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February 2025 Horoscope: Travel May Be Messy—But You'll Learn Something

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
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The Fear and Fame of Wild Swimming the World's Seas

Record-setting open water swimmer Amy Appelhans Gubser reflects on her accomplishments of the past year—and the waterways she hopes to cross next.

Features & Essays

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An Arctic Dogsledder Takes on Challenging New Terrain—Antarctica

Having long dreamed of Antarctic expeditions, writer and adventurer Blair Braverman finally makes it to the White Continent—and gives herself up to a different way of traveling.
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In Taiwan, Tracing a Travel Writer’s Legacy—Alongside My Mother's Own

On a research trip to Taiwan, writer Kat Chen studies late Taiwanese memoirist Sanmao and gains a new understanding of her mother.
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In This Addis Ababa Skatepark, Weekends Belong to the Girls

How girls-only skating groups in Ethiopia's capital are carving out a unique subculture—all for themselves.
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Meet the Climber Set to Become the First Afghan Woman to Climb Mount Everest

Freshta Ibrahimi, born in Tehran and raised in Kabul, wants to show women in Afghanistan where they can stand.
Inspiration

Illness Confined Me to My Home. Then a Trip to London Set Me Free

After years of debilitating, undiagnosed illness, my world shrank to the inside of my house—the sensory overload of a new city burst it open again.

Book Club

Our editors and contributors share their favorite new titles.

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: Brooke Shields on Gaining Agency and Power Through Travel

The icon joins host Lale Arikoglu to reflect on her life heretofore traveling the world for work.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Why This Is the Year to Visit Greenland, Kyrgyzstan, and More

A few of our well-traveled editors chat with Lale about deciding the best places to go in 2025.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Harper Steele on Navigating America in 'Will & Harper'

Lale sits down with writer Harper Steele to talk about driving across the US with her best friend, actor Will Ferrell.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Our Favorite Stories From This Year

A look back at 2024's best episodes, from literary travels with Emma Roberts to three photojournalists on documenting war.
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What It’s Really Like to Travel with Kids

The idea of showing your kids the world is a powerful one—but the realities of parenting, particularly for women, far from vanish once you hit the road.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Running a Chocolatier and Nomadic Dining Experience Out of Accra, Ghana

Chef Selassie Atadika joins host Lale Arikoglu to chat about Africa's rich bounty of diverse cuisine.
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The Pressure to Get the Perfect Vacation Photo

Commerce writer Paris Wilson on how trying to capture an ideal Instagram shot changed her relationship to travel—and herself.
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In Northern Norway, Facing My Endometriosis Through Nature and Art

Following an endometriosis diagnosis, writer Erika Owen lets herself fall into the rhythm of daily life on a remote Norwegian island.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Ashley C. Ford Explores America's Landmarks

What is a memorial's purpose? How do we decide what gets one? Are our ideas about them changing?
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Finding Trans Community in Airport Security

Writer Samantha Allen on the knowing nods that create comfort in a hostile space.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Cat Cohen Sees the World Via Comedy Stages

The fabulous performer joins host Lale Arikoglu for a catch up.
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How Returning to India Opened My Eyes to Solo Travel as a Disabled Woman

The world may not always be perfectly accessible, but the human spirit's capacity for kindness knows no bounds.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Trucker on Seeing the US By Road

Desiree Wood tells host Lale Arikoglu about the freedom and dangers of life on the road.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Kelsey McKinney of ‘Normal Gossip’ on the Chaos of a Group Trip

Lale Arikoglu chats with the podcaster and author about eavesdropping, connecting with strangers, and bachelorette madness.
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Harvesting Olives in Sicily to Cope With My Parents' Sudden Split

In the midst of a major life change, writer Avery Keatley sends herself to a remote stretch of Italian farmland.