https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:46:44 +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/9-types-transportation-myanmar-burma/ https://grrrltraveler.com/9-types-transportation-myanmar-burma/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:16:21 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=41201 Types of Transportation in Myanmar / Burma. Many travelers want to know how to get around in Myanmar? For a female solo traveler without a guidebook or a hard-set plan (aka winging it… I winged it), getting around Myanmar didn’t feel difficult… at all. Using Burmese transportation always felt efficient and safe.  Although I didn’t...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/9-types-transportation-myanmar-burma/feed/ 13 https://grrrltraveler.com/7-ways-of-getting-around-india-in-a-day/ https://grrrltraveler.com/7-ways-of-getting-around-india-in-a-day/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:48:23 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=54509   What are the best ways of getting around in India? Traveling India can feel like an adventure. India is unpredictable and you never know what to expect. Your bus might break down, your train is delayed, or you might book a ticket on an Indian sleeper bus and find a two person berth really...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/7-ways-of-getting-around-india-in-a-day/feed/ 3 https://grrrltraveler.com/indian-trains-how-to-book-a-foreign-tourist-quota-ticket/ https://grrrltraveler.com/indian-trains-how-to-book-a-foreign-tourist-quota-ticket/#comments Sun, 04 Jun 2017 18:16:55 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=50888 Continued from my Survival Guide for Indian Trains… Foreign Tourist Quotas (aka FTQ)  are a small selection of ticketed seats,sold by India Railways and reserved for foreign travelers and NRI’s with a tourist visa. In the case a train is booked full, you might still be able to get a foreign tourist quota seat.  Despite having a...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/indian-trains-how-to-book-a-foreign-tourist-quota-ticket/feed/ 3 https://grrrltraveler.com/guide-to-indian-train-travel-video/ https://grrrltraveler.com/guide-to-indian-train-travel-video/#comments Fri, 19 May 2017 06:11:47 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=50924   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. Train travel in India… traveling India, I take trains a lot. In this post, I share essential tips for traveling India by...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/guide-to-indian-train-travel-video/feed/ 8 https://grrrltraveler.com/driving-in-bali/ https://grrrltraveler.com/driving-in-bali/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:36:45 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=41011 Maybe you want to experience Bali like a local. Maybe you’re adventurous or just want an easy way to skirt around your Bali sightseeing itinerary. Whatever your taste is, driving in Bali or renting a motorbike there, is the way to go.  Many tourists opt to get around by renting a motorbike.  I rented a scooter for...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/driving-in-bali/feed/ 8 https://grrrltraveler.com/getting-around-thailand/ https://grrrltraveler.com/getting-around-thailand/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2016 07:58:43 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47991   As a solo traveler, I make it a point to try as many transportation options as I can. It helps me have more control over my trip and I get to experience something new! Getting Around Thailand: 20 Fun Ways to Travel A reason why I continually love returning to Bangkok is because getting...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/getting-around-thailand/feed/ 3 https://grrrltraveler.com/taking-turkish-overnight-buses/ https://grrrltraveler.com/taking-turkish-overnight-buses/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 21:56:20 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=46662 Surviving the Overnight Turkish Bus & how to get lost   I’ve heard that taking a Turkish overnight bus feels luxurious and is a great experience. Just back from my Turkey trip, I’ll say– the gossip does not lie. The Turkish bus is a comfortable, convient and inexpensive way to travel Turkey and right up...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/taking-turkish-overnight-buses/feed/ 3 https://grrrltraveler.com/greece-island-hopping-from-athens-to-santorini-video/ https://grrrltraveler.com/greece-island-hopping-from-athens-to-santorini-video/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:39:22 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=45389 Things to Know about Greek Island Hopping:  Ferry from Athens to Santorini . Before I left for Greece, I researched what island stops were on my route to Santorini. I wanted to know whether I might want to Greek island hop and how feasible it was to do so on a one-way ticket ferry from Athens...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/greece-island-hopping-from-athens-to-santorini-video/feed/ 9 https://grrrltraveler.com/ride-sharing-take-a-lyft-over-a-taxi/ https://grrrltraveler.com/ride-sharing-take-a-lyft-over-a-taxi/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:20:40 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=42320   Would you take a funky car service with a pink moustache over an expensively boring yellow cab? If so, this next tip might be for you. If you’re traveling through the U.S, you know that it’s not always easy to get around most cities without a car. On my As a city full of spread...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/ride-sharing-take-a-lyft-over-a-taxi/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/how-to-avoid-airport-taxis/ https://grrrltraveler.com/how-to-avoid-airport-taxis/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:54:52 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=41250 How to Successfully Avoid taking Airport Taxis  (If you can’t see this video, click here) After my video tips about taking the bus, some of you asked what transportation alternatives there were to avoid airport taxis. It seems many of us have similar fears about taxis. We think of them as   1)  being expensive, 2) ripping...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/how-to-avoid-airport-taxis/feed/ 10