Tips & Treats: Packing Secrets For and By a Solo Female Traveler
Guest post: Text and photos by Kristen Yates (Want to guest post in this site? Please read this for details. ) I’m going to be honest: I’ve been living abroad for over two years and packing for travel – either long or short-term trips – is still the bane of my existence....
How to Travel Alone as a Woman: Dealing with Loneliness
Text and photo by: Prime Sarmiento Solo and happy in Beijing: This is me taking photo of myself at the Temple of Heaven. Note: This is the last installment of the six-part series on How To Travel Alone As A Woman. The first part discusses travel safety tips for solo female travelers, the second is about...
Q & A: Christina Ambubuyog talks about travel as a spiritual experience
Interview by Prime Sarmiento Christina Ambubuyog is a career changer. She left her corporate job in 2008 to honor her creative and spiritual gifts by launching I Love Intuition-an enlightened company dedicated to show you exactly how to claim your intuition in order to create clarity, authenticity and shortcuts to success....
A Solo Female Travelers Weekend Guide to Munich
Text and Photos by Nina Sarmiento I always wanted to go to Munich if only because I long wanted to see the castles built by Ludwig II, former King of Bavaria and more known as Mad King Ludwig. His fairy-tale castles are the stuff that little girls' dreams are made of. And...
Female Travel Intelligence: Staying safe and happy while on the road
This is a guest post (Want to guest post in The Gypsygals? Please read this.) Whether you're on a business trip, or backpacking across Europe, traveling alone as a woman can feel intimidating at times. It doesn't help that some of your friends and family go out of their way to tell horror stories...
Tips & Treats: Eat Cheap, Eat Healthy, Eat Well While Traveling
Guest post: Text and photos by Kelly Dennett (Want to guest post in this site? Please read this for details. ) Tacos in Mexico, tortellini in Rome, tapas in Spain, baguettes in Paris. Travelling for me has definitely become all about the food. After my accommodation and flights, food is always my biggest expense. Which...
Q&A: Sherry Ott talks about the joys of going on a career break
Interview by Prime Sarmiento Sherry Ott has been working in the information technology sector in New York for three years when she decided that it was about time to quit and travel the world. That was in 2006, back then Sherry’s plan was just to take a break from a career she didn’t...
A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Amsterdam
Text and photos by Nina Sarmiento Walking by the canals of Amsterdam Ok I admit it. One of the reasons why I had to spend a weekend in this Dutch city was my curiousity over the (in famousred light district of Amsterdam. But traveling to Amsterdam proved that there’s more to it than “working girls”...
How to travel alone as a woman: The unbearable lightness of packing light
— Text by Prime Sarmiento (Note: This is part five of the six-part series on How To Travel Alone As A Woman.The first part discusses travel safety tips for solo female travelers, the second is about how to travel...
Q & A: Loes Van Mierlo on Spiritual Journeys
Interview by Prime Sarmiento Soul Coach Loes van Mierlo is in many ways, a true-ble gypsygal. She was born in Netherlands but have lived in Finland, Germany, India, the Philippines and Ireland. She’s now based in California, coaching clients from all over the world (via Skype) to help them gain...
HerStory: Make My Spirit Fly –My Farm in Maryland [part 2]
Guest post by Malou L. Sayson Note: This is the second part of the two-part travel memoir written by The Gypsygals first ever guest poster – Maryland-based Filipina writer Malou Sayson. You can read the first part here. HerStory is a new section in The Gypsygals, a space for my fellow female travelers to write...
HerStory: Make My Spirit Fly -Winter in Maryland (part 1)
Text and Photos by Malou L. Sayson Note: This is the first part of the two-part travel memoir written by my friend and The Gypsygals first ever guest poster – Maryland-based Filipina writer Malou Sayson. HerStory is a new section in The Gypsygals, a space for my fellow female travelers to write about their...
A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Bangkok
Text and Photos by Prime Sarmiento Every city has a certain energy and Bangkok has that distinct feminine energy that I love and relish – enough to lure me to the City of Angels over and over again. I don’t exactly know where this energy is coming from. Is it from temples...
How to travel alone as a woman: The path to location independence
Note: This is part three of my 6-part series on How To Travel Alone as a Woman. Note: The first part discusses travel safety tips for solo female travelers, the second is about how to travel on a budget. Text by Prime Sarmiento Photo by: Nina Sarmiento A location independent professional is someone who can earn money...