I have two crucial saboteurs to my GRRRL TRAVELER challenge: Becoming a Female Solo Traveler. Unless I find a way to deal with them, my plans are stillborn and I will not clear my challenge hurdle.
Here’s some steps I’ve taken as an attempt to deal with them: (more…)
by Christine Ka’aloa
The saying, “A stone’s throw in a pond creates a ripple effect…” feels true of the moment. As of recent I have been juggling a lot of weighty decisions about travel, making it more of a lifestyle and what happens when you have no travel partner.
My GRRRL Traveler Challenge #1 : Become a female solo traveler of developing countries.
My GRRRL traveling dreams and the courage required to embark upon them don’t magically create themselves, without some effort on my part to rub two stones together! I rub and I rub and ask myself- Why would I want to travel alone? That little voice inside says- “…because you love to travel…You love to explore new cultures and have adventures . Why WAIT on someone else to allow you to do that? Go for it -or – regret not trying ! And there you have it.
For me, solo travel is an opportunity to continue my travels, without being :
a) at the mercy of friends’ work-vacation schedules or luxury budgets
b) searching for travel buddies to match my wish list of developing countries
c) dealing with others’ fickleness
While twiddling my thumbs waiting, often I feel like I’m standing out in the rain, praying for lightning to strike (more…)
Check out Grrrl Traveler’s Postcards to Hawaii: Roz Savage video (above- 2 min)
Ocean Rower and Environmentalist, Roz Savage launches second stage (one of three stages) of her solo row across the Pacific Ocean. The press launch event took place at the Waikiki Yacht Club, Honolulu, Hawaii. Her boat, The Brocade, was blessed by a Hawaiian kahuna and she was escorted by canoes out of the Ala Wai Canal.
Whenever I tell people that I love Bollywood films, I get a confused look. In fact, they’ve been my “Best Friday Night Date“, beating out dates with a banker and an actor. What is it about these films that keep me addicted to them?
The Bollywood Formula:
• A three hour-long epic drama
• The emotional roller-coasting plot of romance-tragedy-romance
• Bright and lavish costumes
• Exotic backdrops
• Upbeat song & dance numbers
• You may be eating popcorn, but you’ll find it occasionally tastes like cheese. Not to worry, this flavor is still fun and good, but a chuckle and a little suspended disbelief goes a long way.
The Yoga of Travel: GRRRL SOLO- Part I (A New York Valentine’s Special)
“Two hearts and a table for one”
February 15, 2009
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Honey,…Dearest,… Babe… & The Stamp of Being SOLO.
You don’t have to be an ANTI-VALENTINES DAY grinch or a PRO V-DAY supporter. But who said if you’re solo, you can’t celebrate Valentines day as well?
In the winter chill of Manhattan, being and going SOLO can feel difficult but it is often the adopted lifestyle for a Manhattan culture absorbed in the climb of skyscraping ambitions. Soloists are definitely not alone. In NYC, “solo” is not necessarily a humiliating stamp of being an ‘unloved’ ogre but generally means you’re in a stronger and more passionate relationship ….with your career (pbbbt!). However, there are still uncomfortable moments of realization and places like restaurants, clubs or events, where being TWO feels like it would be so much better than being ONE.
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