Every year, millions of people ask the same question: “Where should I go next?” The writing’s on the wall. AI is getting remarkably good at answering. Like many, I find AI to be an...

We often judge a trip by how much we managed to squeeze into it. Four countries. Twelve cities. Endless famous attractions. Yet some of the deepest neurological benefits of travel have less to do with...

Last week I wrote about how travel interrupts autopilot and gives our brains a remarkable workout. This week, I want to share what happened when I deliberately pushed my own brain by learning...

Travel is one of the few activities that challenges almost every major system in the brainall at once. Suddenly we’re paying REALLY close attention to our surroundings: * reading unfamiliar...

A transformative experience always has a life cycle. A transformative experience, however, isn’t something we tend to connect with travel but for this blog post I’m applying it to the work I do as a...

Every week I sit down to write something thoughtful about travel, or life, or the lessons I’ve learned along the way. This week, I couldn’t find the energy. (Not every season is a...

It’s a question many women ask when they think about taking on a new challenge, or hobby, or relationship. Or travel. Especially traveling alone to a new country. The Lie That Adventure Has an Age...

This week’s post is a promotional one. It’s an invitation to check out TWO resources on my website. Perhaps one (or both) might make travel easier for you or a woman you know. Ready to...

Have you noticed that it takes a crisis to trigger radical change? Sadly, and far too often, things must fall apart for us to know this. I was 48 when my fiancé Bob died. We’d just got engaged...