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Shopping
Alicia Keys Travels to Connect With the Women in Her Life
The Grammy-nominated artist just released an Athleta collection.
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Meet the Women Protecting Travelers From Polar Bears in Svalbard
With rifles and flare guns, these guides show travelers the rugged Arctic beauty of Svalbard.

Content

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The Podcast

By women, for everyone.

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Our Favorite Holiday Gifts from Women-Owned Brands: Women Who Travel Podcast
Just call us your gifting hotline.
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How Our Relationship With Our Bodies Has Changed: Women Who Travel Podcast
On having grace and compassion for how our bodies are reacting to the trauma of the pandemic.
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Author Lauren Groff on the Trips That Have Inspired Her Books: Women Who Travel Podcast
We sit down with the award-winning author to chat about travel, creativity, and her latest novel, Matrix. 
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Beach Reads to Get You Through the Rest of the Summer: Women Who Travel Podcast
Travel to Italy, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Cape Cod, and more via these must-read, female-authored books. 
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Meet the Women Advocating for More Diverse Perspectives in Travel Media: Women Who Travel Podcast
This week, we're chatting about who gets to tell travel stories with the cofounders of Travel Is Better in Color.
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Answering Your Questions About Passport Renewal, Solo Travel, and More: Women Who Travel Podcast
We tackle your travel questions for summer 2021 and beyond.
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How to Spend All Those Points You’ve Accumulated on Travel: Women Who Travel Podcast
We chat to the experts to see how we should be tackling a year and a half's worth of credit card points.
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How I Became a Champion for Responsible Travel: Women Who Travel Podcast
We sit down with Saira Hospitality founder Harsha L'Acqua to talk all things responsible travel.

How We Travel

We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.

News & Advice
How I Travel: Author Mary H.K. Choi Psychoanalyzes Everyone Around Her at Airports
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
News & Advice
How I Travel: Lana Condor Is Spending a Month in Japan When This Is All Over
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
News & Advice
How I Travel: Author Ijeoma Oluo Loves a Scandinavian Breakfast Spread
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
Style & Culture
How I Travel: Emma Corrin on Filming ‘The Crown’ in Spain and Scotland
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
News & Advice
How I Travel: Zerlina Maxwell Just Wants to Go Back to Italy
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
News & Advice
How I Travel: Rachael Leigh Cook on What to Do if Your Kid's a Seat Kicker
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
News & Advice
How I Travel: Actor D’Arcy Carden Keeps a Sleepy Time Playlist for Planes
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.
News & Advice
How I Travel: Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo on the Joy of Unplanned Travel Days
We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.

The Great Outdoors

What you need to know to get comfortable in the wild.

News & Advice
A Guide to the Outdoors, For Women and By Women 
The activists and adventurers creating space for themselves in the outdoors—and what you need to know to get comfortable in the wild.
News & Advice
Meet the Women Making the Outdoors More Accessible to All
From run clubs in Harlem to Indigenous women's groups, these activists and adventurers are creating space for themselves in the outdoors.
Solo Travel
Why I Choose to Hike Alone
Four women on hitting the trails solo.
Adventure
Khadjou Sambe on Becoming Senegal's First Professional Female Surfer
Sambe is training to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Adventure
How to Get Started with Rock Climbing
Breaking down the different types, what gear you’ll need, and how to stay safe.
Adventure
How Indigenous Hikers Are Reclaiming America's Most Famous Trails
Indigenous Women Hike founder Jolie Varela is raising awareness of Indigenous history on public lands—and the importance of hiking and healing.
Shopping
8 Hiking Essentials for a Day on the Trails
From a straw that filters water to cozy socks that keep your feet dry.
National Parks
It Took Visiting the Wildest of Places to Overcome My Fear of the Outdoors
Alaska's Denali National Park is surprisingly set up for the outdoor-averse. 

Ask WWT

Got a burning travel question? We're here to answer it for you.

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Wedding Invites Are Rolling In. How Can I Still Prioritize My Own Travels?
In our monthly advice column, we're tackling the most commonly asked questions from our Women Who Travel community.
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Travel Used to Be My Identity. How Do I Move Forward?
In our monthly advice column, we're tackling the most commonly asked questions from our Women Who Travel community.
News & Advice
Should I Feel Guilty for Wanting to Travel Right Now?
In our monthly advice column, we're tackling the most commonly asked questions from our Women Who Travel community.
Family Travel
How to Plan a Family Vacation Where Everyone Feels Safe During COVID-19
In our monthly advice column, we're tackling the most commonly asked questions from our Women Who Travel community.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Reflections on Moving Abroad
Host Lale Arikoglu sits down with Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck and hears from listeners about their decisions to live someplace else.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: What We Learn About Ourselves When We Travel Solo
Host Lale Arikoglu chats with super traveler Jessica Nabongo, and hears from listeners about their own intrepid solo adventures.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Conversation About Iran Through Its Food 
Host Lale Arikoglu sits down with Iranian-American cookbook author Naz Deravian.
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Your November 2022 Horoscope: The Travel Plans to Make—and Break—This Month, According to Your Sign
In this column, professional astrologer Kirah Tabourn reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: From Mexico to Denmark, Witches and Their Rituals
Host Lale Arikoglu chats with Mexico City-based author Brenda Lozano about her new novel ‘Witches.’ 
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Women Who Travel Podcast: The Enduring Kindness of Strangers on the Road
Host Lale Arikoglu chats with cookbook author and theater producer Dina Mousawi about her work with refugees around the world, and checks in with Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko.
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Through Guided Tours, Chef Sallie Ann Robinson Is Preserving Daufuskie Island’s Gullah Geechee History
How one sixth-generation ‘Gullah Diva’ is building upon the foundation her ancestors laid to keep their legacy alive.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Train Tripping Around India With Author Monisha Rajesh
Host Lale Arikoglu and Rajesh explore the joys of train travel—and hear from listeners about their own rail journeys.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Walking Istanbul and London with Authors Elif Batuman and Rebecca Mead
Host Lale Arikoglu, her guests, and a few listeners on the pleasures of getting to know a place by foot.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Hiking Patagonia, Life in ‘Cold Hawaii,’ and More
Host Lale Arikoglu explores Chilean Patagonia and sits down with Danish author Dorthe Nors.