Wise Woman Travel

Exploring the world from a female perspective

It’s a Saturday evening in early July, and I’m walking along Gwich’in Road in the town of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, towards Cynthia’s Bed and Breakfast, where I’m staying to attend the 2026 Great Northern Arts Festival. The dusty road, lined with stalks of bright pink fireweed and vetch tangled together, is empty of vehicles. It’s …

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If she’s being honest, every woman who travels on her own will admit there are times when her solo status on the road is not the awe-inspiring, joyous, freeing experience that many bloggers make it out to be. This happened to me on Sunday night. Two of my Wakayama University hosts  had suggested we meet …

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