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Minimalist Travel Essentials: A Year With a 35L Backpack

December 11, 2024October 17, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler with backpack for long-term travel

Packing super-light is tough for anyone, especially a clotheshorse like me. But it’s freeing and worth the effort.

Categories How To’s Tags budget travel, minimalism, packing, solo female travel 1 Comment

The Best Small Museums of Paris: What Not To Miss

February 23, 2023October 16, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
the Place des Vosges park in Paris France

Paris is full of museums – and some of the best are the small ones off the usual tourist radar. Here are my five favorites, and a couple extra if you have time.

Categories Europe, France Tags art, budget travel, France, museums 2 Comments

Beauty and the Backpack: What I Took With Me

March 25, 2025October 10, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler in front of a mirror in Paris apartment

How do I look like a human (sometimes even a glamorous one) on the road for a year with just a tiny backpack?

Categories How To’s Tags beauty, packing, solo female travel Leave a comment

Paris by Nose: Taking in the Smell of a City

December 12, 2024October 9, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
A statue in Paris France under a pink sunset

Not just another guide for what to do in Paris – let’s find out what it smells like (cigarettes, croissants, and the hallways of the Ritz).

Categories Europe Tags cities, France Leave a comment

Why Travel Solo? Here’s Why I Love It

February 23, 2023October 5, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler at Monet’s Giverny home in France

I get so many questions as a woman traveling alone – why? How? Is it safe? Is it lonely? All the answers and more – why you should travel solo, too.

Categories Solo Female Travel Tags solo female travel 7 Comments

The Life of Luxury on a Budget in Paris

February 23, 2023October 2, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell

Paris can be a city of decadent luxury – or a budget paradise with a few smart tips. I’m doing it on $100 a day and going to the Ritz too.

Categories Europe, France Tags budget travel, France, solo female travel, walking 3 Comments

Belleville: A Beautiful and Bold Paris Arrondissement

February 23, 2023September 30, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Street art in Belleville neighborhood of Paris

Belleville is probably the coolest neighborhood in Paris – street art everywhere, hipster cafes and men with ironic mustaches abound. I can’t get enough.

Categories Europe, France Tags flâneuse, food, France Leave a comment

Les Eglises de Poitiers: Old Beauty in A Small French City

February 23, 2023September 16, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
A church stained glass window in Poitiers, France

Visiting Poitiers, a small city in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France, and exploring its history through the many beautiful and ancient churches there.

Categories Europe, France Tags culture, France 2 Comments

Driving the Dordogne Solo: A French Road Trip

March 6, 2023September 14, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler at a chateau in the Dordogne, France

The perfect solo road trip in France: driving around the Dordogne region to see ancient chateaus, eat truffles, and discover ancient history.

Categories Europe, France Tags chateau, France, road trip, solo female travel Leave a comment

What to do in West Cork: Ireland’s Best-Kept Secret

March 22, 2023September 12, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Sunset in Union Hall in West Cork, Ireland with smiling boy

West Cork is one of the most scenic and least touristed corners of Ireland – here’s a few of my favorite towns to visit and what to do in each.

Categories Europe, Ireland Tags Ireland, West Cork 1 Comment
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