59 articles tagged with solo female travel
When my sister announced she was planning her first solo international trip to Puerto Vallarta, I immediately started compiling everything I've learned from my travels there. Having visited multiple times—including once when I helped a fellow traveler navigate a minor...
The humid air clung to my skin as I stepped off the plane in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau's capital city. A place where most Americans never venture, yet here I was—solo, determined, and admittedly a bit nervous. After years of representing clients...
The first sound that greets you in Siwa isn't visual at all—it's the whisper of sand shifting across ancient limestone formations, a natural rhythm section backing the melody of distant birds. Two weeks ago, I stood atop a forgotten peak...
As someone who's called India home for several years now, I've developed a particular fondness for Mumbai's chaotic symphony. The city exists in fascinating contradictions – ancient temples beside gleaming skyscrapers, extreme wealth alongside humbling poverty, and serene coastal views...
The taxi driver's laughter cut through the humid Kingston air as I explained my itinerary. 'You're staying for a whole week? Most tourists just pass through on their way to the beaches!' His surprise wasn't unfounded—Kingston isn't Jamaica's typical postcard...
Though I'm writing this beneath Canberra's Southern Cross, my mind wanders to Tunisia's North Star, where the Mediterranean whispers against ancient shores. As an astrophysicist who splits his existence between observatory domes and thermal springs, I found Tunisia to be...
There's something magical about a city after sunset. The transformation from bustling metropolis to luminous playground reveals cultural truths that daylight often obscures. Having recently completed back-to-back business projects in Mexico City and Shanghai—with strategically planned extensions for cultural immersion—I've...
The ancient walls of Kano rise like terracotta sentinels around a city that pulses with contrasts – traditional indigo dyeing pits operating beside tech startups, centuries-old markets buzzing with modern commerce. When I told friends I was heading to Northern...
The rhythmic clacking of train wheels across continents has always represented more than mere transportation to me—it's the percussion soundtrack to cross-cultural innovation. When my consulting firm assigned me a month-long project comparing tech ecosystems from Texas to Central Asia,...
As I stepped off the bus in Melo, the crisp autumn air carried whispers of Uruguay's untold stories. Having analyzed market trends across five continents, I've developed a peculiar skill for identifying patterns in both business landscapes and cultural terrains....
The desert air carries whispers of ancient caravans as I stand atop the crumbling walls of Merv, once one of the world's largest cities, now a haunting archaeological complex outside modern-day Mary, Turkmenistan. After treating patients through the pandemic in...
The first time I stepped foot in New York City fifteen years ago, I made every rookie transportation mistake possible. I took taxis everywhere (goodbye, budget!), got hopelessly lost on the subway, and spent a small fortune just getting from...
There's something profoundly humbling about locking eyes with a 400-pound silverback gorilla in the misty forests of Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. After three decades in the corporate energy sector, I've sat across from countless powerful figures, but nothing prepared me...
Standing in Plaza 25 de Mayo as the morning light washes over the pristine colonial buildings, I'm reminded why Sucre earned its nickname 'La Ciudad Blanca' (The White City). The constitutional capital of Bolivia feels like a secret whispered among...
As a psychiatrist who's made cross-cultural exploration a cornerstone of my professional development, I've come to appreciate how travel can be both therapeutic and transformative. While I typically write about my own experiences as a male traveler, I've had numerous...