Last week I attended the World Travel Market, to seek out potential destinations for solo female travellers. Being back in London reminded me how much I loved this city that was once my home. So, with the help of a fellow solo traveller called Nat, we’ve put together this guide for how to travel solo in… Continue Reading…
There’s a saying that there can be “too much of a good thing,” and travel is definitely not excluded. This month the very thought of boarding another plane filled me with dread, and packing and unpacking a bag just overwhelmed me. Even planning my train travel to the World Travel Market next month felt too… Continue Reading…
GatG South Africa Tour: 2nd to 12th October 2020 10 nights = €1799 / $1999 per person We’re organising a Girls about the Globe trip to South Africa! If you’ve ever wanted to go to South Africa and go on safari but not felt comfortable going solo, then this could be perfect for you. Our… Continue Reading…
Russia was nothing like I had expected. Instead of grey monstrosities, there were palatial apartment blocks, libraries that looked as though they had been plucked out of a Greek classical movie, and pastel-coloured buildings. The grandeur continued inside the metro system with ornate decor within its stations and chandeliers resembling more of a palace lobby… Continue Reading…
As I gazed around at the pastel coloured buildings in the early hours of the morning, I wondered if everything was just a mirage. Was I really here, in Russia? A country that had had one of the hardest visa forms I had ever completed. Rewind 20 hours and I was barely unsure if I… Continue Reading…
Children from Chernobyl Chernobyl was one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters but did you know that two thirds of the contamination fell on Belarussian territory, affecting nearly a quarter of the country’s land mass? The disaster is thought to have affected at least 7 million people. According to an article by the Independent, rates… Continue Reading…
As I write this it’s a Saturday night and I’m back in England, putting on platform boots and black eyeliner about to go to a 70’s birthday party. This time last week I was drinking horseradish vodka in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, the week before I was on an evening walking tour in… Continue Reading…
Types of Girls about the Globe – Arty & Museum GatG, City GatG, Shopping GatG Zurich is such a cool city! Having visited this city six years ago, I returned last week for the Zurich Street Parade, a day and evening full of party trucks and DJs. If you’re a party Girl about the Globe… Continue Reading…
It’s the end of July already! This month as well as sharing a life lesson (which I’ve included at the bottom), I want to share something that I’m so excited about. This month was the launch of my biggest product ever! With so many of us now travelling solo, I have been working behind the… Continue Reading…
Barcelona, one of the world’s most visited cities, and once home to Antoni Gaudi, “the architect of God.” His architectural creativity and flair transformed the city into a work of art, and is one of the reasons that the city receives so many visitors today. Born on 25th June 1852, to a coppersmith, Gaudi went… Continue Reading…
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