16 articles tagged with female travel
Standing on the banks of the Susquehanna River at dusk, I watched Harrisburg's skyline transform as artificial light gradually claimed dominance over the fading natural glow. As an astronomer accustomed to remote observatories, Pennsylvania's capital offered a fascinating juxtaposition of...
The midnight sun cast an ethereal glow across the Arctic landscape as I stepped off the train at Abisko Turiststation. The station's humble appearance belied the magnificent wilderness that lay beyond - a pristine expanse of tundra, mountains, and crystal...
While I typically find myself carving through fresh powder in Colorado or scaling peaks in Patagonia, my recent detour to Maastricht, Netherlands, was an unexpected highlight in my travel portfolio. As someone who normally packs crampons instead of casual shoes,...
The moment my feet touched Pemba's rust-colored earth, I knew this wasn't going to be like my usual thermal spring hunts. Mozambique's northern jewel offered something different – a raw, unfiltered adventure that required all my investigative instincts. After two...
While I'm not exactly the demographic this guide targets, my extensive travel experience and analytical approach to risk assessment make me uniquely qualified to address the concerns of solo female travelers heading to Chennai. After my recent weather-pattern research trip...
Standing at the base of Cerro San Cristóbal, watching the Andean sunset paint Santiago's skyline in hues of amber and rose, I felt that familiar rush of solo travel excitement. As a conservation scientist who's traversed landscapes from Taiwan's misty...
The morning sun casts long shadows across Plaza Mayor as I sip my third _café pasado_ of the day, watching Lima awaken around me. Colonial architecture gleams against the winter sky, a beautiful contradiction to the misty _garúa_ season that...
The first time I visited Tulum as a 12-year-old with my parents, I stood awestruck before the clifftop ruins, watching waves crash against limestone as a guide wove tales of Maya astronomers tracking celestial bodies. Two decades and a PhD...
As I stood at El Alto airport, 4,150 meters above sea level, my lungs immediately registered the thin Andean air while my eyes absorbed the sprawling terracotta cityscape cascading down the canyon below. La Paz—a place where pre-colonial traditions and...
When my colleague Sarah asked me to write a guide for her upcoming solo trip to Bogota, my risk manager brain immediately went into overdrive. But after sending her a 15-page safety protocol document complete with color-coded threat matrices, I...
At 64, I've discovered that some of life's most rewarding journeys begin when we venture beyond our comfort zones. After decades of directing travelers at Hawaiian Airlines and settling into my Scottish retirement, Madagascar called to me with its unique...
There's something about standing in the shadow of the Andes that makes you feel both incredibly small and wonderfully alive. At 63, I've paraglided over five continents and dived in countless seas, but Santiago has a special energy that continues...
Standing on the rooftop of my boutique guesthouse in downtown Tehran, watching the sun cast a golden glow over the snow-capped Alborz Mountains, I couldn't help but reflect on the concerned messages from friends and family before my departure. 'Is...
As someone who's been visiting Bangkok regularly for over a decade, I've watched countless solo travelers navigate this magnificent chaos with varying degrees of success. While I'm not a woman myself, I've traveled extensively with my female friends and colleagues,...
While I'm typically writing about traveling with three kids in tow, this past spring I found myself with a rare solo opportunity when my wife needed to attend a tech conference in Milan. With the children happily spending quality time...