10 Ways To Make Friends When Solo Traveling The World
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE How to Make Friends When Solo Traveling the World Heather Markel, Writer, Photographer, Speaker, World Traveler (New friend made on a tour of Halong Bay.) Solo travel has it’s perks, but loneliness isn’t one of them. Here are some...
7 Truths About Solo Travel
The Ups and Downs of Traveling Alone I’ve been traveling the globe on my own for 6 months now. I’m what they call a “Solo Traveler.” (Like we need a label to declare we’re on our own!!) When I meet people for the first time, one of the...
10 Tips to Travel Safer and Happier
Lessons Learned From the Road The more I travel, the more I am learning about important resources and habits that help with time, safety, money, and more. Here are a few tips that can help you in your own travels: ATM and Credit Card Safety. Separate cards into...
10 Travel Apps That Save You Time and Money
How Your Smartphone Can Help You Travel Smarter If you’re anything like me, you love to have all the apps you can to make your travel easier. I had fun learning about new apps from other travelers and will share what I learned with you below: Maps.me This is one...








If you want to see every post I’ve written, starting with the most recent, this is the place to start!
I’ve been traveling the globe solo, and many of my posts share thoughts and resources specifically for other solo travelers. If you’re a fellow solo traveler, or you’re thinking about solo travel, this is a collection you will find of interest.
If you’re looking to read blog posts about specific destinations, click the country of your interest below to go to it’s blog page and get country-specific reviews and thoughts.
Sometimes I write posts where I give insider information on certain cities I’ve visited, which may be more along the lines of places to go, how to save money, etc. If that’s your main interest, check out this compilation of posts.
In 2020, I was traveling in New Zealand as the coronavirus pandemic brewed, and, got stuck there. If you want to read about what this time was like and traveling during this time, check out this page.
At the heart of international travel is learning about the many different cultures and ways of being around the world. The posts compiled on this page speak, specifically, about the cultural observations I’ve had.
Many of my blog posts are about things I’ve discovered about myself or about being, while I’ve traveled. If you’d like to focus on posts that only have self-discovery themes, click the button below.


