Getting ready for your next trip to Mexico City? Is street food on your list to try? Here’s everything you need to know! Visitors are sometimes surprised when they see…
Ethical Concerns for All-Inclusive Resorts (& What Happened When I Stayed at One)
As we celebrate Earth Day and consider what it means to return to travel, it’s important to delve deeper into how the industry impacts local communities and the environment. Contributor…
#YoViajoSola: Pushing the Boundaries in Our Quito and Mexico City Chapters
Elizabeth Wright-Veintimilla of our Quito chapter and Pamela Garcia of our Mexico City chapter have been hosting events under the hashtag #YoViajoSola (meaning “I travel on my own”) over the last few months. What’s the significance of these events?
Introducing: Our Newest Organizers
Our next cohort of Wanderful organizers has launched! Meet them and see where our newest Wanderful chapters are located around the world.
Don’t Let Media Stereotypes Stop You from Traveling; Or, How I Found Love on a Layover in Mexico City
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…
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 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…
5 Ways Eating Local in Mexico City Changed How I Travel
Eating alone has always been something of a mental hurdle for me, especially in countries where I don’t speak the language. On some of my travels, I am so intimidated…
Prove Them Wrong: How to Travel Somewhere They Say Is “Unsafe”
Sex attacks, muggings and harassment: World’s most dangerous holiday destinations for women (and some of the places may surprise you) It’s headlines like this one from the Daily Mail that…
5 December Holidays Around the World (That Aren’t Christmas)
In my hometown of Chicago, Illinois, Halloween decorations switch to Christmas trinkets in early November. By December, the holidays are all anyone can think about! But everyone celebrates them differently,…
No Boys Allowed: Women-Only Travel Spaces
A carriage in India. Image by Wikimedia user Ajay Tallam. Physical Women-Only Spaces “My intention would be to make public transport safer for everyone, from the train platform, to the…
Learn More: Gender Queerness and Culture
Flying the flags of gay and transgender pride! Image by Flickr user torbakhopper. I Am Cait, a reality show featuring Caitlyn Jenner’s (née Bruce Jenner) transgender experience, premiered this past…
Five Reasons to Leave the Resort in Cancun
By: Sojourner Walker I love experiencing cultures. As a traveler, I am typically drawn to unusual corners of the globe to see, taste, hear, smell, and experience life from…
Finding solace for your soul in Cancun
Ladies, has your soul been complaining that you’ve not been giving it enough attention lately? Does it constantly nag at you to spend more quality time with it, or demand…