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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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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.

Features & Essays

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In Her New Memoir, Activist Nemonte Nenquimo Charts Her Journey to Save the Amazon

We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People showcases the beauty of life in the Amazon rainforest and the evolution of Indigenous resistance.
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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.
Style & Culture

A New Generation of Inuit Throat Singers Are Shaping an Arctic Sound

Inuit throat singing has always mimicked the surrounding environment. For so long, that was the blustery Arctic—but new generations in Canada’s cities are evolving the sound.
Style & Culture

Ask a Local: Reggae Singer Lila Iké's Kingston Itinerary

The Jamaican star shares her favorite record store, music venues, and more in the capital.
Food & Drink

Falling Into the Rhythms of La Pitchoune, Julia Child's Home in the South of France

Cookbook author Rebekah Peppler on a month spent in the chef's iconic home—and kitchen—in Provence.

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: 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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In Lagos, Embracing My Personal Style—and Size—Through Nigerian Fashion

Shopping in Nigeria allowed writer Tariro Mzezewa to explore beyond the limited sizing of the States.
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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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November 2024 Horoscope: Pump the Brakes on Travel Planning 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: 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.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Emma Roberts on New Orleans and Her Vintage Books Obsession

Host Lale Arikoglu speaks with Emma Roberts on the intertwined relationship between reading and travel.
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Re-Energized and Seeking Adventure—Women Over 50 Are Becoming More Intrepid Travelers

Women are looking to adventure travel to reconnect with themselves—here's why.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Traveling the Country to Mobilize Young Voters

Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez of NextGen America tells host Lale Arikoglu what it's like to tour 114 college campuses across the country.
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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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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.