ReaderI have a travel warning for your vagina. Sorry if this is weird...but just give me 30 seconds to explain. When you go on tropical vacation and live in a bathing suit and drink a lot of alcohol, you are putting yourself at risk for both a yeast infection and a UTI. Why? Heat + moisture + sugar from alcohol = perfect breeding ground for Candida yeast and E. coli bacteria. Add sexual relations to the mix and you’re screwed. So here are 4 science-backed prevention tips and tricks to make...

ReaderImagine this: There is a fire in the middle of the night at your sketchy hotel in India. And you cannot escape. You are trapped. This is my personal nightmare.As a solo female traveler, often on a budget, I’ve chosen some sketchy hotels in my past – and learned my lessons the hard way. So for you, I’ve made a 3-Step Hotel Safety Checklist for choosing hotel rooms. ▸Number one: Never Choose a Windowless Room I know it’s cheaper, but after reading this email you won’t be able to sleep in...

Hey Reader ...will you celebrate with me?The Solo Girl's Travel Guide is turning 8 years old this month! 🎉🎉🎉 Eight years ago, I had a dream of creating a guidebook series for women...to help women travel safer (so they could stop worrying and instead, soak up every moment). In 2017, I was pet sitting in the jungles of Thailand. All alone, in this house with this (rather stupid) dog, I created my first ever guidebook. Bangkok. I never imagined that that book would turn into... → A full-fledged...