Mercer has released it's annual Quality of Living Index, with some surprising results - No New York and London are not there, but two New Zealand cities make the list - Wellington and Auckland. Remember this is about Quality of Life - where the living is good, and includes things like political and economic stability, censorship, personal freedom, access to health, housing and education, public services and the environment. Auckland, … [Read more...]
The Lost Girls – nearly 30 and looking for life…
Well I guess we all have to do our thing - if Liz Gilbert with Eat Love Pray did it for my generation, someone has to do it for the under 30s - Jen, Holly and Amanda have done it and written Lost Girls - three friends, four continents, one unconventional detour around the world … [Read more...]
Journeys of the Soul, Journeys of Discovery
In the network of Women Owned Travel businesses around the world, Gayle Lawrence's Journeys of Discovery have always been out there and visible with a great range of trips that touch the soul. I have just updated the Tour Calendar at Women Travel the World with her latest tours and what a choice there is: Meditation and service in Bhutan encounters with Humpback Whales in the Dominican Republic (get in early for 2011 these sell out very … [Read more...]
Advice for women backpackers
Hostel Bookers are paying attention to women travellers on a budget through putting together information especially for women: about travel for in different countries Where are the Hottest Men - results of a survey Hostel Bookers blog posts about women and travel Results of survey of Women Travellers … [Read more...]
MissAdventures…
According to our dictionary widget, an adventure is an exciting, typically hazardous experience or activity. That said, it seemed fitting to call our world travels something of an adventure, to say the least, and so begins The Missadventures. Traveling, it enables one to escape from the day-to-day, but more importantly, to see the world from a different perspective and if you are lucky, you might just learn to love something you never imagined … [Read more...]
Work and Travel – gap year and volunteering
The cost of travel is high - both financially for our own pockets and also increasingly we are counting the cost of travel in terms of the planet and the social and environmental impact of travel. There is no easy solution - simply to stop travelling will have enormous economic impact on small communities for whom travellers provide a major economic boost to the local community. In New Zealand - tourism is set to overtake exports as New … [Read more...]
Morocco and Canal Du Midi sorted…
Today I paid my deposit today for two of my tours - it feels so exciting - in less than three months the adventure will have started, and in some ways it feels like it has started already as I plan and book, peruse Google Maps, contact friends and start to put the picture together. I am not a confident traveller, especially on my own, and it has been great to find two women's tours which fit my itinerary - as a women on my own this makes things … [Read more...]
Lady Tramps the World and tells the story
Mira contacted me and let me know about her travel blog Lady the Tramp - Mira said: "I have been tramping for a couple years now through Central America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. This is a lady's journey through the world, traveling and backpacking on a budget. Who says tramping isn't for women? Here are travel essays about the folly of being a wondering woman, with tips and guides for females on the road." … [Read more...]
