In early 2017, I began to look for flights to Colombia to visit a friend. From Toronto, you can grab a relatively short, direct flight to Bogota. But I noticed…
Why Baby Boomers Should Travel with Their Millennial Kids
The Arizona road is so dark this June night it feels like driving through an endless black cave. We roll along for miles before another set of headlights appears in…
7 Grand American Estates and the Women Behind Them
I’ve always had a thing for castles. What’s not to love about beautiful buildings set in acres of gardens? But it occurs to me, in all my travels, that the…
8 Reasons to Book Your Ticket to Québec City for the 2018 Women in Travel Summit
By now, you’ve heard our big announcement: WITS ’18 is going international! Next May, we’re off to Québec City for the Women in Travel Summit and we couldn’t be giddier….
Curls in Denial: How to Care for Kinky Hair Abroad
I joined the natural movement by accident. On my first trip out of North America I was thrown into taking care of my curly hair. It was 2011 and Seoul,…
11 Mouthwatering Reasons to #VisitMKE (aka Milwaukee) This Month
If you know anything about me, you know that I love to eat. But frankly, you don’t really need to know anything about me to appreciate this delectable post. I…
6 Ways Travel Will Save This Hurting World
Look, I know I’m preaching to the converted here when I say travel is a great thing. I’m talking to you, backpacking from Ushuaia to Alaska; to you, out volunteering…
What the US/Mexico Border is Really Like
Not everyone is lucky enough to grow up on the United States/Mexico border. Did I think I’d be saying that when I was 18 years old and desperate to escape…
Meet Women Travelers in Austin, Phoenix, Vancouver, New York, and Seattle!
Wanderful’s strength is in our community of adventurous, independent, and globally minded women from around the world. We gather online for monthly #Wanderful Twitter chats, share our travel tips in…
Meet the Woman Changing the Face of Mexico’s Tourism Industry
Boldness. That’s one of the qualities that makes the women of Wanderful so unique. We boldly go out into the world, breaking barriers and creating new paths for other travelers…
The Tongass Needs Travelers, Before It’s Too Late
Imagine there’s no Internet. No cell service. No sounds of traffic or other human noise. Instead, there’s a lake. Water so still it holds the sun on its surface. An…
How to Travel Solo in the United States
When I moved from Australia to Canada on a working holiday visa in June of 2013, I told myself I had to see as much of North America as possible…
How One Craigslist Encounter Encouraged Me to Travel Solo
Merriam-Webster defines serendipity as “The phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” I define it as a series of happy accidents; of things being in the right…
Why You Should Travel with Your Parents
As we rolled into an abandoned desert gas station at 1am, I knew we were done for. To my left, a shirtless trucker filled up while simultaneously puffin’ his cig. To…
After Orlando: On Fear of Moving Through the World Brown or Queer
This post was co-authored by Ariana Hakim and Ariel Goldberg. I am 19, freshly back stateside after a semester abroad. I am visiting New York City — the home I’ll…