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Wanderlust
and Lipstick - The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo
written by Beth Whitman
Wanderlust and Lipstick is more than a
collection of really great tips for the solo traveler, and is a delight
to read. Through encouraging women to travel on their own, it also
encourages women to be independent and aware. I like that it is not all
roses, giving the idea that traveling alone is without risk. The author,
Beth Whitman, does a good job of explaining the risks, so that they
become something you know you can manage. She does make you feel You Can
Do It! and more importantly, that you will have fun. There is a sense of
accomplishment and freedom in traveling solo and this handy guide will
help keep you organized and safe.
Wanderlust and Lipstick covers how to plan your trip; is full of
anecdotes from seasoned solo travelers; has advice on how to cope with
being alone; gives advice on how to stay safe and healthy; and has a
great list of resources to help you with all aspects of travel--even how
to use the latest in technology.
Beth Whitman was interviewed on our
online radio show, Vacation Station, on October 17, 2008 from 11am -
1pm Pacific Time. To listen to the entire show,
please click here. To listen to Beth's interview, please double click on
the Play button below.
About
the Author:
Beth Whitman is a self-described “travel addict” and has been a solo
traveler for 20 years. After backpacking through eight of the Pacific
Rim countries for a year in 1992, she recognized that other women were
looking for guidance and inspiration so that they, too, could plan and
carry out their own dream journeys. Thus was born her workshops and,
more recently, her book, Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide
for Women Traveling Solo. Beth has ridden a BMW motorcycle solo from
Seattle to Panama; backpacked through Nepal’s Himalayas; driven the
AlCan Highway to Alaska; trekked the remote highlands of Vietnam; and
maneuvered the back roads of France’s Dijon region in a rental car.
She’s had a hand grenade pulled on her in Cambodia; fought off giardia
in SE Asia; been threatened by Nicaraguan police; and been flashed by
men from New Orleans to Saigon. Her travel articles and photos have
appeared in books, newspapers and magazines including BMW Magazine,
Transitions Abroad, Perceptive Travel and Sound Rider. She’s the
publisher of WanderlustAndLipstick.com, the travel blogger for the
Seattle Post Intelligencer and has been teaching travel classes in the
Seattle area for 15 years including her very popular class For Women
Traveling Solo.
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Wanderlust
and Lipstick - The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo
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