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Palm Trees

Still No Plan… Update to THAT POST I Wrote Almost a Year Ago!

Since this post is still getting comments a year after it was published, it’s time for an update. When I wrote the original post I was confused about whether I’ve made the right choices in life, about which path to follow, about whether to keep to the path I believe in my heart to be [...]

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Inle Lake, Burma

“Only One?” Solo Travel Redefined in Burma

– Only one? asks the young guy in Mandalay as I follow him across the street. (I’ve figured out the best way to cross a street in a Burmese city is to attach yourself to a local person and follow them through the traffic). I make up a story about friends that are waiting back [...]

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South India for Women Travellers: My First Ebook!

South India for Women Travellers: My First Ebook!

South India for Women Travellers: How to Survive and Enjoy Your Trip  is my first ebook and it is packed with travel tips for women planning to visit South India. From where to go to what to wear, South India for Women Travellers offers practical no-nonsense India travel advice. It includes tips for planning a [...]

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Flowers worn in hair, Tamil Nadu

India Travel Tips for Women: Things to Enjoy in India!

Things you might enjoy as a female travelling in India: 1. Connecting with Indian women in the most unexpected ways. Don’t be surprised if Indian women make pretty direct and personal comments about your appearance. Indian ladies love to give you advice on your outfit, your jewellery (or the lack of it), the way you [...]

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Indian women in sari in the Taj Mahal

India Travel Tips for Women: What to Wear in India

Some parts of India might at first sight appear like Ibiza (especially Goa) and if you travel in the bigger cities you’ll see lots of women in Western-style clothes. Outside the tourist areas and the big cities, however, most women wear traditional Indian clothing (a sari or a salwar kameez), or maybe a kurta top [...]

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Women Shopping at Pushkar Camel Fair, India

India Travel Tips for Women: Packing for a Trip to India

India is like no other country on the planet. Travelling in India can be challenging for female travellers, especially if you’re a Western woman travelling alone. That should not stop you from going and you don’t need to be hysterically scared when travelling to India, but you need to be aware of your surroundings and [...]

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5 Reasons to Go Travelling Alone

5 Reasons to Go Travelling Alone

I get lots of emails from women who are thinking about going travelling alone and are a bit worried. But sometimes travelling alone might be the best way to go: 1. Because you can lay in the hammock all day reading a book and sipping fresh coconut water, and nobody’s going to interrupt you (except [...]

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A woman and a child in Mumbai, India (Photo by Wen-Yan King)

How I got my Nose Pierced in India

A few weeks into my second trip to India I realized I would have to get my nose pierced. Make that “re-pierced”. I had pierced my nose once before, but had given up wearing any nose jewellery back in the West, because it did not seem to put me in a good position in serious [...]

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