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Tag: travel safety

  • Posted in
    • Global Issues
    • Travel Guides

Don’t Forget Your Name, or Your Gender: the Trans, Nonbinary, and Queer Travel Guide

  • Posted byby Katriel Paige
  • August 9, 2017
  • 6 minute read
  • 3 Comments

We all know that travel is great. And we also all know that the actual processes of traveling can be frustrating and exhausting, taking quite a lot of mental and…

  • Posted in
    • Health & Wellness

When Your Gut Interrupts: How to Travel with Chronic Digestive Issues

  • Posted byby Hannah Coffman
  • August 3, 2017
  • 5 minute read
  • 3 Comments

Nine. Alone in a stuffy, foreign hotel room, I kept count of the times I vomited. Nine. When the number reached nine, I grabbed the cellphone meant only for emergencies…

  • Posted in
    • Global Issues

Violence or Fetishization, and Sometimes Both: What It’s like to Travel as a Black Woman

  • Posted byby Tigele Nlebesi
  • July 20, 2017
  • 5 minute read
  • 4 Comments

“Your body is your first home. Breathing in, I arrive in my body. Breathing out, I am home.” –Thich Nhat Hahn And so I am home. I carry home everywhere…

  • Posted in
    • Central America & Caribbean
    • Travel Guides

Is Solo Travel to Cuba Safe for Women?

  • Posted byby Megan MacNee
  • July 6, 2017
  • 6 minute read
  • 15 Comments

I daydreamed of traveling to Cuba for as long as I could remember. It solidified while studying the Cold War and President Kennedy as a history major in college. I’d…

  • Posted in
    • Health & Wellness

How to Survive Traveling with Food Allergies

  • Posted byby Amber Daugherty
  • June 26, 2017
  • 8 minute read
  • 5 Comments

Traveling with food allergies can be intimidating. And while it’s true that we all have various inhibitions and challenges that leave us a bit unhinged when dealing with travel plans,…

  • Posted in
    • Middle East

Is Dubai a Woman Traveler’s Paradise?

  • Posted byby Candace Lewis
  • June 19, 2017
  • 6 minute read
  • 4 Comments

When I first accepted an offer to teach in Dubai, I had a million and one questions. Is it safe? Will I have to dress modestly? How are women treated?…

  • Posted in
    • Global Issues
    • Reviews

Revolar: Stay Safe on Your Travels with Just the Click of a Button

  • Posted byby Justine Abigail Yu
  • May 23, 2017
  • 5 minute read
  • 0 Comments

In all of my travels, Copenhagen is probably where I’ve felt the safest. So it’s a bit ironic to be testing out a wearable safety device while here. But alas,…

  • Posted in
    • Asia
    • Travel Guides

Why Every Woman Needs to Travel Solo to Japan

  • Posted byby Katie Dundas
  • April 13, 2017
  • 6 minute read
  • 12 Comments

I discovered a beautiful irony while traveling alone through Japan in late 2015. Despite the country’s reputation for innovation, robots, and the latest in everything high-tech, it’s the perfect place…

  • Posted in
    • Travel from Home

How (And Why) to Learn Language Basics for Travel

  • Posted byby Tory Paez
  • April 10, 2017
  • 5 minute read
  • 12 Comments

As the airplane descends into Istanbul, I suddenly realize I don’t know a single word of Turkish. Not even the basics. Nope, really. I know nothing. I can’t say “hello,”…

  • Posted in
    • Community

Wanderful: The World’s First Homesharing Network for Women

  • Posted byby Beth Santos
  • February 27, 2017
  • 4 minute read
  • 0 Comments

Notice anything different? After months of teasing, the new Wanderful is finally here. When Wanderful incorporated in 2013, I never imagined how much our community would flourish and grow. I am constantly surprised…

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  • Posted in
    • Health & Wellness
    • South America

I Almost Went Into Anaphylactic Shock on a Beach in Peru. What Will You Do if You Have a Travel Emergency?

  • Posted byby Erin Morawetz
  • October 11, 2016
  • 6 minute read
  • 4 Comments

There I was, sitting on the beach in Huanchaco, the small surf town in the north of Peru where I was staying for two weeks. Despite it being a grey…

travel scams
  • Posted in
    • Around the World
    • Global Issues

That Time I Got Covered in Human Shit (and Other Travel Scams)

  • Posted byby Roberta Mancuso
  • September 29, 2016
  • 5 minute read
  • 17 Comments

There’s really no words to adequately describe how it feels to be doused in human shit. Disgusting? Yes. Appalling? Of course. Horrifying. Humiliating. (Those last two get closer to nailing…

  • Posted in
    • Global Issues

When You’re Assaulted in the “Safest” Place You Travel To

  • Posted byby Justine Abigail Yu
  • June 14, 2016
  • 6 minute read
  • 10 Comments

Do a quick Google search of “women traveling” and amidst links to tour companies offering their female-exclusive services (no doubt a reaction to the following), you get headlines like “Her…

travel safety app
  • Posted in
    • Reviews

Could a Travel Safety App Change the Way You Wander? Try Them Out, and Tell Us!

  • Posted byby Kayti Burt
  • April 26, 2016
  • 7 minute read
  • 3 Comments

In the winter of 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. America and other powerful Western democracies recognized the new nation’s sovereignty, causing thousands of Serbian nationalists to take to the…

day vs. night
  • Posted in
    • Travel Tips

Day vs. Night: 5 Ways to Know Whether a Destination Is Safe After Dark

  • Posted byby Marissa Sutera
  • April 12, 2016
  • 4 minute read
  • 2 Comments

In every new city I visit there is an instant wave of awe and wonder that washes over me. No matter how luxurious or run down it is, seeing something…

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