Solo Travel Adventures: Safe Travel for Women, Preparing for a Trip, Overcoming Fear, Travel Tips
Equipping Women over 50 to Safely Travel in Confidence
Is fear holding you back from traveling because you don’t have anyone to go with? Are you concerned about being a woman traveling alone? Not sure how to prepare for a solo trip? Do family and friends think you are crazy for even considering solo travel in this day and age?
In this podcast, you will become equipped to travel safely by yourself. You’ll learn things like tactical travel tips and how to prepare for a trip, and how to overcome the fear so you can discover the transformation that travel can bring. My mission is to see more women over 50, empty-nesters, discover how travel can empower them. If you want to enjoy your next travel adventure solo, then start your journey here.
Hi Sister Travelers, I’m Cheryl, solo travel advocate and coach. I spent nearly 20 years putting my family/children first and felt guilty about even considering solo travel at the time. After my divorce and transitioning to an empty nest, I began to rediscover my passion for travel, built confidence in myself, and started to explore again. I have experienced life-changing adventures through travel and I want the same for you.
If you are ready to find freedom through travel and build your confidence while safely navigating new places, then this podcast is for you!
Pack your bags, grab your plane tickets and check one more time for that passport. It’s time to explore the world.
Episodes
162 episodes
Why Do You Travel? Finding Your Reasoning and Intention for Travel
What if the single question that transforms your travel is the simplest one: why do you travel? We’re marking 100,000 downloads and three years of Solo Travel Adventures by digging into intention and how it can reshape everything from destinati...
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Season 4
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Episode 161
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17:50
Building A Travel Bucket List That Sparks Real Adventures
What if your bucket list wasn’t a scoreboard, but a compass? We open up a fresh way to dream about travel, write it down, and use it to choose trips that match your season of life, your budget, and your energy. From childhood longings to once-a...
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Season 3
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Episode 160
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18:49
Should You Travel Amid Shutdowns And Conflicts
Should you still travel as the holidays approach and the news cycle churns? We tackle the question head‑on with a calm plan you can use today, blending practical airport tactics, smart destination choices, and a mindset that keeps adventure ali...
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Season 3
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Episode 159
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12:45
How Travel Rewires Your Brain and Body
Wonder isn’t a luxury—it’s a lever for real change. We trace the quiet path from a single sunset or museum hall to the deep shift you feel when you come home from a trip and realize your mind, mood, and body aren’t quite the same. Drawing on th...
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Season 3
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Episode 158
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13:18
Rewriting Traditions: Solo Women, Travel, and Healing Through the Holidays
The calendar flips to October and the store aisles explode with tinsel—meanwhile, your heart feels heavy at the thought of the holidays. If you’re a single woman or newly navigating an empty nest, those weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s...
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Season 3
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Episode 157
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19:50
Active Solo Adventures: Exploring the Backroads of Global Travel with Avery Hale-Smith
Wondering if group travel might be your next adventure? Join me as I chat with Avery Hale-Smith, Chief Experience Officer at Backroads, who shares how guided active adventures are transforming the way people experience destinations worldwide.
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Season 3
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Episode 156
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34:52
Throw a Dart at the Map? Six Ways to Pick Your Next Getaway
Feeling overwhelmed by endless travel possibilities? You're not alone. Every wanderluster faces the delightful dilemma of where to go next. Drawing from years of solo travel experience, I reveal six distinct approaches to selecting your next de...
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Season 3
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Episode 155
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20:54
Walking Life's Paths: How Different Terrains Mirror Your Travel Needs
Ever notice how the ground beneath your feet changes when hiking? From sandy paths to packed dirt trails, paved walkways to rocky terrain—each surface requires a different approach and energy level. What if these changing terrains hold wisdom a...
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Season 3
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Episode 154
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16:20
You're Already a Solo Traveler and Don't Even Know It
Do you think you've never been a solo traveler? Think again. That trip to the grocery store alone, the errands you run by yourself—these everyday activities actually share elements with what we define as "solo travel." The difference? Just the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 153
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12:27
What's Stopping You? The Essential Guide to Solo Road Trips
Remember those magical family road trips from childhood? The singalongs, the roadside attractions, the endless games of I-Spy? There's something deeply nostalgic about hitting the open road—but experiencing that freedom solo introduces an entir...
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Season 3
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Episode 152
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13:52
What I Wish I Knew Before Solo Traveling After 50
Are you letting other people's fears hold you back from experiencing the world on your own terms? After six years of intentional solo traveling that began in my 50s, I've discovered that the biggest obstacle isn't the outside world—it's the voi...
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Season 3
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Episode 151
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11:51
Why 2025's Hottest Travel Trend Is Simply Sitting Down With a Good Book
Ever stared longingly at that stack of unread books on your nightstand, wishing for just a few uninterrupted days to dive in? You're not alone. A fascinating new travel trend is emerging in 2025 that might be the perfect solution for book lover...
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Season 3
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Episode 150
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9:54
Beyond Family Vacation: Creating New Memories with Adult Children (and How to Make It Work)
The empty nest phase doesn't mean the end of meaningful parent-child connections – it simply marks the beginning of a new kind of relationship. As summer vacations end and college drop-offs happen across America, many parents find themselves re...
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Season 3
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Episode 149
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19:38
AI and Travel: Friend or Foe?
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is transforming how we plan, book, and experience travel—whether we're ready for it or not. After resisting the AI wave, I've finally accepted its inevitability while maintaining a healthy skepticism ab...
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Season 3
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Episode 148
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16:06
When Grief Meets Jamaica: The Unexpected Therapy of Dancing through My Tears
Travel transforms us in ways we rarely anticipate. When we step outside our comfort zones, something remarkable happens – not just philosophically, but neurologically. The brain forms new pathways, rewiring itself in real-time as we navigate un...
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Season 3
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Episode 147
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22:05
Passport to Recovery: How Travel Coaching Can Help You Overcome Fears After Trauma
Solo travel has become a transformative movement, particularly among women who now comprise 70% of all solo travelers worldwide. Yet despite these impressive statistics, many women remain on the sidelines, watching others embark on adventures t...
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Season 3
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Episode 146
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13:28
Five Ways I've Wasted Money While Traveling on a Budget (And How You Can Avoid Them)
Every budget traveler has faced that moment of frustration—the cheap hotel that feels unsafe, the bargain flight with endless layovers, or the too-good-to-be-true deal that actually wasn't worth the hassle. As someone who lives by the philosoph...
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Season 3
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Episode 145
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21:35
From Caged Bird to Mountain Peaks: A Post-Divorce Healing Journey with Linda Magoon
What happens when a woman who's lived like a "caged bird" for 25 years suddenly finds herself free? For Linda Magoon, freedom meant climbing mountains—specifically, all 48 of New Hampshire's 4,000-foot peaks.After decades in a controlli...
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Season 3
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Episode 144
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53:32
Pre-Trip Peace of Mind: 8 Essentials To Do Before Your Travels
The moment of departure for a long-awaited trip should be filled with excitement, not anxiety about what you might have forgotten at home. So many travelers have experienced that sudden panic on the way to the airport – "Did I leave the curling...
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Season 3
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Episode 143
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10:13
From Trauma to Peace: One Woman's Epic Australian Odyssey with Tess Millhollon
What drives a woman to sell everything she owns, travel halfway around the world, and jump on yachts with complete strangers? For Tess Millhollon, author and founder of Her House, it was the desperate need to reclaim her sense of self after sur...
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Season 3
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Episode 142
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35:54
Debunking Solo Travel Misconceptions for Women
Have you ever looked at a solo traveler with a mix of curiosity, concern, or even pity? Those reactions reveal the powerful misconceptions surrounding solo travel, especially for women over 50. As a freedom traveler and coach who's ventured sol...
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Season 3
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Episode 141
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10:15
Surviving Perimenopause: A Traveler's Guide to Managing Hot Flashes on the Road
Ever found yourself standing in a crowded European plaza, sweat dripping down your back, wondering why you bothered to travel at all? For women navigating perimenopause and menopause, travel presents unique challenges that rarely make it into g...
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Season 3
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Episode 140
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13:55
Road Trips Reimagined: Why Solo Car Travel Might Change Your Summer
Freedom calls from the open road, and summer's the perfect time to answer. This practical guide to solo road trips unlocks the joy of spontaneous travel when expensive flights or elaborate planning isn't an option.Feeling the wanderlust...
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Season 3
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Episode 139
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16:34
No Summer Travel Plans? Create a Memorable Summer With Adventures Close to Home
The summer countdown has begun. School's out, temperatures are rising, and social media feeds are bursting with vacation photos and travel plans—but what if you don't have anything planned? Whether due to procrastination, budget constraints, or...
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Season 3
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Episode 138
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12:29
Funding Your Travels: How Real People Afford to Travel
Ever caught yourself staring at travel influencers' perfect Instagram feeds, wondering how on earth they afford their seemingly endless adventures? You're not alone. The truth is, most travelers aren't sponsored, wealthy, or living off massive ...
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Season 3
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Episode 137
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19:53