Women's Travel

In the Victorian era, adventurous women who traveled solo or together were looked upon as "unusual."

Thankfully, those days are over, and today, the world of women's travel is wide open.

You'll find a range of options for travelers in the articles below that appeal to every kind of woman. The possibilities are unlimited and we hope that these stories inspire your next journey!

Women's Travel Articles

The Lost Girl Phenomenon: Finding a Cure for the Quarter-Life Crisis

The Lost Girls and the Wander Year

Solo Travel Hang-Ups and How to Fix Them

A Woman's Life in Jordan: The Joys and the Hassles

Why We Can't Stop Talking About Eat, Pray, Love

Women with Wanderlust Pen Exciting, Daring Travel Tales

California: Hiking Palm Springs' Indian Canyon

Go Green, Girlfriends! 10 Earth-Friendly Getaways

Daytripping in Venice Beach, California

South African Safari Tours: The Next Step in Women's Travel

A Mass Wedding in Northern Pakistan

Love the One You're With: How to Travel Together Without Killing Each Other

Temecula, California: A Girlfriend Getaway Where the Sun Shines Through the Mist


Roz Savage Update: Rowing Across the Pacific


100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go

Isabella Bird: Intrepid Solo Women's Travel


In Search of History in Samos, Greece

Montréal Has That Je Ne Sais Quoi


Kidding Season: Three Days on a Massachusetts Goat Farm


Micro-Lending Programs Help the Forgotten Women of Laos


Las Vegas Spas: Why Gamble When You Can Relax?

Cowgirls & Mustangs: Riding the High Desert in California's Surprise Valley

Leech Lake, Minnesota: Finding My Inner Fisherwoman


Eurynome Journeys: In Search of Ancient Goddesses and Pirate Queens


A Three-Generation Moms' Getaway on Cape Cod


Jasper, Alberta: A Great Girlfriend Getaway

The Future of Women's Travel: More Adventure, Less Shopping


North Wales: Rock-Climbing in Snowdonia


Sweetheart Sites of Seattle


Fun in the Mud at Sarawak's Rainforest World Music Festival

A beach in Mauritius - photo by Susan McKee
A beach in Mauritius - photo by Susan McKee

The Island of the Eccentrics: Belly Dancing in Hydra, Greece

Argentina: Horseback Riding and Kayaking in Patagonia


Delicious Mauritius: Vanilla Tea and Coconut Therapy

A Luxurious Girlfriend Getaway in London


British Columbia's Harrison Hot Springs: The Perfect Girlfriend Getaway

Pack Your Lipstick: New Guidebooks Target Women Travelers

Traveling Tokyo Solo: What Every Woman Should Know

Girls on the Go: More Books by Women With Wanderlust

Portugal's Silver Coast: The Perfect Women-Only Tour

Birdwatching in West Marin, California: One Woman’s Journey to the Edge of the Lagoon

Niger: A Visit to the Fortune Teller

A flower vendor in Vietnam - photo by Lisa Lubin
A flower vendor in Vietnam - photo by Lisa Lubin

Q & A With Lisa Lubin

Rafting Peru's Cotahuasi River: One Woman's Whitewater Adventure


Kashgar, China: Auntie Val's Magic Carpet Ride


A Women-Only Bike Trip in Vietnam

Skiing Utah: A Four-Day Women-Only Getaway


Granny Goes to Greenland

Women’s Tales of Courage and Adventure: Seeking Submissions

Rowing Around the World: One Woman's Odyssey

Women-Only Tours: Finding Freedom and Forming Friendships

Madam, Have You Ever Really Been Happy? An Intimate Journey through Africa and Asia

Yukon Women's Expeditions: Enjoying the Beauty of the Wilderness

New Website Offers Travel Tips for Divorced Women


Canoeing the the Yukon - photo by Emily Morse

“Ciao, Bella” A Warm Welcome in Sicily

Jen Leo: Bra, Panties and Talent


Ten Women Travel Books We Like


Out with the Girls: A guide to worldwide women-only tours


Seven Tips for the Virgin Journalist--from Guava Magazine


Travel Chic: How to Refurbish Vintage Luggage

Book Excerpt: Traveling Alone: A Woman's Voice

Traveling to Europe with a Pet

Baltimore:
Following the Trail of John Waters

Useful Advice for Woman Travelers:
Twenty Tips for Your First Soft Adventure

Smoking Spirits: A Women’s Ceremony In Cuba

Threads of Sisterhood: Weaving With Women In Guatemala

Kick It Up: Women’s Kickboxing In Thailand

Road Mama: Driving an Overland Truck Is A Woman’s Job

Tribes and Tribulations: Baring It All In A Moroccan Hammam

Rethinking Royalty: Meeting a Bhutanese Princess

Study A Broad?: Learning the Trade at Amsterdam’s Prostitution Information Center


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