https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/truth-of-long-term-travel-solo/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:33:37 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=78999   Long-term travel isn’t the perfect freedom adventure everyone thinks it is. After seven months of vagabonding through Southeast Asia, Asia and East Asia, moving from guesthouse to guesthouse with no master plan, making panicked decisions as tuk-tuk drivers swarmed bus stations … I learned that long-term travel with an open-ended ticket can sometimes feel...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/ways-to-travel-without-a-plan/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:16:12 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=14198   Anthony Bourdain famously said, “I’m a big believer in improvising and getting lost.” While some travelers thrive on meticulously planned itineraries, I’ve found that embracing a level of spontaneity can lead to the most memorable and immersive travel experiences. Going into a trip with few plans to structure it can also lend to a...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/budget-long-term/ https://grrrltraveler.com/budget-long-term/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:10:18 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=10103 Travel friends have been curious how I budgeted for my several months on the road and how much I spent on India and Southeast Asia. Okay, let's start with the general topic of budgeting. When I started out, the idea that I'd be traveling long-term didn't click in. I actually thought I'd be on the road for a much shorter period. So, I got a crash course. ]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/budget-long-term/feed/ 22 https://grrrltraveler.com/longterm-travel-3-mistakes/ https://grrrltraveler.com/longterm-travel-3-mistakes/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:40:14 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=15217 Long-term solo travel. I wouldn't call it easy. Being homeless and living on the road is hard work! By my sixth month, my travel enthusiasm began fluctuating. I was still thrilled by the unending travel adventure I was living; but also, starting to feel run down from shouldering the constant responsibility of it.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/longterm-travel-3-mistakes/feed/ 75 https://grrrltraveler.com/love-letter-15-long-term-travel-and-the-challenges-of-blogging-on-the-road/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:19:56 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=15106 The goal of blogging-on-the-road is a massive beast! Not a simple task. It's not that the countries I've traveled after India weren't as amazing, but I've quickly learned that it's nearly impossible for me to take you through my journey as I'm experiencing it. So I've decided to detour from my chronological mission of posting only India (Look out- I may get messy!)]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/love-letter-14-15-long-term-travel/ https://grrrltraveler.com/love-letter-14-15-long-term-travel/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:36:49 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=11170 Dear Love, You may be wondering what's up with me these days. Before I left Korea, I had planned 3 months in India... My plan: to job search for summer work. One hitch: I never planned for the 'what if' I never found a job by the end of my Indian summer! ...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/love-letter-14-15-long-term-travel/feed/ 9