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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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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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Your August 2024 Horoscope: Travel Mishaps Are Likely This Month

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 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.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Moving to Paris for a Life in Food

Host Lale Arikoglu sits down with baker-turned-chef Jane Bertch to here about the lessons she's learned (culinary and others) from life in the City of Light.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: The Long Legacy of African American Expats

Lale speaks with Dr. Tamara J. Walker on her book Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad, which recounts stories of 20th century African-Americans who chose to build their lives outside of the United States.
Inspiration

This New Book Is Reframing How We Think About Tourism

The New Tourist, a new book by Paige McClanahan, envisions a new model for how to travel responsibly.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Two Best Friends Eat Their Way Round the World

Host Lale Arikoglu chats with Mumtaz Mustafa and Laura Klynstra about their respective childhoods in Pakistan and Michigan shaped a mutual love of food.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: The Magic of Island Life in Scandinavia

Author Dorthe Nors returns to chat with Lale about living and writing on the Danish island of Fanø.
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The Best Lesbian Bars Around the World

Here's where the cool girls hang out, from Seoul to Paris to São Paulo.
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Each Night is a Sapphic Street Party at The Ruby Fruit in Los Angeles

Writer Rebekah Peppler on the inimitable energy of Los Angeles's queer wine bar.
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The America of the Future Looks a Lot Like The Back Door, a Midwestern Queer Bar

Writer Samantha Allen on finding connection among the zebra-print walls of this Bloomington, Indiana, watering hole.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: An Italian Hotelier Living La Dolce Vita on Lake Como

Lale chats with Italy's own Eloise about growing up in the Grand Hotel Tremezzo and, now, running Passalacqua nearby.
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In Los Angeles, a Women-Led Speed Cycling Group Blazes Through The City After Dark

Dubbed The Mixed Race, the group and its founders are creating an inclusive space for women who love speed cycling.