Women’s Group Trips Australia – What To Expect
You’ve read the trip page. You’ve looked at the photos more times than you’d like to admit. You’re 80% convinced. The thing holding you back from that last 20% is rarely the itinerary – it’s the not-knowing. What’s it actually like on a women’s group trip? Who else will be there? What happens if you…
How to Train for High-Altitude Trekking as an Aussie Woman
If there’s one piece of advice worth taking seriously before a high-altitude trek, it’s this – the better you prepare, the more you will enjoy it. That’s not about being the fittest woman on the trail – it’s about arriving with enough strength and stamina to actually be present. To chat with the group instead…
How to set up your eSIM before you land in Helsinki
You’ve booked the flights, sorted the thermals and you’re counting down to Lapland. The one thing that trips up more international travellers than it should? Mobile data. Land at Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) without a plan sorted and you’re stuck choosing between eye-watering roaming charges, hunting for airport wifi to book your connecting transport, or queueing at…
A full day in Santa Claus Village – a suggested itinerary
Planning Christmas in Lapland? Read our complete guide. “What do we actually do on Christmas Day?” is one of the questions I get asked most often in the Finnish Lapland From Australia group. Everyone knows they want to meet Santa. Fewer people realise that Santa Claus Village is big enough and full enough of things…
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First time in the Himalayas – a confidence guide for women trekking Nepal
When I told people in 2005 that I was flying to Kathmandu to trek to Annapurna Base Camp, most of them asked the same question in different words – are you sure you can do this? I wasn’t, particularly. I’d never done anything like it. Eleven days later I was standing at 4,130 metres with…
Periods, Altitude and Aching Legs – The Questions Women Actually Ask About Trekking in Nepal
Nobody tells you the questions you really want answered before a big trek are the unglamorous ones. Not “will I see incredible mountains” (you will), but “what happens if I get my period at 3,700 metres with no bin in sight” and “am I fit enough for this, honestly.” I trekked to Annapurna Base Camp…
Is Nepal Safe for Women Travellers? What’s changed since I trekked there in 2005
In November 2005, I flew into Kathmandu with a backpack, a dodgy water-resistant jacket and my best friend Kell, to trek the Annapurna Base Camp route. Back then, hiring a guide was something we chose to do, because it seemed sensible and because Kell’s Aunty Lenore, who’d been living in Kathmandu for years, made it…
San Francisco for Women – What I did (and loved) on my 2025 Trip
Nobody tells you that a city can feel completely different once you’re seeing it through your own eyes, on your own schedule, with nobody to answer to but yourself. I went to San Francisco on a family trip in 2025 and while I wasn’t travelling solo, I came away thinking it’s one of the best…
