Hostel Bookers are paying attention to women travellers on a budget through putting together information especially for women:

• about travel for in different countries
• Where are the Hottest Men – results of a survey
• Hostel Bookers blog posts about women and travel
• Results of survey of Women Travellers Read more

While I love to travel, I find long airflights a bit of a nightmare. Jill Gardner  is a retired flight attendent who is only too aware of the challenge of flying, and how some things can make the journey just that much easier. Read more

I got sent this advice from a travel company in Morocco, having been there, I thought most of it made a lot of sense.  Source of Advice

My recommendation would be to join a small group tour – the best way to explore, be safe and have fun.  Check out this calendar for tours for women to Morocco

In Morocco, male/female relationships are patterned differently than in western countries because gender roles are much more fixed. Family is the center of life in Morocco therefore it is not surprising that each sex has expectations that tie-in with raising children.

Females in Morocco are not discriminated against, however, upon reaching puberty (especially in small cities and villages) they are often separated with the intention of making sure that they stay virginal and to better prepare them for motherhood. In Morocco, getting married is considered one of the most important times in a woman’s life. Read more

Picture yourself swilling wine in a hot tub at the end of an invigorating day’s bush hike, or relaxing in a country pub having biked the classic Otago Rail Trail, or taking a dip in the turquoise waters of the glorious Abel Tasman after sea kayaking to a golden beach…

do these things sound like something you would like to experience? Well, read on, because your prayers have finally been answered!

As busy women we often have a myriad of (often feeble) excuses why we don’t do things for ourselves. But let’s face it: there is never an excuse good enough for not doing something positive for yourself – like taking a well-deserved short break somewhere!

Venus Adventures – Trips for Women – is now offering a range of short breaks within New Zealand (and Europe) for women who, well, just need a break! The breaks include anything from culture to adventures, and are always a lot of fun, and the website is a one-stop shop for short breaks for women.

The idea behind women-only trips is to help women escape their everyday roles and routines as busy mums, wives or workers, and to get away with the girls and have some fun!

“More and more women are realizing the importance of getting away from it all and letting someone else do all the organizing for a change”; says Julie Paterson, founder and owner of Venus Adventures Trips for Women. “Women naturally bond and network easily. Doing a trip which gets you out of your comfort zone a little is easier in a supportive women’s group. It’s a great environment in which to try new things. But, depending on the trip, we also indulge in fun things like spas and a little retail-therapy! Age also doesn’t matter as long as the spirit is there!”

All you have to do is get yourself to the trip starting point and all the rest is taken care of. So what are you waiting for? Your next adventure is just a mouse click away…for more information visit www.shortbreaksforwomen.com.

By Julie Paterson

Venus Adventures – Trips for Women

www.venusadventures.travel

www.shortbreaksforwomen.com

OK, so have found yourself in a fabulous Arab bazaar in some hot, sandy and exotic country. It is a maze of twisting alleyways crammed with people and intriguing shoplets selling bright and alluring handicrafts: colourfully decorated carpets, lamps, clothes, leather and metalware.

Trapped in shopping heaven, you almost pass out with excitement. Sweet, musky incense wafts through the air, and as you saunter along in the heat, handsome swarthy men try to entice you into their shops with cheesey one-liners “Madame, can I ask you something…?” Read more

Kaila loves travelling in South East Asia, but she has found the travel guides she used were too generic – she writes

It was when I was at a travel gear store stocking up for my big Southeast Asia trip, and the informative (and slightly annoying) sales rep was trying to give me travel tips, that I noticed a problem. You don’t even need to take shampoo or conditioner! He exclaimed, as he held up the itsy bitsy holdall that he was sure could cater to all my toiletry needs. You can just use a body detergent to cleanse your hair, and you’re good to go, he explained. I stared at his shiny astro-turf-like hair, and imagined mine after washing it with body detergent, sans conditioner or blow dryer. There are just some things boys don’t understand.

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Beth Whitman of Wanderlust and Lipstick has written another travel guide for women – this time for women travelling to India. Read more

Another new goddess has appeared – this time a group of women travel editors have collaborated on this Holiday Goddess website that was launched early this year.

The women have written such magazines as Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Tatler, The Sunday Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and more, and they come from all over the world. Los Angeles – Sydney – London – Paris – Perth – New Delhi – Melbourne – Dubai. Townsville – Brighton, and claim that “some of us never stop travelling at all!”

They have a Facebook page and seem to be steadily adding articles to the site.

Arden and Debbie are two young women who love travel and have turned that love into a new travel website Anglophone Goddess Traveler. Read more

Australian women are travelling overseas in ever-increasing numbers. It can be both exhilarating and daunting, and often the experience of a lifetime. So a government website writes, and they are right.

They have gone another step and provided a website and pamphlet on their smart traveller website -
read their travel advisory here