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What Your July Horoscope Means for Your Travel Life

In a new column, professional astrologer Kirah Tabourn reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
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In the Caribbean, a Farewell Tour for My Breasts

Faced with a mastectomy, one writer throws herself a “ta-ta-tastic” swimsuit-filled beach vacation.

Features & Essays

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During an Arizona Trip, Synchronicity Strikes a Reader by the Pool

How a novel allowed a family to vacation again with a lost loved one.
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Pro Climber Sasha DiGiulian on Rock Climbing Around the World

Her new documentary, Here To Climb, is out now on HBO.
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In Seattle, Lesbian Bar Wildrose Continues Its Unapologetic Legacy

Nearly 40 years since it opened, this Seattle bar has weathered the storms to nurture community decade after decade.
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Lyn Slater, the ‘Accidental Icon,’ on Her Journey to Reinvention

The content creator and author, whose new memoir is out March 20, is done being an influencer.
Destinations

The Long Spanish Goodbye

There's a tenderness in traveling with someone you just broke up with, as writer Sophie Mancini learns on a month-long trip through Spain.

Your Horoscope

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.

How I Travel

We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.

Shopping

Everything you need to hit the road.

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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Palestinian American Chef on Creating Community Through Food

Host Lale Arikoglu speaks with Reem Assil about the power of bread, her Oakland bakery, and personal ties to Gaza.
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Your October 2024 Horoscope: Travel Will Reveal Big Truths About Your Friendships

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: How to Museum With The New Yorker's Rebecca Mead

Host Lale Arikoglu joins Mead at the British Museum in London for a lesson on tackling a massive museum.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Life Changing Move to Rural Thailand

In the latest listener dispatch, Charissa Enget calls in to talk about her two years studying abroad in the countryside.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Solo Skiing Expedition Across Antarctica

A look inside skiing alone in one of the world’s most brutal and isolated landscapes.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Solo Backpacking Trip Across South America

What it's like to spend six months traveling (mostly) alone, from Rio for Carnival to the Galapagos.
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Your September 2024 Horoscope: Consider Your Travel Companions Carefully

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Solo Work Trip to Cannes, France

Zakiya Gibbons of ‘Hang Up’ sits down with Lale for the first episode of our solo travel series.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Reggae Singer Lila Iké on Staying True to Her Jamaican Roots

Iké sits down with host Lale Arikoglu to talk about Kingston, her old school influences, and touring the world.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: I Went to Barcelona to Freeze My Eggs

Host Lale Arikoglu chats with Esther Yu McElroy about taking her fertility journey overseas.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Inside Tahiti's Olympic Surf Scene

Fresh off a trip to French Polynesia ahead of this year's Games, Megan Spurrell sits down with Lale with a scene report.
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From London to Lagos: How One Traveler Pulled Off a Pioneering Road Trip Through Africa

From riding coal trains to surviving crashes, Pelumi Nubi tells the story of her solo adventure.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: How to Get Out Into the Wilderness This Summer

Emily Pennington joins host Lale Arikoglu armed with tips and tricks that can only be offered by somebody who has visited every national park in the United States.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Erin French on Maine, The Lost Kitchen, and a Mammoth Cross-Country Road Trip

The chef tells Lale Arikoglu about what it's like to experience her beloved restaurant, as well as her new cooking and travel show.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Listeners on the Magic and Mishaps of Traveling With Kids

Host Lale Arikoglu fields calls from travelers on the ups and downs of showing children the world.