How to make money from your travel blog (the real deal)
By Prime Sarmiento I just had a wonderful and insightful discussion with my dear friend Jet about business school and travel blogging. Jet just got her MBA and landed a lucrative job in an investment bank soon after her graduation from business school. No one deserved that job more than Jet who worked so...
A Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Melbourne
Text and photos by Nicole Smith * The world’s most liveable city and the most European Australian city, Melbourne is the perfect location for the solo female traveler. Full of chic bars, little boutique shops (hello, shopping!) and plenty of activities to see and do, Melbourne is my favourite city in Australia –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Q & A: Natalie Macneil on the rewards of a location independent career
Interview by Prime Sarmiento Natalie Macneil is the ideal solo female traveler. She has traveled on her own to over 60 countries and has managed to build a career that allowed her to work from just anywhere in the world. So is Natalie being paid to travel around the world? Well, no. What she...
How to Travel Alone as a Woman: 10 Cheap & Chic Travel Tips
By Prime Sarmiento (Note: This is part two of my 6-part series on How To Travel Alone as a Woman. The first part discusses travel safety tips for solo female travelers) My recent survey revealed that one of the top concerns of female travelers is how to travel in style without...
How to Travel Alone as a Woman: Travel Safety Tips (Part 1 of a 6-part series)
By Prime Sarmiento I’m celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day by launching a monthly series on how to travel alone as a woman. I made this decision after my exhaustive research (months spent lurking in online forums, reading numerous blog posts and comments, conducting surveys and reading e-mails sent to me by...
Love, Loss & Life: A Solo Female Traveler’s Journey Within
Book review: They Only Eat Their Husbands: A Memoir of Alaskan Love, World Travel, and the Power of Running Away by Cara Lopez Lee Published by Ghost Road Press Reviewer: Prime Sarmiento I'm not one to judge a book by its cover, but I do judge the book...