Solo Female Travel in Peru ***Author’s Note: Typically, I write about tips & provide guides for specific destinations. This post, on “Solo Female Travel in Peru,” is a little different: I recently ran across the journal I kept while in Peru,...
Solo Female Travel in Colombia.. I wrote this in my journal, following a month of solo female travel in Colombia: “Never have I felt the comfort of strangers more so than in Colombia, a place once known as the ‘Murder Capital of the World.’ Never...
Solo Female Travel in Antigua, Guatemala! Ohhhh….how I love Antigua, Guatemala! I traveled there in 2017, & used Antigua as my Guatemala base ~ from which I explored Lake Atitlan, Chichicastenago, & the brilliant pools of Semuc Champey. But Antigua was...
Is Oaxaca Safe for Solo Travel? On my last trip to Mexico, I had no intention of visiting the Oaxaca region: my heart was set on visiting Mexico City & San Miguel de Allende. But, as so often happens, after talking to locals ~ I changed my mind. Oaxaca seemed to...
Solo Female Travel in Medellin Solo female travel in Medellin??! Isn’t that too dangerous?! After all, Medellin is synonymous with Pablo Escobar, cocaine, & drug trafficking. Anyone who’s watched “Narcos” knows all about that. But the...
Moray Ruins in Peru & Head-On Collisions! Welcome to the “Moray Ruins in Peru!” Once upon a time….it was New Year’s Day 2016 (& my friend, Tasha’s birthday). We’d already trekked to Machu Picchu, & upon returning to our...