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Solo Female Travelers

Curated first-person advice, expert solo travel tips, and travel news that matter by an 24-year solo travel veteran and co-founder of Solo Female Travelers Tours, a premium women-only, small group tour company that supports female-owned businesses around the world.

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😁 What I am most excited for in 2026 + Trips that are selling fast

Hi Reader, Welcome to September! It's still officially summer in the northern hemisphere, but most Europeans are back at work and summer holidays seem to be over. This is the best month to travel across most of Europe, along with June, so we are returning to Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, Iceland, and Georgia, like every year, to enjoy the grape harvest season, the last warm days and the quieter towns. I am currently in Georgia, and you can follow our trip in Instagram stories. If you like what...

🌃 Travel tip #123: What to do at night when traveling solo

Hi Reader, How is everything going? I am in Georgia, getting ready for our first tour here which starts tomorrow and very excited for the amazing food and wine. If you like cheese, wine, bread, dumplings, fresh salads and nut...you need to join us in Georgia next year. OR Snap the last spot on the our starting on the 20th for 500 EUR off! Just book directly on the website here. .👭 Got a friend who would love to read ? Forward her this email! 📩 Did a friend send you this email? Subscribe to...

✈️ How we design our itineraries + Busiest air passenger routes

Hi Reader, We said goodbye to August and we are starting September in full swing with the preparations of all the tours we have in the fall and winter season. This involves many calls with our guides and local partners, collecting details about all the guest traveling with us, finalising logistics of the tours, and so much more. After a relatively quiet summer, things are going back busy-mode, and it's both energizing and exciting! 📩 On this week's email: Have you ever wondered how we design...

Travel tip #122: Why I never buy hardshell cases

Hi Reader, I cannot believe that this is the last week of August and I will be on my way to join our autumn trips 😀 I am sad to see summer come to an end soon but excited for all the fall trips. This week's newsletter is all about soft sided vs. hardshell cases, and why I don't buy hard ones, even when it comes to larger sizes. .👭 Got a friend who would love to read ? Forward her this email! 📩 Did a friend send you this email? Subscribe to receive our weekly Travel tips here. Why I don't buy...

♻️ Winners of low impact tourism + Inspirational first solo trips

Hi Reader, As we enter the last days of August, I can't help but start feeling a bit nostalgic for my favorite time of the year that seems to be winding down. I plan to make the most of the last days of the month, before my travels start again at the beginning of September with our tour to Georgia. PS: We have a couple of spots left on the second trip in September. 📩 On this week's email: The champions of low-impact tourism, the destinations that favor small numbers instead of mass tourism....

Travel tip #121: What happens to leftover soap

Hi Reader, How are you doing? I am enjoying the last few days of August with a very simple formula of friends + sun + sea + food + wine, and I couldn't be happier. In this week's newsletter I wanted to talk about what happens to the soap you leave behind at hotels, lodges, hostels and resorts. .👭 Got a friend who would love to read ? Forward her this email! 📩 Did a friend send you this email? Subscribe to receive our weekly Travel tips here. What happens to leftover soap Are you camp 1) take...

Porto (+Douro Valley) travel tips + The world's most crowded destinations

Hi Reader, How are you doing today? Less than a week left on August and that means that the weather will only be getting more pleasant from now on, as we leave the hottest month of the year in the northern hemisphere, behind. This week I wanted to share my tips for visiting Porto, Portugal's second largest city and a great weekend getaway. 📩 On this week's email: Porto and the Douro Valley travel tips The world's most crowded destinations based on visitors per sqm Porto and Douro Valley...

Travel tip #120: Why you should always eat local food

Hi Reader, How is the week going? Have you taken any time off this summer (or winter if you are in the southern hemisphere)? I am just back from a few days in Porto and the Douro Valley, in Portugal, with my best friend. It was a short trip filled with the things I love: Food, wine and culture. If you'd like me to share tips for Porto, reply to this email and let me know. .👭 Got a friend who would love to read ? Forward her this email! 📩 Did a friend send you this email? Subscribe to receive...

5 Trips to celebrate your birthday + How to travel with medication

Hi Reader, How is your summer going? This week is my Birthday 🥳 I am turning a whopping 45 years old, wow! My fitness tracker says my real age is 41, and I actually feel more like 37, which is apparently a very common phenomenon. Research shows that it is common for people over 40 to feel 20% younger than their real age. That means I would be 36, which is more or less how old I feel. In fact, I often still think of people in their 40s as "old" even though I am 45! 🙈 Crazy isn't it? Do you...

Travel tip #119: Where to avoid Christmas celebrations

Hi Reader, How is summer going? August is peak summer season in Europe and this means the cities are full of tourists as local flee to the mountains and the beach. My beach town is packed, while Barcelona is quieter. In this week's newsletter, I wanted to talk about the destinations you can escape to in December to avoid the Christmas celebrations. .👭 Got a friend who would love to read ? Forward her this email! 📩 Did a friend send you this email? Subscribe to receive our weekly Travel tips...