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“The ideal companion for the solo traveler, both before and during her trip.” — Pauline Frommer Achieve your solo female travel dreams with this empowering guide for women who want to see the world—perfect for anyone who has felt the tug of wanderlust after reading Wild, Eat Pray Love...

In 2018, amateur cyclist Jenny Graham left family and friends behind in Scotland to become the fastest woman to cycle around the world. Alone and unsupported, she crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin four months later, smashing the female record by nearly three weeks. With infectious wit and honesty, Jenny brings listeners into her remarkable Round the World adventure, as she takes on four continents, 16 countries – and countless cups of coffee.

Leaving a highly visible job took some courage, but Tracy Pawelski knew it was time. As she looked out on her horizon, her next step crystallized. She would join her 21-year-old daughter on a once-in-a-lifetime walk across Spain called El Camino de Santiago. While Tracy’s trek along the 500 miles of this ancient Catholic pilgrimage began as a mother-daughter adventure, Tracy soon realized this was her Camino, a journey of profoundly personal insight and spiritual growth.

A transformational journey through Italy, India, and Bali searching for pleasure and devotion—the massive bestseller from the author of The Signature of All Things This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made...

Too many digital nomads think that it can’t be done with kids. Once they have children, they feel like they have to settle down and conform to other people’s expectations. But, that is not true at all! You can manage a business, while you travel the world with your children. You can have a work/life balance as a digital nomad parent! Digital Nomad Moms: Women Who Carved Out Successful Remote Careers to Travel the World with Their Children is a collaborative book that features 17 chapters written by travel-loving female authors, moms, and business owners.

In this joy-filled, globe-trotting spirited memoir, one high-vibe, itchy-footed traveler invites you on a journey through the most amusing, inspiring, and unexpectedly enlightening moments of a life lived in motion. From overseas mishaps to island awakenings, every chapter brims with soulful insight, lighthearted laughter, and a healthy dose of the unexpected.

This inspiring collection contains powerful narratives from women who swim, surf, kayak, study glaciers, advocate for water conservation, carry forward their ancestral fishing traditions, and more. Collected by the team at She Explores, a media company and community that celebrates women in the outdoors, these first-person stories explore themes of independence, strength, healing, and self-discovery in nature.

Gender equality is a cornerstone of Swedish society and nowhere is this better illustrated than in Stockholm. In the second season of A Woman's Place, you'll meet the city's leading experts in gender equality in the workplace and learn practical tips to make your business more diverse and inclusive. In the first season, you'll be introduced to eleven inspiring women who have found a city where they can fulfil their professional ambitions, where their voices are heard and where their gender is not a disadvantage. This podcast series is produced by The Local in partnership with Invest Stockholm....

Join Amy and her family in their mishaps and adventures living in Barcelona and traveling throughout Europe, and watch as Amy—openly and with a self-deprecating humor—unfolds her struggles in her transition from a handle-it-all doctor and mother in the States to full-time parent who needs her kids to translate.

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have your Eat, Pray, Love story like Elizabeth Gilbert? Do you often wonder what the world has in store if you could travel on your own terms? For most people, traveling alone is like an elusive dream. The few lucky ones go on solo travels whenever they want to. While the rest patiently wait for the "perfect time" before even considering planning a trip. But what if timing or luck doesn’t play a part in making your solo travel dreams come true?

From licking a Monet in Paris, to pushing an abusive macho honeymooner off his sailboat in the shark-infested Galapagos, to saving her toddler son from a charging bull elephant in Africa, these 14 delightful, award-winning true tales will inspire listeners to follow the call of a wild life and leave home with their doors unlocked.

From wanting to push her boyfriend out of a plane over the Andes in Colombia to finding in a toilet tank a giant dildo that followed her friends through Mexico, to dancing wearing only a diamond necklace, this collection of stories by Lisa Alpine will inspire listeners to follow the call of a wild life and leave home with their doors unlocked.