Wise Woman Travel

Exploring the world from a female perspective

During the summer, if my husband suggests we go away for the weekend, I know there’s likely a cycling event attached to the offer. This doesn’t really bother me. He’s passionate about cycling, which provides me with the male equivalent of happy wife, happy life. And these cycling events have happened in places that provide …

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As a woman of mostly British heritage, drinking tea has been part of my life since I was a little girl. My mom never strayed too far from Red Rose, and it was more often an after dinner drink than a mid-afternoon refreshment. But as I grew up, I experienced a wide variety of teas …

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No matter where we live, the start of summer is usually a happy time – we shed winter’s clothes, constrictions, and inhibitions as we celebrate the beginning of warm weather, long evenings, vacations, and a more relaxed pace of life. So this afternoon, I join thousands of Montevideans wandering along the 22.2 kilometre La Rambla, …

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Last April, I received an automatic WordPress message, congratulating me on my 100th blog post. Whenever I reach a milestone like this, I can’t resist a look at the path behind me and the road ahead. My first blogging experience started in 2012, the night before my husband and I travelled to Provence. Friends had …

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