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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.

Travel tip #146: Solorettes, Set-jetting, Shelf-discovery & Hidden seasons

Hi Reader, After a month in Vietnam and Cambodia, I am finally back home. Stay tuned for our new trip launching soon and keep up with last days in Cambodia on Instagram stories, where I am sharing the behind the scenes of the trip, a few days delayed. This week I wanted to share a few travel trends that have funky names. You may have heard some of them but maybe not all. Solorettes, Set-jetting, Shelf-discovery & hidden seasons Have you heard of a Solorette? What about shelf-discovery? Travel...

IWD 2026: What supporting women REALLY means

Hi Reader, I hope you are well wherever you are. I am still in Siem Reap, on my last day before heading home after a month in Vietnam + Cambodia, and it's been a ride. If you're keen on visiting these two countries, here's the waitlist. And catch my last few days on Instagram stories. This week, I am sending the Tuesday email on Sunday because today is International Women's Day. 📩 On this week's email We aren't fans of performative posts today, not on social, not in your email, so I will...

How to prepare in uncertain times + What you would tell your pre-solo travel self

Hi Reader, How are you doing? I am in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where I am spending one last week before returning home from a month in Asia. This has been an extremely enlightening trip, and a bit of a trip down memory lane, since I have revisited countries I had been to many times before, but with new eyes and after them having changed a lot. If you're keen on visiting Vietnam and Cambodia, join our waitlist to find out first when our trip goes live for the spring of 2027. And go follow me on...

Travel tip #145: Where to work when traveling that's not a coworking space or cafe

Hi Reader, How has the week been for you? I am still in Vietnam, this week in the capital, Hanoi, with a side trip to Ninh Bin for the stunning landscapes and nature before heading off to Cambodia. If you aren't following us up on Instagram, go do so now to see what I am up to in stories. Or join our waitlist of you're keen to visit these two countries with us next year. This week I wanted to share a tip on a great place to work when traveling that is not a cafe or a coworking space: hotel...

5 things I regret doing + Our dream trip is just 1 year away!

Hi Reader, How are things going wherever you are? I am in the Imperial city of Hue, in Vietnam, on my scouting trip to design our 2026 tour. So far, I have spent 2 weeks between in Hoi An and Saigon and I am now at a wellness resort outside of Hue before continuing north towards Hanoi, my final stop in Vietnam before heading to Cambodia. If you'd love to join us in Vietnam (and Cambodia) when the trip goes live, get your name on our waitlist for the trip. And go follow me on stories for the...

Travel tip #144: What to do if you can't lift your carry on bag

Hi Reader, How are you this week? I am currently in Hoi An, spending a few days in this cute town before continuing north. If you're keen to visit Vietnam and Cambodia, join the waitlist to be the first to know when the trip goes live. And follow my trip in Instagram stories. This week I wanted to talk about a common question from women in our community - what to do if you cab't lift your carry on bag to place it in the overhead bins. What to do if you can't lift your carry on bag My carry on...

Decolonise travel (from a descendent of colonisers)

Hi Reader, How are you this week? I am in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, on our last day here before we fly over to Danang and spend a few days in the quaint town of Hoi An. Today is the first day of Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, and last night we joined the celebrations to ring in the new year, which was a lot of fun. I am very used to Lunar New Year celebrations because Singapore has them too, complete with fireworks, dragon dances, red envelops and food, so it was great to see how the Vietnamese...

Travel tip #143: How to check if you need a visa

Hi Reader, I hope you are doing great wherever you are! Our $ / € 500 offer is ending in 2 days, don't miss out! Here are the trips that are discounted: 20 to 28 June, 2026 29 August to 6 September, 2026 – Photographer aboard 3 to 11 October, 2026 13 to 23 June, 2026 13 to 23 October, 2026 11 to 17 October, 2026 8 – 14 November, 2026 29 December, 2026 to 4 January, 2027 14 to 22 March, 2026 12 to 20 December, 2026 28 December, 2026 to 5 January, 2027 25 October to 1 November, 2026 ONLY 13 to...

5 days left to save 500! + Best & cheapest time to book a flight (+ tips)

Hi Reader, Our 500,000 members celebration offer is underway, and there are only 5 days left until it's over, on the 15th of February, so don't wait up. If you have not see it yet, check out the details here. You can save 500 USD / EUR on several of our trips, hurry! This is the biggest offer we have ever launched and I am pretty positive we will not launch anything like this for the rest of the year. 500K MEMBERS OFFER DETAILS I am flying to Vietnam today, most likely, by the time you read...

💪 We're 500k strong = 🎉 500 OFF: Our biggest milestone yet

Hi Reader, I want to start by thanking everyone for the outpouring of love and support we received from last week's newsletter. I didn't expect it, and was even slightly concerned about how it could be perceived, but it was heart-warming to see so many positive responses. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts with us. We read every email and respond to all. This week, we have HUGE news! Drumroll please...... After 10.5 years, the Solo Female Travelers online...