#solo female travelers

[hilarytravels]

Vang Vieng: Jewel Blue Lagoons

Vang Vieng. It has been awhile since I last posted and I’ve decided to revive this sleeping virtual space once again since life got in the way many moons ago. A quick search on google shows you blue lagoons, party scenes, countryside, tubing and varies exhilarating activities. These depictions were accurately true. Years ago, I was still a young, carefree, wild, risky; life of a party…

[ringsbeforebabies]

3 Carnival Destinations Perfect for Solo Travelers

Traveling alone is all about freedom  and independence – freedom from group decisions, arguments about sticking to strict (or lax) itineries and the independence to venture where ever you want and meet new people. So you’ve decided you want to play mas but none of your friends want to go (or can afford it right now) – you may just want to test the waters of a solo carnival experience. I promise…

[oneairai]

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[malinconiacronica]

mommy’s last solo trip 🥰

[thebestusernamepossible]

Literally going insane, might have to write fanfic for the first time in 2 years because the people™️ do not get my favorite female characters like I do and I feel the insurmountable urge to write her. I’m going to bite drywall why don’t ppl see her complexities. PLEASE STOP WRITING HER ETHIER AS DOMICILE MOM OR BITCH (or just for shipping) she is so so cool please guys please.

Also while I’m here, fandoms tendency to shove women in the ‘pure powerful goddess who can do no wrong’ box and then proceed to never give them an actual narrative role other than like ‘supportive’ or ‘took out a few background guys’. Like why DOES this incredibly badass and complex female character just get shunted into doinging some cool flips, getting praised about it (she’s the strongest fighter, so feminist wow) then never getting actnowleged as a 2 dimensional character.

I saw this a lot when I was in the Batman fandom, particularly with Cassandra Cain. She is a highly complex and interesting character, but in fandom she’s kind of shunted to ‘Badass therapy dog who takes care of the men’. Because even on the slight chance her backstory is brought up it’s always never delved into and mostly used to make her etheir more tragic and in need of support on a surface level or to let her be compassionate with the men characters who get their actual problems foucused on. It’s a unqiue kind of frustrating because it’s like almost letting the cool female character be cool, but it’s more like the idea of a badass women is shoved in your face, maybe joked about (or if we’re lucky she gets to beat up a few bad-guys), but ultimately treated like a cardboard cutout. Interestingly this actually isn’t entirely a female character thing, it’s also common with like old grandfather/grandmother characters and the elderly in general. But it’s usually badass women from what I see. :/ Why can’t fandom explore their stories (people do but why is it so much less), why can’t they be the prtags of cool AUs or time-travel fix-its, or crossover events

Idk I think I’m just frustrated, and I typed out more than I thought I would. Also Ive seen what happens to some other posts complaining about fandom misogyny, so please know if you’re a TERF, fuck off you have no place in this discussion. We will never agree, and frankly all of these points apply to canon Trans Women characters. Don’t say shit ill fucking end you.

[xcziel]

has anybody else thought about how jk could easily manage sofia's parts of slow dance or is it just me?

[unaesthetically-aesthetic]

For as long as I live, I will continue to chase waterfalls

[femrodeeeeo]

I think this is a great idea. While I've found that flight attendants do a pretty good job at keeping people in check and have no qualms about kicking people off, I do think there are a lot of women and girls who may not feel confident enough to report sexual assault in the first place :(

[chinacatmoonflower]

need 2 take a trip but can’t make my mind up on exactly where i’d like to visit. any US travel recommendations/inspiration would be greatly appreciated!! i’m most keen to check out some southern states but i am open to whatcha got if you’re sittin on a real hidden gem somewhere else!

[i-swear-my-name-isnt-raz]

I have traveled to more than 25 countries, territories and regions (that should be technically considered countries). I have dealt with straight up racism traveling abroad, though the levels vary. Sometimes it’s staring, other times it’s hair touching or rude questions and comments. Most of the time it is Islamophobia that gets me stopped in the airport.

Yup, you heard that right.

I was born in a Muslim country and was later adopted by an American couple. My biological family is Muslim as far as I can tell. And I have Kazakhstan listed in my passport as country of origin. Which means I have gotten stopped in most airports for some reason or another. I was once pulled aside for a full body search in Hong Kong. When I was 8 years old. When I travel, I carry copies of my Kazakh birth certificate, American birth certificate, passport, whatever visas and travel/vaccination documents I need, because I have been stopped in transit because of these documents at some point in time.

I am somewhat protected by my dad’s last name, which is a somewhat common Norwegian last name, especially in America. The first time I traveled abroad solo was the first time I had to take into consideration how visibly Jewish I wanted to be. I didn’t bring my copy of “Ashkenazi Herbalism��� to Türkiye, because my mom was worried I would get stopped and searched in the airport (like I normally do). I also left my hamsa with Hebrew on it at home for the same reason. I also took into consideration how queer I wanted to present myself. So I took my pronouns down from my social media accounts.

I am preparing to go to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this summer, and I’m running through the same list of questions. Do I keep my brightly dyed hair? Do I leave my hamsa and Magen David at home? Do I take down anything on my social media that screams queer Jew?

I know some of this is just my anxiety talking, because I have traveled for the last 20 years with very little serious issues. I can brush off casual comments about my “not quite Chinese eyes” (actual quote from a guy on my team in Türkiye) or the typical questions about where I’m “really from”. It has to be a real good insult for me to take it seriously, because I grew up in a fairly toxic school environment. So I’m sure I’ll be fine, especially since two months of this trip, I will be very far away from modern civilization. The only people I have to worry about are the people I’ll be living with during that time and I can handle American racism and stupidity.

[itscristyb]

Bring back the days where lying in the grass on a warm summers day and just watching the leaves rustle was enough. When sticking our feet in the sand and listening to the waves lap in was okay. When not everything had to be 'productive'. We are not here to tick off societies checklist. We are here to live. We are here to breathe in the moments of beauty and joy and wonder around us. To spend some days dancing in adventure and others melting into the world with nothing but the moment on our minds. We are allowed to simply ‘be’.

[lydiaaliciagarcia]

Fully fascinated with the vulnerable moment you reach for the bathroom door handle in a room full of other people reading and hoping and pining and NOT noticing.

// At Rowan coffee in Asheville, North Carolina.

[jetlagmag]

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[malinconiacronica]

summer 2023 was truly unmatched

[mandybuehler]

The last three months and 9,000 miles exploring the country smashed into the most fitting song! 🤩💙

I decided now was the time to make this recap video because I've just crossed the border into Canada and am embarking on part II of my journey to Alaska.

I have a list of favorite places and add to it all the time. I've met some incredible people, but mostly I've met myself. Free, with heart open. This is a feeling I never want to lose.

You are never too old to try new things or to chase your dreams. Don't let other peoples' fears stop you from doing things you know you are capable of. It's just you and you at the end of the day anyways, so make yourself proud, and do the dream.