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Thank you for visiting! Here you will find a collection of travel stories from women around the world. Each one is as unique and varied as the next. Enjoy!
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When travel doesn’t feel like it should

27/2/2020

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I had no energy to find a place to eat, so I ended up sitting in the hotel restaurant. As I waited for my food, I felt the urge to go back home.

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Baby on Board – Destination Peru!

27/2/2020

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Picture of children in a children's home in Peru welcoming a mum and baby visiting them
​When we visited the home for under 5 year olds my heartstrings were pulled at. Now that I have my own child, it breaks my heart to meet children who are not able to be with their families. I just wanted to pick them all up and give them big hugs.

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Broken down in Beaumont

17/1/2020

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Contemplating the freedom of campervan living
If only they knew, sometimes travelling is not always a guaranteed good time. Sometimes it's breaking down in a vehicular, financial and mental fashion...

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Self discovery in the land of The Sound of Music

16/9/2019

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Picture of a little town on a lake in Austria with green mountains in the background
It felt surreal being at the same house that the von Trapp family once was. I was transported back in time. I could imagine them walking the exact same steps or looking at the same views.

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How cycling across South Dakota restored my faith in America

30/8/2019

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Picture of a girl sitting on the top of a mountain overlooking the scenery in front of her
​In a pocket of the country strange and new, distant and odd to me, I felt like I belonged. We were not alone in the west, nor in this country, but rather a part of it.

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You never know where the adventure might take you

31/7/2019

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A couple embracing each other facing away from the camera as they look ahead of them at a street that is framed by colourful lanterns in Montreal
​She found the perfect place in an East London house share, and when she got to the room, she immediately felt at home. Maybe it was the map on the wall? Or was it the positive quotes and notes around the room? Something said this was the right place to be.

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From dreams and rumours to a warm welcome in Iran

9/1/2019

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A woman facing away from the camera standing underneath a sand stone memorial in Iran
After a bit of soul-searching, we realised that part of the reason we felt so nervous was that the most common context in which we had seen Arabic script on a black banner or flag was in news coverage of ISIS.

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How travelling back to my roots healed my heart

7/1/2019

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Woman walking along the St Martin's flats at low tide
​I had no agenda. I was just going back to my roots, to what felt good. To my happy place. To just be.

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Enduring major travel lows to get to that great travel high

1/1/2019

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A woman standing in front of the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina looking at the glacier ice and the mountains in the background
​The next few hours were spent filing through a series of lines sleep-deprived, as the airport kept filling up with people and news crews, with little to no one leaving.

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Lessons learnt on my world famous Sri Lankan train ride

20/11/2018

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An old train driving through the countryside on the way from Kandy to Ella in Sri Lanka
​As I made my way onto the platform, I remember thinking to myself - these people can’t ALL be getting on the same train, can they? They won’t fit, surely? Oh, how wrong I was!

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I prepared for the trip of a lifetime - and then it all fell apart

14/11/2018

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View over the city of Kathmandu in Nepal on a sunny day with clear blue skies in the background
Unfortunately, life had plans for me that did not involve taking a single footstep in my hiking boots.

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Pre-baby reflections from a mom who loves to travel

20/8/2018

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I never questioned whether it was meant to be - I knew instantly I’d keep the baby, but I felt so alone and scared.

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6 Months In Japan: Living My Dreams In The Land Of The Rising Sun

24/4/2018

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Picture of a woman looking out over a lake and gardens in the background
To me, Japan is a country of convenience, politeness, discipline and gorgeous landscapes. It’s the country where napping on the train during the commute is perfectly normal. It’s home to the most polite and helpful people I have ever encountered.

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How travel helped me to rediscover myself

17/1/2018

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A woman enjoys the atmosphere and European architecture
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. ​- Oscar Wilde

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La Paz: A city like no other

21/11/2017

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Woman running across the sand dunes in La Paz Bolivia
The urban legend claims that for higher houses you need to make a more significant offering. No, it’s not two fetuses. It’s also not a grown llama. Brace yourselves; it’s a human.

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How travel helped me discover my latest passion

25/10/2017

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Woman overlooking a lake on the Torres del Paine trek in Patagonia South America
Over the next couple of days, it didn’t get any easier, but I learned to love the challenge and accomplishment. Each night coming to camp I felt proud of myself for making it, and that sense of accomplishment kept me going.

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What Not To Do When Crossing The Russian Border

4/10/2017

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Woman overlooking the Hermitage museum and lake in St Petersburg, Russia
We have a proverb in Romania that says: “Even drunk people have their own God.”  
After this adventure I definitely believe that travelers have their own God too. ​

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Fear, Pain & Pride - Cycling Patagonia

26/9/2017

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Woman overlooking mountains in Patagonia, South America
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.  - Eleanor Roosevelt

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Building houses in Ecuador

5/8/2017

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Woman grabbing mud out of a bucket and putting it on a shovel to build a wall
Living in a place that was away from the hustle and bustle of the usual tourist spots gave me a greater insight into the Ecuadorian way of life.

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The five senses of Antarctica

2/8/2017

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Woman overlooking the sea and icebergs in Antarctica
If anything can save the world, I’d put my money on beauty. - Douglas Tompkins

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A never-ending love story

25/7/2017

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Woman walking along a desert road with her arms up in the air
Knowing that you will never have another day like this, in this company, at this place—it makes it all that much more intense and valuable.

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Finding unconditional love in South America

19/7/2017

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Woman overlooking fields and mountains in South America
They made me feel at home, and I always felt like I was able to give my love to them in return. Love is not something that you keep to yourself. It is something that you share with others. ​

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Exploring Europe one short trip at a time

11/7/2017

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Woman overlooking the beach and sea in Jordan
The value of a trip should be measured by the experiences you've made and the lessons you've learned, not by the amount of money you spent. 

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Distant cities are waiting for me

6/7/2017

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Woman taking a photo of a round arch of an old building
I dream of other roads in other lands. Of another home.  - Samuel Beckett

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My language learning journey around South America

28/6/2017

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Woman standing on rocks overlooking the sea in South America
...the moment I landed in Buenos Aires, I realised that I had been somewhat cocky about my abilities.

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