Hi! I’m Tova, a 38-year-old solo female traveler based in Miami, Florida. I thrive on solo exploration. In the past 3 years alone, I’ve traveled solo to over 22 countries.
My goal with this blog is:
- To inspire others who want to travel solo. I held myself back for a long time mostly due to fear and being content with a low-key, peaceful existence. Once I started traveling more frequently, I quickly built confidence- but fear and nerves still find their way in. You can acknowledge it, but go anyway.
- To share how the world is filled with mostly kind people.
- To share tips and stories so you can learn to pack light, both physically and mentally. I want to be authentic and vulnerable here, and thus you’ll find snippets of my journal containing my raw, unfiltered thoughts as I navigate traveling the world on my own.
In my 20s I explored parts of South America and Europe but only venturing out for a few weeks a year.
In my 30s, I started traveling solo for longer periods of time.
At 35, I went to Mexico and Europe (England, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Turkey).
At 36, I went to Guatemala and Europe (Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Faroe Islands, Italy, Germany).
At 37 years old, I finally went on my Dream Trip. I took 6 months off to travel the world and went to Asia & South America (Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, South Korea, Ecuador & Colombia). I also spent some time beforehand on shorter solo + family trips to Spain, Israel and Iceland.
At 38, I began to take monthly adventures, mostly in the US. I went to New Orleans (November), Austin (December), Chicago (January), Boston (February), El Salvador (March) and Nashville (April).
I had another big Europe trip planned for the summer that got derailed due to an ACL injury which you can read about here. Current travel plans are postponed as I focus on my recovery.
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