Travel tip #173: Fun new travel trends
Hi Reader, I hope you are doing well wherever you are! I am on my last day of the tour here in Armenia and have probably gained a kilo or two already with all the yummy foods this country has to offer. If you are a foodie person, you absolutely need to visit Georgia and Armenia. They are both a must. Follow me on Instagram to see what we have been up to in the last few days. This week travel tip is a bit of inspiration with some new and fun travel trends spotted across the internet. And after...
about 7 hours ago • 6 min readTravel tip #172: How to listen to inflight entertainment with your own headset
Hi Reader, How are you doing on. this beautiful Friday? I am already on my way to Tbilisi, Georgia to meet the group that just ended their trip there on their farewell dinner and then start our first Armenia tour. And let me tell you, I am SO EXCITED for all the great food I will eat 😍😍 I feel that some countries are very famous for food. If I say amazing foodie destinations you probably think of Spain, Italy, France, Mexico...but rarely does Georgia get mentioned and this is yet another...
7 days ago • 5 min readTravel tip #171: How travel brings back the happy, leisurely lunch
Hi Reader, I am just back home after almost a month away in the Pacific, what a trip of a lifetime that was! While I reflect on all the amazing moments and finalise the details of our new tour to French Polynesia (join the waitlist to be notified when it goes live), I am also trying to get over the 12h time difference and the 48h of travel, including 30h in the air and 2 nights, that it took me to get back home. I landed at 7am yesterday and by noon I was crashing, completely unable to stay...
13 days ago • 9 min readWe are our unhappiest at 47, and how travel can help
Hi Reader, How are you today? I am still in Bora Bora, on my last days of this 3,5 weeks trip that has taken me to Australia and the South Pacific. This is a beautiful part of the world but it has been challenging to deal with completely unusual and difficult weather including super strong cold winds coming from the south (Antarctica) every single day of the 2 weeks that have made being in the water quite hard and coming out of it even harder! Locals are quite baffled at the winds. This is...
16 days ago • 9 min readTravel tip #170: Essential gadgets for a long haul flight
Hi Reader, And just like that, summer is already past half way through in the northern hemisphere, just like winter is half way through in the southern hemisphere - hello to you Aussies! I am currently on the last few days in French Polynesia, one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Go follow me on Instagram to see what I am up to in stories and what we will do on our tours. After I return, we will finalise the details of our itinerary. Spoiler alert: It will include swimming with whales,...
21 days ago • 7 min readThings we've seen asked that we don't know how to answer
Hi Reader, Happy Tuesday! I am writing to you from French Polynesia, where I am doing the very important work of scouting our future Solo Female Travelers tour. I am already sharing plenty from the islands and will share more as I explore, so keep an eye on our Instagram stories for a behind-the-scenes preview of what this trip could look like! If French Polynesia is already on your travel list, make sure you join the waitlist so you are the first to know when the trip goes live. On this...
24 days ago • 6 min readTravel tip #169: Should you avoid telling others you're alone?
Hi Reader, How are you today? I am on my last days in New Caledonia, a big island in the South Pacific north east of Australia, that is an overseas territory of France. Many of you asked me where it is or said you had to open Google maps to locate it, so here are a few fun facts: They use their own currency, the Pacific Franc, which is the same that is used in French Polynesia, but are part of France. There are about 250,000 inhabitants, more than half of which live in the capital of Noumea....
29 days ago • 6 min readMy favorites after 25 years of solo travel (Part 2) + Flying secrets of a cabin crew
Hi Reader, How are you doing this week? I am still in New Caledonia and just about to take a boat over to a hotel on a tiny island with overwater bungalows in a shallow lagoon where I will spend the next 2 days. New Caledonia is quite an interesting place. There are ZERO tourists around, as in absolutely no international visitors. There aren't even taxis or any other form of transportation at the airport if you have not prebooked it, and we spent 2 hours at a cool waterfall on Sunday without...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read🥳 Happy BDAY Mar + Travel tip #168: How I book my flights - an exercise in mental gymnastics
Hi Reader, How are you today? How has your week been so far? Today Mar is flying in between Australia and New Caledonia and today, it's her birthday! Happy birthday to Mar, 🥳 and anyone who was born on the same day! Mar's travel tip of the week is below, but first I would like to hijack her newsletter to add a birthday message ... if you read these newsletters regularily and love the advice she gives, please hit reply and join me in wishing her a happy 46th! Happy Bday Message from Meg to Mar...
about 1 month ago • 13 min readMy favorites after 25 years of solo travel (Part 1) + Extraordinary journey around the world at 80
Hi Reader, Happy Tuesday! I have just arrived in Brisbane, Australia after 2 days of flying, fortunately, partially in business class and all with Singapore Airlines. I did not manage to sleep at all on the first 13h overnight flight, and then tried to stay awake on the second one because of the time difference, but fell asleep a few times. When I landed, Australia was going through the once every 5 years census day and we had to fill the form even as tourists. "How many hours did you spend...
about 1 month ago • 12 min read