I was preparing for my third international trip when the thought occurred to me: I will be in a foreign country for an entire month — not the one or…
Traveling on Your Period: Tips to Feel Prepared
Traveling on your period can cause more than just cramps — it’s downright stressful! These tips from Samantha Weiss will help you prepare for anything so you can confidently travel…
Travel Bloggers with Endometriosis Share Their Stories
We can’t travel right now. But that doesn’t mean we can’t read about travel or support women travel creators. Sarah Bence shares her own challenges of traveling with endometriosis, alongside…
How to Manage Pain from Endometriosis While Traveling
Women who travel a lot know it’s never fun to change a pad or tampon in an airplane restroom. A train is probably even worse. Whether you’re off to an exciting family holiday or going to Tokyo for business, you would surely rather not be traveling during a difficult PMS or while on your period. For some women, it’s no big deal. But if you suffer from endometriosis or difficult periods, you definitely want to be prepared.
Everything You Need to Know About Traveling on Your Period and Access to Feminine Hygiene Products around the World
For women travelers, feminine hygiene products like tampons, pads and menstrual cups can be hard to obtain and complicate travel plans. Here’s what you should know about period poverty and access to menstrual products around the world.
THINX Period Panties: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Sticky
When I started cutting plastic out of my travels, I thought I’d found the answer to the problem of periods in the form of a menstrual cup. I’ve been using…
How Not to Manage Your Period In a Developing Country
Take a minute and think back to the first time you got your period. Maybe you got your first bra right around that time, and wore it so proudly, even…
11 Irresistible Holiday Gifts for Women Travelers
Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. It’s time to start making your gifting checklist for the women travelers in your life (which may or may not include…
Why Women’s Votes Matter and What Feminism Has to Do with Them
Working towards the right to vote. Image from Wikimedia Commons. On August 18, 2015 the United States marked the 95th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Ninety-five years of cis…
Navigating the World and Your Cycle: Using a Menstrual Cup As a Fat and/or Queer Person
Wanderful bloggers have been writing about menstrual health and menstrual cups for as long as Wanderful has existed. Because they’re portable, environmentally friendly, and reusable, they’re generally seen as perfect for travel. But if you’re…
5 (More) Ways to Achieve Sustainable Travel (That’s Healthy, Too!)
Let sustainable travel move you! Image by Morgan Pettersson. There are so many guides online about how to live a more sustainable life. There are even tips about how to…
The Girl’s Guide to Hiking for First-Timers
Summer is in full bloom (in the Northern Hemisphere at least!), providing great weather for you to get out and try out those outdoor sports you’ve always been eying. Want…
Review: On cups and funnels
Let’s talk about a recent Go Girl hot topic- the Go Girl Female Urination device. That compact pink tube containing the Go Girl FUD has been in my purse at almost every event where I could possibly find it useful- a fashion show, the airport, and a concert or two- but I still didn’t find a time where I felt comfortable using the flexible lavender funnel…