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Backpacking Beauty Essentials: Staying Semi-Glam on the Road

December 2, 2022February 29, 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler with carry on beauty products

Traveling with your life strapped to your back isn’t a very glamorous time – but with a few backpacking beauty tips, it can be a bit more presentable.

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Long Term Travel Packing List: 10 Absolute Essentials

January 21, 2023December 18, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell

Packing for a year of travel was tough – and there were a few things I found I couldn’t live without. Here are the 10 things I loved and used and needed.

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Outfitting My Life: Dreaming of a Wardrobe of Joy Instead of Travel Outfits

March 28, 2022June 24, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler in the White Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Sometimes traveling alone as a woman in Europe involves a lot of window-shopping: picking out the outfits I’d wear in the glamorous lives I invent for myself in Greece, Venice, and Ireland.

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Beauty and the Beasts: Struggles and Solace in Solo Travel

November 19, 2019March 18, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Stray dog on the sidewalk in Ubud, Bali

When I’m backpacking alone in Southeast Asia, I struggle with my fear of dogs but soothe my soul with the lovely cheap spas here. Solo female travel has its up and downs and lonely moments.

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Bonfire of my Vanities: Beauty Habits and Backpacking

November 19, 2019February 11, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
solo female traveler at Pha That Luang in Vientiane, Laos

Traveling the world solo with a small backpack is an adventure – but not a glamorous one. How I’ve adjusted my beauty routine and my wardrobe.

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Venice: It’s V Nice

April 26, 2022December 7, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler on the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy

Four days spent solo traveling in Venice – what I expected is not at all what I found.

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Beauty and the Backpack: What I Took With Me

August 10, 2020October 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?

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