https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/digital-privacy-tips/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:05:25 +0000 https://grrrltraveler.com/?p=87397   This video and blog guide is intended to help travelers stay informed and aware of their rights—not to assist or promote unlawful behavior. It does not constitute legal advice and I do not encourage or condone any illegal activity. UPDATED a/o June 25, 2025: There have been some new insights for foreign travelers. Please...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/us-airport-security-what-you-need-to-know/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:15:46 +0000 https://grrrltraveler.com/?p=87294 My video filmed on March 23, 2025 just as U.S. travelers have been reporting phone searches at US border security.  I share what’s going on, what we can expect and some tips for safe entry. This blog post will be updated as changes  arise. – PLEASE SHARE & SPREAD THE WORD as this affects all...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-traveling-dempster-highway/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-traveling-dempster-highway/#comments Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:56:57 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=58609   Constructed in 2017, traveling Dempster Highway is a 734 kilometer all-weather road between Dawson City and it further connects Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk  via  an all-year road. It is the first road to connect Canada to the Arctic Ocean. Here’s 16 things to know before traveling Dempster Highway. Alternatively, referred to as the  Northwest Territories Highway...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-traveling-dempster-highway/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/11-must-try-vancouver-foods-and-where-to-find-them/ https://grrrltraveler.com/11-must-try-vancouver-foods-and-where-to-find-them/#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2019 03:57:55 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=59280   Vancouver is a foodie city with a lot of Asian influence, a very hip culture and a very unique and innovative taste. So I’m gonna take you on my top must-try foods of Vancouver and where to find them! Must-Try Foods Vancouver Foods Vancouver has an international sensibility with many foods inspired by its...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/11-must-try-vancouver-foods-and-where-to-find-them/feed/ 2 https://grrrltraveler.com/best-things-to-do-in-vancouver/ https://grrrltraveler.com/best-things-to-do-in-vancouver/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:30:18 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=59209 Vancouver is not a city whose name you’ll hear surface often, when it comes to sexy international cities. I’m not sure why…  It should be. San Francisco, New York, Chicago… all these cities come to mind when traveling Vancouver and yet, British Columbian sensibilities will call upon more. A progressive melting pot of cosmopolitan sensibility,...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/best-things-to-do-in-vancouver/feed/ 2 https://grrrltraveler.com/staying-at-an-airport-hotel-fairmont-vancouver-hotel-review/ https://grrrltraveler.com/staying-at-an-airport-hotel-fairmont-vancouver-hotel-review/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:52:44 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=58816   I’ve always felt at home in airports. Some travelers love arriving at their destination, but i’ve secretly always loved airport layovers. Airports have always felt like a place of transition for me. It has movement and is a place, where travelers cross paths with an impending sense of excited anticipation of a destination.  It...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/staying-at-an-airport-hotel-fairmont-vancouver-hotel-review/feed/ 5 https://grrrltraveler.com/road-trip-arctic-ocean-tuktoyaktuk/ https://grrrltraveler.com/road-trip-arctic-ocean-tuktoyaktuk/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:16:56 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=58522 For years, I thought the only way I’d ever see the Northern Lights was to book a ticket to one of the Nordic countries in Europe. Cha-ching, cha-ching… my bank account would be drained, I thought. My budgetary backup was to plan a Northern Lights trip to Alaska, which is much closer to the U.S....]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/road-trip-arctic-ocean-tuktoyaktuk/feed/ 17 https://grrrltraveler.com/sour-toe-cocktail-sourdough-saloon-dawson-city/ Sun, 03 Mar 2019 04:19:22 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=58701   “You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow—but the lips have gotta touch the toe,” is the saying  when drinking a sour toe cocktail in the Yukon’s Dawson City. One of the bucket list traditions of Dawson City is to try a  Sour Toe cocktail at the Sourdough Saloon. Located in Downtown...]]>