Like many of us Sietske was yearning to get away from it all, to do something different - she needed adventure. So she started VakanShe Active Holidays for Women I set up VakanShe so that adventurous women can enjoy travelling with like-minded women and enjoy an active holiday in a relaxed and safe environment. Follow Sietske on Facebook or visit her website VakanShe is one of the hundreds of women focused tour companies on womentravel.info … [Read more...]
VakanShe – Adventure travel for Women
VakanShe offers Adventure Travel for Women, one of the fabulous groups you will find on the Women Travel website and tour Calendar Here is the Latest from them: Being with a group of women and experiencing new adventures together creates a different and often more comfortable vibe from a mixed group of people. A few adventures are highlighted in this newsletter, please have a look at the full range of holidays on our website. Two … [Read more...]
Snow Shoeing in southern Spain
Sietske Meerloo of VakanShe writes: When you think of Andalusia, you may think Flamenco, tapas, Seville or Granada but I doubt fun in the snow comes to mind. But did you know that the South of Spain has much more to offer than beaches, sun, sand and sea? The Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain are in my backyard and they are not only a wonderful place for all-year walking and hiking, trekking and wild camping but in winter the mountain range … [Read more...]
Climbing Spain’s Sierra Nevada Mountains
Ingeborg climbed Spain’s Sierra Nevada Mountains reaching the top of Mulhacen, the highest inland peak, Sietske Meerloo shares the adventure story. I am a 53 year old Dutch woman and I feel a bit nervous because I don't really know what to expect of the trip I am about to embark on. I became an avid hiker three years ago and my most challenging adventure to-date was 110 kilometres through Swedish Lapland. My dream is to reach the top of … [Read more...]
Sailing in Norway
Featured Post by Sietske Meerloo Join her Sailing in Norway trip in July this year She runs a travel company for women called VakanShe Back to Basics From the plane I can see Finnmark, the most Northerly province of Norway. Finnmark is, because of its size, the largest province of this Scandinavian country but it is the least populated. I have a window seat and I can see the sea, impressive fjords and snowy mountains. After I had booked my … [Read more...]