https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:22:26 +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/things-to-know-before-traveling-varanasi/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-varanasi/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:36:18 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=51328   Varanasi, otherwise known as Bananas, can appear like a chaotic city. Travelers either love it or hate it. Sitting along the Ganges River, it is one of the oldest and largest spiritual cities in India and a big pilgrimage spot for many, who wish to take their departed ones to the Ganges. However, as...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-varanasi/feed/ 9 https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-travel-tips-for-india-surviving-indian-culture/ https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-travel-tips-for-india-surviving-indian-culture/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2016 02:46:30 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=48505   This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder tool to find an plan based on your budget! Check out affordable U.S. trip insurance.  India can feel like  challenging and dizzying place for travelers. It can feel chaotic.  This is an illusion. Media labels it as...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-travel-tips-for-india-surviving-indian-culture/feed/ 16 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-korea/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-korea/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:45:43 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47642   This post may contain affiliate links. Never leave home without travel insurance. Click for the travel insurance I use or check out this recommended trip insurance finder tool. Korean culture can feel very different for Western travelers.  Here’s 42 things to know before traveling Korea and things to know about Korean culture. To the outsider...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-korea/feed/ 6 https://grrrltraveler.com/buddhist-monks-how-to-wrap-a-sari/ https://grrrltraveler.com/buddhist-monks-how-to-wrap-a-sari/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:00:04 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=43647 Buddhist monks are a prominent part of Southeast Asia culture.  You can’t go very far without seeing an orange, yellow or red robe sauntering by.   In terms of a fashionable lifestyle, the Buddhist order appears fairly limited and yet, you might still be surprised by its options.  I know I was. In countries like Thailand and...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/buddhist-monks-how-to-wrap-a-sari/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/odd-jobs-ear-cleaners/ https://grrrltraveler.com/odd-jobs-ear-cleaners/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:22:07 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=36920 India it seems, has a lot of different types of wallahs to service it's every need. From chai wallahs to bring you coffee, dobhis to do your laundry, dhabis to deliver lunch tiffens, jhadoos that sell brooms, the jobs are endless, at times, unfathomable and intriguing. So here's one more... Ear Cleaners.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/odd-jobs-ear-cleaners/feed/ 10 https://grrrltraveler.com/lacarmina/ https://grrrltraveler.com/lacarmina/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:50:07 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=36782 The travel lady I have the honor to interview today stands on the other side of that looking glass… in the world of the strangely bizarre, strange and beautiful. She's an extraordinary lady, successful at seeking out the "off-beat, cool, bizarre and eclectic" when she travels. Let me welcome, La Carmina.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/lacarmina/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/monk-abducted-thailand/ https://grrrltraveler.com/monk-abducted-thailand/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:27:25 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=31333 I have a fascination with Buddhist monks. India and Southeast Asia are rife with them. Maybe it's the shaved heads, robes, spiritual aspiration and ascetic lifestyle. Whether they're wearing a Tibetan crimson or Theravada orange and brown, whenever I see a monk, my eyes zero in with intent focus as if they're human puzzle pieces, walking on a waft of incense.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/monk-abducted-thailand/feed/ 20 https://grrrltraveler.com/should-you-be-a-monk-in-laos/ https://grrrltraveler.com/should-you-be-a-monk-in-laos/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:58:58 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=13868 "The monk life is very hard. I spent 6 years as a monk and I am thankful to grow up in the monastery, but I couldn't wait to leave!" cajoled my 24-year-old Laotian tour agent. - You didn't enjoy it or have fun? I asked. " It's not that it was bad. There are many boys there with you. ]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/should-you-be-a-monk-in-laos/feed/ 24 https://grrrltraveler.com/dhobi-ghats/ https://grrrltraveler.com/dhobi-ghats/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:29:06 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=9841 https://grrrltraveler.com/dhobi-ghats/feed/ 10 https://grrrltraveler.com/atrocities-of-tourism/ https://grrrltraveler.com/atrocities-of-tourism/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:04:58 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=11097 No matter how much you'd like to selfishly keep good places from changing, development in the name of progress is inevitable. With growth and the popularizing of travel comes the stampede of crowded tourist buses, over-worn backpacker routes, souvenir shops clamoring for the sell and then comes the irritating habits of tourists... ]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/atrocities-of-tourism/feed/ 24