The amount of women embarking on solo travel jaunts, whether out of necessity or for the sheer thrill of it, is rising dramatically. Never have we had so much freedom, lust for adventure and inspiration, and honestly, it’s never been easier to book a trip and head off into the unknown - a passport and phone is pretty much all that’s needed.
Of course, solo travel is not a new phenomenon, there are plenty of inspiring women who helped shape the travel landscape before us. Think Martha Gelhorn and her often lonely experiences travelling solo through East Africa, as detailed in the fascinating book Travels With Myself and Another: Five Journeys from Hell and the mountaineer and explorer Gertrude Bell who undertook numerous desert expeditions through Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Iran at a time when society expected women to never stray from family life at home.
