Almost everyone with a long history on the road has a story about how they’ve been pick pocketed while traveling. Here’s mine: I was dancing in the street at a celebration in Berlin when I reached down and realized that my wallet and phone were gone. I was shocked. I’d had my hand on the […]
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Best of BMTM
Welcome to the best of Be My Travel Muse, the place to start if you’re new to the blog, or just want to revisit some of the adventures and personal narratives on the site. I’m a fairly typical Californian, raised in a suburb of Los Angeles, who didn’t travel much internationally in her youth but […]
The Ideal Thailand Backpacking Route
It’s hard to think of a better place to backpack through than Thailand. It’s easy to get around, great for solo travelers, incredibly social, the food is excellent, and the culture and landscape are both beautiful and interesting. With so many options and new hotspots popping up all the time, it can be hard to […]
How Traveling Solo Healed My Heartbreak
The following guest blog is by Kirstin Winkler of the blog, 3 Days*: It hit me the second I inspected the obligatory post-breakup haircut. This new regrettable ‘do wouldn’t heal my bruised heart and the emotional wounds would only continue to fester unless I embraced a more drastic change – a geographical one. After years […]
Solo Female Travel Stories: A ‘Not so Young Woman Abroad’
I often see comments on my posts about solo female travel asking if most of who is on the road are gap yearers and 20-somethings. If I’m in my 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and upwards, will I be the only one? Will I still be able to meet people and have a good time? Meet […]