Join us for a 17-minute travel talk with Cille Tyler on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! How much thought do you put in preparing for your overseas trip? Are you the type of person that’s open to possibilities? Do you worry too much because you don’t know what can happen? For some, traveling doesn’t look easy as others portray it. Sometimes things don’t go as planned. You are scared or will be scared, of something at some point in your life in general. And it’s not easy to let go of such fear but when you have someone with you along the journey it’ll be different. Just knowing that you aren’t alone on that experience, lessens the burden in your chest. Cille a WTT tour leader is very well passionate about helping fellow solo women overcome their anxiety about traveling whatever that may be, in order for them to experience the joy that traveling provides. You can watch a travel channel or do some readings about a place but there is no substitute for being there The joy will always outweigh the uncomfortableness and the risk. And that’s the beauty of it. Traveling will teach you how to be independent, depend on others but most importantly, it can teach you how to take risks in your life. Key Takeaways: History of how Cille’s travel experience started The hesitations that people experience Why do we chose and go to uncertainty despite the risk? How Cille supports and encourages women to work over their angst and overcome their fears Mentioned in This Episode: Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com Share your story! If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us at wttmail@WomenTraveling.com Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travellers.  

Women Traveling Solo Together

Ep 035 - Take the plunge, travel internationally - Replay

Join us for an 13-minute travel talk with Debra Asberry, the President and founder of WTT, on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! Do you always worry about leaving something behind or whether it’ll get through security? Are you that person that’s holding up the line for everyone else? You’ve probably seen one of those haggard travelers being inconvenienced by their bulky and clunky luggages whenever you’re in the airport. In today’s episode Debra shares helpful tips on how to travel with less baggage and achieve hands-free traveling to maximize your travel holiday experience! She notes that the best alternative whenever you’re traveling is to always have something that goes over the shoulder that zips. You don’t want to carry that much when you’re going to board the plane. Hands-free traveling allows you to access more and save time to do more important things without your hands always carrying something.   Key Takeaways: How to lighten your load to achieve hands-free traveling. Small habits will help you in numerous ways every time you travel. The importance of hands-free traveling and why you should be doing it too. Simple yet effective tips for efficient traveling.   Mentioned in This Episode: Transportation Security Administration Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com   Share your story! If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us at wttmail@WomenTraveling.com     Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travellers.   Coming Next Time: Next time we'll hear tips on how to overcome your hesitation for traveling internationally.

EP34: Travel Tips Rerun: Hands-Free Travel

Join us for a 13-minute travel talk with Lynn O'Connell on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! Lynn is a tour leader who has been with Women Traveling Together for over 10 years. She has led groups of women through the Trans Siberian Railway, falcon flying in Scotland, polar bear watching in Canada, and many other adventures. After making a commitment to herself to stop working so much and take some of the trips on her bucket list, Lynn found herself fully immersed in WTT. And when an opportunity opened for her to become a tour leader, she grabbed it and so began her journey as a WTT tour leader. The selection process was very intense but learning how to create moments for others and for yourself makes it truly worth it! Key Takeaways: Tour leaders go through rigorous testing and training to learn how to work with travelers, create moments, the whole WTT system, safety, health, security measures, and general logistics What we endeavor to do on each trip, not just do a trip, not just do a tour, but create memories and unique things that our travelers could not do on their own. One of the interesting and really enjoyable perks of being a tour leader is getting to know each of the travelers When women travel solo together, the relationships built during the trip goes beyond the trip itself Mentioned in This Episode: Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com Share your story! If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us atwttmail@WomenTraveling.com Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travelers. Coming Next Time: Next time you'll hear from our founder, Debra Asberry as she gives travel tips for hand's free travel.

Ep 33 - Encore of Lynn's Tour Leader Perspective

Join us for an 8 minute travel talk with Robin Stevens on today’s episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! Going on adventures, challenging yourself, meeting amazing people, and building really good friendships. These are the things you will miss out on if you do not take the plunge, drop all excuses, and just travel. Robin acted on her love for travel after her mother passed away. Though it took her 6 months of googling and looking at the Women Traveling Together website, she quickly caught on and made 7 trips within only a year of traveling with the group and already has 6 more planned in the coming years. She even organizes activities for free times and plans side trips with the community. We are going to hear more travel stories from Robin, that’s for sure! Key Takeaways: Robin shares how she got started in traveling with Women Traveling Together when the right opportunity opened at the right time Traveling with a diverse group of women builds really good friendship where women watch out and take care of each other Women Traveling Together Tour Leaders are special, they love what they do, and they really provide a great experience for everyone You’re really not alone when you travel with Women Traveling Together Mentioned in This Episode: Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com Share your story! If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us atwttmail@WomenTraveling.com Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travelers. Coming Next Time: In our next episode, you'll hear from Lynn, a tour leader with WTT for over 10 years.

Ep 32 - There's No Excuse Not to Travel Revisited

Join us for an 18-minute travel talk with Pat on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! If you’re a person who’s into art or a fan of the medieval period then you might want to consider adding Tuscany in your bucket list! Pat, a WTT tour leader, shares her experience leading a trip to Tuscany. She has traveled 3 times with WTT and multiple times on her own in Tuscany. For her, Tuscany is a place that, once you’ve been there, you want to continue going back! Returning to a place you’ve been before to reminisce and relish your past experience but in a different way is truly a wonderful feeling for any wanderlust. Pat also talked about the importance of having the right size for a group when traveling. And what drew her to Tuscany aside from the marvelous food and drinks in the city. It’s not just the destination that creates the experience, different trip leaders have different things they’re interested in and the rest of the participants in the group also contribute to that experience as well. Various events and people help create a unique experience even if you go back and do something very similar to what you've done before it’ll still be different. Discover and be mesmerized by Tuscany’s classic and timeless beauty with WTT!   Key Takeaways: Pat’s favorite things in Tuscany. Pro tips for exploring when in Tuscany. The right size/number of the group matters. What to bring and pack up when you go to Tuscany.   Mentioned in This Episode: Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com   Share your story!If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us at wttmail@WomenTraveling.com   Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travellers.   Coming Next Time: In our next episode, Robin shares how her husband reacted to her traveling solo - and it led to more creative travel for them together.

Ep 31 - Revisiting Tuscany

Join us for a 13-minute travel talk with Debra Asberry on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! Today’s episode, Debra, the founder of Women Traveling Together will provide insights on the best credit cards for travelers to use. Nowadays, credit cards offer a lot of perks for travelers. Be it business, leisure or both! Benefits range from life travel insurance or access to an exclusive comfortable airport lounge. Some cards have better programs over others that often have an annual fee. While some cards waive foreign transaction fees. There’s a lot you can choose from but you have to pick the one that’s best for your travel needs. Before you consider applying for a certain kind of credit card, you have to really sit down, think and list down all your specific needs and compare it to the benefits being offered.   Key Takeaways: What you should be looking at when it comes to credit cards for travel rewards? Weighing the pros and cons of credit cards for travel rewards Foreign transaction fees and the cost-benefit of credit card points and rewards for travel The flexibility of using a card not affiliated with any Airlines plus comparing the benefits vs. your actual needs   Mentioned in This Episode: American Express Platinum Card Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com   Share your story!If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us at wttmail@WomenTraveling.com   Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travelers.   Coming Next Time: On the next episode, we'll revisit some of the fears or hesitations of our first-time travelers.

Ep 30 - Best credit cards for travel rewards

Join us for a 13-minute travel talk with Maureen Podesta on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! The practice of self-care means differently to different people. In our society, women are always busy being caretakers. Putting everybody else first before themselves, until there is no more time left for ‘me time’. In this episode, Maureen shares how travel has become an essential form of self-care for her. A lot of things were going on in her plate that she lost track of what made her happy and how it feels like to just be herself again. She felt she needed to do something for a change and decided to go on a trip together with WTT! Along the journey, she encountered friends she never thought she would have without the opportunities provided by WTT. At some point in your life, you should try traveling for a break and as a form of self-care. It’s a vital time for you to re-energize yourself and truly let go of your worries and come back as a better version of You!   Key Takeaways: Maureen’s impressive word of encouragement on her trips about WTT What lack of self-care looked for her Her memorable experience in Croatia and why she chose that trip Embracing the world of travel and self-care   Mentioned in This Episode: Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com   Share your story!If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us at wttmail@WomenTraveling.com   Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travelers.   Coming Next Time: On the next episode, Debra Asberry, founder of Women Traveling Together will provide insights on the best credit cards for travelers to use.

Ep 29 - Travel - The Ultimate Form of Self-Care

Join us for a 14-minute travel talk with Judy Ubben on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! In this episode, Judy shares her insight on traveling, her experiences while in Ireland, moving out of her comfort zone, and becoming a tour leader. Throughout our life as women, we take the role of caretakers. We take care of everything - from our kids to our husband and everything else. But have you ever thought when it’s going to be your turn? When you’re the only obstacle getting in your way, you have to kick yourself and move out of your own way. If you don’t make yourself a priority, nobody else will. In traveling, you have to have more than courage in order to travel solo. Life starts at the end of your comfort zone. If you don't get out there and do the things that you really want right now, you’re going to miss out on so many great experiences. As women, we’ve done our part. We did what we’re supposed to do. Now, it’s our time, our turn to have fun and do the things we love! Sign up for that tour you’re planning to take now! Start prepping up your suitcase now and meet your fellow solo travel buddies at the airport and see the world!   Key Takeaways: How Judy started traveling solo What made Judy take the leap to become a tour leader Having no regrets & getting out of your comfort zone Judy’s fun Ireland trip and her wonderful coach driver   Mentioned in This Episode: Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com   Share your story!If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us at wttmail@WomenTraveling.com   Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travelers.   Coming Next Time: Our next episode shares is a testimonial from Maureen of how WTT helped open up her world after becoming an empty nester.

Ep 28 - Singing our way through Dublin

Real stories and helpful tips from women who've traveled solo with other solo women travelers.