Traveling solo, especially as a woman, can be nerve-racking enough. But imagine accidentally stumbling across entire abandoned resort towns while exploring alone in foreign countries. That’s when the vibes shift from “Eat Pray Love” to “First 10 minutes of a Netflix horror film where you pray you’re not the backstory.”
From crossing an active military buffer zone to see luxury high rises and hotels frozen in time, to stumbling across an abandoned mega resort on a remote island hike, these stories and images are sure to spook you out this October!
So, in honor of spooky season, the time for ghosts, ghouls, and bad travel decisions, here’s a deep dive into a few once-glamorous resort towns that were the place to be… until everyone suddenly vanished, and not exactly by choice.
