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Getting By With a Little Help: Solo Travel and the Kindness of Strangers

November 19, 2019April 5, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Yoga shala in Chiang Mai Thailand at Suan Sati

Solo female travel in Southeast Asia can be lonely, but the warmth and kindness of strangers makes it all worth it.

Categories Reflections Tags gratitude, health, philosophy 1 Comment

Heart Openers: A Yoga Retreat And Digital Detox in Thailand

November 19, 2019January 28, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
solo female traveler in wheel yoga pose at Suan Sati in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Going to Suan Sati yoga retreat in Thailand, I was expecting delicious vegan food and lots of meditation, but I got so much more.

Categories Asia Tags philosophy, Southeast Asia, Thailand, yoga Leave a comment

Seeking Your Bliss Solo: Travel Alone to Find Your Passions

January 24, 2022December 14, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler at Rila Monastery in Bulgaria

Traveling alone is tough, sometimes. But it’s also a powerful way to discover what you truly love – art, war museums, cats? Or hiking, if you’re not me. Why solo travel is transformational.

Categories Solo Female Travel Tags art, culture, philosophy, solo female travel 3 Comments

Akrotiri: The Ancient Atlantis on Santorini?

April 26, 2022October 28, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Santorini Greece white buildings and the blue sea

Santorini is a hot modern destination for travel – but the ancient mysteries of Minoan Akrotiri is more interesting to me than pool selfies and hot clubs.

Categories Europe, Greece Tags ancient history, art, culture, Greece, philosophy 1 Comment

When Solo Travel is Slow Travel: Greece at my Pace

August 10, 2020October 25, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Ancient Greek statue of a woman in Athens National Archeological Museum

Solo female travel is great for so many reasons – especially because it means you can go at your own pace.

Categories Solo Female Travel Tags ancient history, art, culture, Greece, philosophy, slow travel, solo female travel 5 Comments

Life as a Local; or, Waiting for the Plumber in Paris

August 17, 2020October 11, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
A statue in Paris France under a pink sunset

French plumbers are just like all other plumbers, but they are better-dressed. And other life lessons I’ve learned living in Paris for a month.

Categories Europe Tags cities, France, philosophy, slow travel 1 Comment

Solo in the Cemetery: Wandering Paris’s Pere Lachaise

August 10, 2020September 22, 2018 by Kathleen O'Donnell
A grave marker at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France

One of the best things to do when you’re visiting Paris alone: find a beautiful celebrity-filled cemetery and take in the quiet and creepy beauty.

Categories Reflections Tags existentialism, France, philosophy, solo travel 1 Comment

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