World Nomads are famous for offering great travel insurance, but they are more than that, did you know they also have Scholarships with a Writing, Film, Photo and Food focus. The latest is this 10 day road trip in Australia, which starts with a three day workshop with a travel writing pro. What a great opportunity.... Find out more … [Read more...]
Trip Hobo salutes some Women Travelers
Trip Hobo is a Trip Planner website and App, they have a blog about Hobos they Admire and this month I was one! Some Women Hobos on their Blog Exploring Vietnam through the Eyes of Rosemary Neave and women travelers Yes that is me on a great trip with Venus Adventures for Women read it here 3 Women- 17 Countries- An Epic Roadtrip From Delhi To London! A 15 year long dream just came true for 3 passionate and dedicated women. … [Read more...]
High Hopes and a Pink Suitcase
A Pink Suitcase: 22 Tales of Women’s Travel (World Traveler Press, 2015) edited by Jana Graber reviewed by Ceridwyn Parr Buy at Amazon A Pink Suitcase is a mouth-watering package of intriguing travel tales well told. Most stories involve a woman stretching well out of her comfort zone in a far-away part of the world. Encountering a bear in the woods, meeting a tall and handsome stranger on a dark night in India, being groped in Bangladesh, … [Read more...]
Win Holiday – a sun-seeking break for two
Where is your favourite Winter sun destination? Emerging travel writers are encouraged to share their favourite winter sun destinations to win holiday - their own sun-seeking break for two in our current competition. For further information, click here It depends what hemisphere you are in - in New Zealand, despite this morning's frost in Christchurch, the sun is definitely calling us - the days are growing longer and warmer, we are picking … [Read more...]
Rensina Overland – Part Two
This story continues with Rensina van den Heuvel traveling overland from Finland in an old Russian truck First part of the Story here Right now as I write this, we are parked on the edge of the Bay of Finland, outside Tallin in Estonia. There's just twenty metres or so to the water, so the view would be great except that the windows are fogged up and the sky is as grey as a slate floor. It's still wet, wet, wet and was bucketing down when we … [Read more...]
Top Travel Books for Women
by featured writer Justine Women have a thirst for adventure and we experience the need to take on the world in our own ways. Travelling is the most common way to fulfill this quest. But not everyone has the time and luxury to experience the world first-hand! For some, reading about exciting adventures can be just as satisfying as travelling, or a useful place to start. There are a lot of travel books out there that will get your mind tingling … [Read more...]
New Travel Writing Competition
Win this Solar Travel Lamp! This was won by Margaret Muir for her comment below about running into a brumby stallion at night. Calling all women writers - Tell us in 50 words or less what could be the worst case scenario that could happen in your travels where you absolutely need one of these lights. Get creative...it doesn't have to be true! Rensina van den Heuvel lives in Queensland Australia and is a passionate overland 4WD traveler. She has … [Read more...]
Travel Sex and Train Wrecks – a Blog Tour
Julie Morey was a good Christian girl who'd spent 10 years married to a man she deeply loved. When alcoholism destroyed her marriage she decided to spend seven months in exotic South East Asia doing everything she shouldn't. Here she reads her 7th installment from her memoir... This tour began on November the 4th, and Women Travel is the seventh Chapter - for entire list see below our video. A free kindle copy to the best comment about the … [Read more...]
Women on the Camino de Santiago
Guest Post by Jane V. Blanchard who is author of Women of the Way Embracing the Camino. You can purchase the book on Amazon or the e-book . To view the book trailer or purchase an autographed copy, visit Woman of the Way 2011 Twitter Facebook Fan Page Facebook Author's page Email Pinterest I am a 62-year-old modern-day pilgrim. In 2011, I and approximately 300,000 people trekked a network of ancient pilgrimage routes leading to … [Read more...]
TIBET ROOF OF THE WORLD
Guest post by Lyn Taylor of Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel. Lyn is based in Sydney Australia and regularly organises trips in Asia and beyond. TIBET one of those extraordinary destinations where indeed adventure lurks around every corner! Adventure on the road is never short on the beautiful Trans Himalayan drive, through mountain, passes, promising a panorama of a cultural and scenic diversity unsurpassable anywhere. I have had the privilege of … [Read more...]