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One of the best ways to plan a trip to a new destination is to hear from people who have first-hand experience with the local area. That’s why travel bloggers are such a valuable resource for beginner and experienced globetrotters alike.
Reading travel blogs is a fantastic way to get inspired for your next trip and discover practical advice to help you plan your itinerary.
Women face unique challenges when they hit the road, particularly when they choose to do it solo. However, female travel bloggers prove that solo travel as a woman is attainable and can be life-changing in the best possible ways. Here are the 12 most inspiring solo female travel bloggers helping other women hit the road and expand their horizons.
1. Jessie On A Journey
Jessie Festa was born and raised in New York, where she studied Communication & Rhetoric. Before graduating, she studied in Australia, backpacked in Europe, hiked across China, and taught English in Thailand. After graduating, she found the world of full-time work didn’t mix with her yearning to explore, and in 2010, she quit to embark on a career as a travel writer.
Jessie On A Journey documents her experience as a solo traveler and shares valuable insights into destinations all over the world. You can find in-depth travel guides on specific countries and cities, as well as general guides about traveling, planning itineraries, and staying safe on solo trips.
As a New York native and certified New York sightseeing guide, Jessie has a wealth of knowledge to share about NYC and offers guided photo tours of the city. She has also written extensively about how to build and monetize a successful travel blog if you’re interested in becoming a digital nomad yourself.
2. Just One Passport
Kelly Wiese is from the baby boomer generation, which makes her a self-proclaimed “senior” solo traveler. After her three children grew up and flew the nest, Kelly began to prioritize her love for travel and go out in search of adventure. Just One Passport is where she documents her journeys and shares a wealth of travel tips for senior female adventurers.
Since Kelly continues to work full-time as a Corporate/Commercial Law Clerk, her travels are limited to evenings and weekends. She loves road trips and has driven extensively across her native Canada and the United States. Kelly has also taken several cruises and has lots of advice to share about cruising as a single person.
Kelly’s unique perspective as a senior traveler makes her a valuable voice in the world of solo female travel blogs. When we think of solo women travelers, we often imagine Millenial and Gen Z influencers, but older women often have more time and financial means to make travel a reality.
Kelly’s ethos is that you’re never too old to embark on new travel adventures, and she’s on a mission to inspire women of all ages to do exactly that.
3. Anja On Adventure
Anja Ilar is a Slovenian teacher and tour guide who has had the travel bug ever since childhood. She visited Morocco, Portugal, and Turkey while studying geography and history at university.
After her first solo trip to New York City, she soon moved to New Zealand. She then spent time living and working in Australia, Samoa, and Fiji and traveled as much as she could. Eventually, she began to document her adventures, and her travel blog was born.
Anja On Adventure has a wide variety of destination guides, itinerary inspiration, travel tips, and fun facts. Anja’s background as a teacher gives her blog an informational focus, as she feels passionate about empowering her readers with the knowledge they need to plan successful trips. You can also find reviews of some of the hotels, resorts, restaurants, and cafes that Anja has visited.
If you’re interested in becoming a travel influencer yourself, or you simply want to document your travels more comprehensively, Anja can help. She has written extensively about social media content creation and has plenty of advice about growing a presence on Instagram and Pinterest.
4. Timeless Travel Steps
Georgina Daniel of Timeless Travel Steps is a London-based travel blogger focusing on slow and responsible travel. Although she’s always had a passion for travel and for learning about the history and culture of far-flung destinations, Georgina didn’t start her travel blog until her children left home and she found more time to commit to traveling.
Over her lifetime, Georgina has visited more than 30 countries, but these days much of her time is focused on discovering hidden gems throughout the United Kingdom. She has journeyed extensively through England and Scotland, visiting lots of key historical and cultural sights along the way.
Timeless Travel Steps documents Georgina’s many visits to UK heritage sites and historic cities, as well as the lessons she has learned about the people and culture of the international destinations she has visited in her life.
It also highlights the value of slow travel since Georgina favors traveling by train, car and foot versus air travel. She has created a comprehensive guide on train travel which explains how to get cheap tickets, how to stay safe on public transport, and where to find unique rail-based travel experiences.
5. Traveleira
Brenda Gisselle Mejia is a Puerto Rican writer whose love of travel began when she studied foreign languages and Spanish studies at university. She found herself focusing on budget travel as she strived to explore as widely as possible with limited means. She believes that everyone should be able to achieve their travel dreams and is committed to helping people do exactly that.
Traveleira has helpful guides about must-see sights in various destinations around the world. Brenda’s love of languages and enthusiasm for culture and literature means she knows how to find the best museums, historical sights, and cultural attractions in the cities she visits. The blog also has helpful guides for finding affordable flights and accommodation.
Brenda documents her travels not only via her blog but also on social media, where she shares short videos about her experiences. She’s passionate about discussing the benefits and challenges of the female solo travel experience, and she’s one of the best solo female bloggers for an ultra-truthful take on the subject.
6. Sick Girl Travels
Jenn Lloyd of Sick Girl Travels is an American writer who is committed to seeing as much of the world as possible while living with a disability. She has documented traveling with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, IBS, fibromyalgia, depression, and anxiety. As a skilled television, game, and web series writer, it felt only natural for Jenn to create a travel blog to document her adventures.
Chronic pain, limited mobility, fatigue, and vision problems make travel challenging for Jenn, and the process of traveling poses risks of life-threatening health complications.
Despite this, Jenn has explored over 40 US states and visited over thirty countries on six continents. Her goal is to share her experiences so that other people with disabilities and mental health conditions can better plan their trips and travel more confidently.
There are lots of destination-specific resources about accessibility on the Sick Girl Travels website, such as this post about accessible attractions in Hong Kong. There are also general guides for traveling with chronic health conditions. Jenn has also crafted a comprehensive guide to air travel accessibility which outlines accessibility information for a huge range of airlines.
7. Dreams In Heels
Olga Maria is a Latina travel writer who splits her time between New York City and Europe. Her blog, Dreams in Heels, references the fact that Olga goes anywhere and everywhere in heels due to a leg condition that makes it uncomfortable for her to walk with her feet flat on the ground. She has traveled all over the world in heels and written extensively about her adventures.
In addition to her blog, Olga has founded the Bilingual Travel Community for Spanish and English speakers and the Latinas Who Travel community to help Latina travelers connect on the road.
She’s also an award-winning influencer, having been named the “2012 Next Generation Latina” by Latina Magazine. She has also contributed to several publications, including Livid Magazine, Vetta Magazine, NY Daily News, and Expedia UK Travel Guides.
As a passionate foodie, you can find plenty of food and drink reviews on Olga’s blog and her extensive destination guides. She is passionate about correcting common misconceptions and myths about the countries she visits and is keen to befriend people in every destination to learn about the local culture.
8. A Solo Woman Traveling
Melissa is passionate about supporting single women in their dreams of exploring the world. Her travel journey began in 2017 when she moved to Berlin for three years. During her time there, she traveled extensively through Europe, visiting France, Austria, Slovenia, Greece, Malta, Romania, Italy, Spain, the UK, Portugal, Croatia, and many more countries along the way.
A Solo Woman Traveling comprises detailed travel guides created with solo female travelers in mind. Melissa has also penned planning guides to help newbie travelers get to grips with creating their own boutique itineraries.
Melissa began her European adventure after feeling lost and looking for direction in her life, and she’s keen to help others find themselves by seeking out adventure. She has written extensively about overcoming her solo travel fears and the benefits of traveling alone to inspire other single women to take the leap and satisfy their wanderlust.
9. Pati’s Journey Within
Pati Smietana is a Polish solo traveler and photographer who dreamed for years of a wandering life before finally biting the bullet at the age of 43. She found that her career no longer felt like a symbol of success and that true success to her was in visiting new places, learning new languages, and stepping out of her comfort zone.
Pati’s Journey Within centers around Pati’s desire to learn more about herself via her travels. By exposing herself to new sights and cultures, she is constantly evolving and discovering what type of person she can become. In sharing her travel stories online, she hopes to inspire first-time and inexperienced travelers to take a leap of faith and commit to a nomadic lifestyle.
In addition to guides into sights, activities, itineraries, and accommodation in specific destinations, Pati has written extensively about the practicalities of solo travel and backpacking.
She has lots of tips to share about packing, buying insurance, booking flights, and staying safe on the road. She prefers slow and budget travel, so Smietana also includes plenty of advice about traveling at a gentle pace and with a flexible itinerary.
10. Claire’s Itchy Feet
Claire Summers is the British travel blogger behind Claire’s Itchy Feet. She first began to satisfy her urge to travel by joining the Royal Navy at the age of 21.
After serving for five years, she was medically discharged and decided to go to university to study dance. Soon enough, she found herself with itchy feet, and in 2016 she booked a one-way ticket to Guatemala and became a digital nomad.
Having visited a huge variety of popular backpacking travel destinations across six continents, Claire has plenty of solo travel tips to share. She has detailed accommodation guides and recommendations for yoga retreats, tours, and activities broken down by destination.
In addition to her blog, Claire also shares details of her travels via her Instagram page and her YouTube channel. She recently had a baby, and although becoming a mom has changed the way she travels, it certainly hasn’t put a stop to her wandering lifestyle.
11. JulieDeVivre
Julie B. Rose has long loved traveling, and for years she took every opportunity she could to rent out her house in Phoenix to travel. She started her travel blog in 2017 to document her adventures on JulieDeVivre. In 2020 she decided to make travel a full-time process. She sold her home and set out on a nomadic, minimalist lifestyle with her dog Mini Rose in tow.
Although Julie has traveled all over the world, she’s spent most of her time exploring North America by road. Her blog has extensive guides on popular destinations in Canada, the USA, and Mexico, with suggested itineraries to help people make the most of their visits.
Julie is passionate about inspiring other women to travel on their own terms. She shares practical advice about planning, budgeting, and spending, how to travel with a pet, and how to cope with the emotional aspects of life as a solo digital nomad.
12. Bucket List Journey
Annette White, a California-based restaurateur, once suffered from severe anxiety that held her back from living a fulfilling life. Today, she travels all over the world, seeking out adventures and documenting them on the Bucket List Journey. She committed herself to a life of travel so that she could practice facing her fears and doing the opposite of what fear told her.
Bucket List Journey documents the many adventures that Annette has embarked on ever since. Examples include fishing for piranhas in Guyana, zip-lining through the rainforest in Costa Rica, kayaking with whales in Manitoba, and hiking a volcano in Guatemala.
Annette’s blog serves as valuable inspiration for any traveler looking for an adventure, but it’s also a helpful resource for people with anxiety. Annette is passionate about the benefits of having a bucket list and is committed to helping people check off their own.
Women Led Travel
There’s no better way to find travel inspiration than by visiting the pages of travel blogs written by people who have set the path, learned the lessons, and returned with knowledge for the next traveler.
Be sure to check out the 12 most inspiring solo female travel bloggers we listed here to discover incredible inspiration and valuable advice for your next trip!
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