A lot of things can go wrong when you’re travelling solo in a foreign country, especially for us solo lady travellers. What if a natural disaster hits the region you’re in? What if someone steals your wallet and passport? What …
Category: Wayfaring
On travel safety and white privilege (and why they’re basically the same thing) Feeling safe is a privilege granted to me because I’m white, middle class, non-disabled and straight.
I recently received a comment on one of my solo camping posts asking me if I ever feel unsafe while I’m camping alone. This is probably the number one question I get asked by family members and friends and blog …
We need to stop telling women they shouldn’t travel alone My crankypanties getting into a big, old, fat bunch.
A little while ago, an article popped up on my Facebook about Dahlia Yehia, a young woman originally from Michigan who had been tragically beaten to death by a stranger while volunteering and traveling alone in Nepal. Of course, the comments …
5 reasons to go solo camping That's 4 more reasons than not having a boyfriend.
Remember how I was going to go camping all by myself for the first time ever and how I totally thought I was going to have my face eaten off by wolverines? Well, I am happy to report that I …
By the time you read this I will probably have been attacked by wolverines And not the type that look like Hugh Jackman.
I know I say this pretty much all the time. But, you guys, I’M GOING TO DIE. You see, this morning, I am getting in my car and heading to Northern Michigan to go camping by myself for the first …