This guest post is by Monica Chapon, a California-based desert enthusiast. Exploring the Middle East can often feel intimidating for travelers, and even more so for solo women. While I personally love to travel throughout this region, I can certainly understand the hesitancy! This is a very misunderstood part of the world, and it isn’t always […]
Is Solo Traveling Lonely? Tips from a Solo Traveler of 9 Years
For some, the biggest hurdle to traveling solo is whether or not it will be lonely. If you’re worried about this, you’re not alone. It’s the most common question I get about traveling alone, and it was my biggest fear when I was deciding whether or not to solo travel as well. I was terrified, […]
How to Say “Hello” in 100 of the World’s Most Spoken Languages
In the famous book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie states that “the sweetest and most important sound in any language” is a person’s own name. While that might be true, I’d venture to state that the most important sound is ‘hello’ in the person’s own language. Without ‘hello’ you don’t have […]
How to Make Money with a Travel Blog: My Top 10 Tips
When I first got into travel blogging, the way to make money was by selling links and having 40-50 niche websites with Google adwords ads. Press trips didn’t exist for bloggers and getting paid for our work was tough. Then came the dawn of the influencer. The industry blossomed in opportunity and things were going […]
The Solo Female Traveler’s Guide to Thailand
They say you never forget your first love, and for me that rings true of Thailand. I can’t help my soft spot for the country—it was where I began my life as a solo female traveler. I’ve now spent a cumulative five months in the country and every visit is just as magical as the […]