … [Read more...]
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 Newsletter... I need to sell WalkingWomen by the end of this year due to health reasons. I did have a few potential buyers, however … [Read more...]
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 in Northern Sweden since 2007. Here they found their passion for the Arctic Nature and for the incredible sled dogs. In 2018 they … [Read more...]
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 about the inspiration coming from working with Elephants... The Elephant was the ORIGINAL … [Read more...]
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 improve their quality of life and that of all others around them, by boosting self-confidence, fostering … [Read more...]
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; as the hot mineral rich waters swirl around my body? Or the ‘slowing down/grounded’ feeling that descends upon me as I spend time with warm … [Read more...]
Scandanavia – waiting for you…
Scandanavia has always captured my imagination as a place to visit. In New Zealand we are an island with a temperate climate where seasons move seamlessly from on to the other - and where we can famously have 4 seasons in one day. Scandanavia in contrast seems a land of seasonal extremes, the snowclad land of the midnight sun has a magic as well as the long summer days. Trips to the Scandanavia region for women travellers - last time I … [Read more...]
Exploring the Northern Rivers of NSW
Fly into the Gold Coast – Coolangatta Airport – from NZ I caught a direct flight from Christchurch. Then hire a car and head South. Before you know it you are in NSW, head away from the high rises on the waterfront towards more laid back beaches of northern NSW. The Northern Rivers of NSW is lush and large rivers empty into the sea, providing a perfect base for holidays, and exploring. The surf keeps on rolling in from the Pacific, making … [Read more...]
Holistic Life Retreats in Mexico and Costa Rica
WomenTravel.info has a special search for retreats for women - because women are sometimes looking for something more than a holiday. They are looking for replenishment and help to refocus. Harmony Holistic Life Retreats offer regular retreats in Mexico and in Costa Rica. Find more retreats for women on Women Travel Harmony Holistic Life Retreats offer support for mind, body, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. We believe that life is … [Read more...]
