The Solo Travel Woman Podcast

I'm getting vulnerable on today's episode. Tune in to hear all the amazing adventures coming up in my life. I have to warn you that there may or may not be some tears (so cringe, I know). 

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==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

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★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

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There are many things that go into planning an ultimate solo adventure. It is not just choosing a destination, booking a flight, and reserving your accommodations. So, if you are someone who has never planned a trip this can all be a bit intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be.

In today’s episode, we chat with Angie Saint-Yl, the creator of The Flexitarian Digest. Her courses on DIY Travel Planning help you overcome any mindset blocks and focus on your way, so you can plan an experience that is not only unique to you but will also help you completely transform your life.

==Angela Saint-YI==

My name is Angela Saint-Yl and I am a DIY Travel Mentor. The hallmark of what I do is equip and empower women with the tools to be able to make their travel dreams a reality and live their best lives. Travel has been something that has been so transformative in various areas of my life and it brings the greatest joy to be able to share the amazing gifts of travel with others! www.instagram.com/theflexitariantravels

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License 

For 10 years, Rachel lived a nomadic life. Staying in one place long enough to work and save money and then would leave to set off for her next adventure. Although not always easy, life as a nomad comes with the benefit of true freedom. Take the journey with us as Rachel shares all the amazing places she has been, how she sustained her life as a nomad, and what ultimately led her to meet her husband and building a life and career in Mexico.

Rachel Glueck is a recovering nomad, writer, and entrepreneur. She spent over 10 years working as an educator, sailor, olive harvester, and divemaster (amongst other things) in 10 different countries. Rachel is focusing her talents into promoting her cookbook and mezcal brand, as well as writing about her experiences in raising a Buddhist–Aztec warrior of three-and-a-half in idyllic Todos Santos, Mexico. You can follow their adventures on Instagram at @beanandbeast.

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

In today’s episode, we are joined by the founder of RUNfully Global, Melissa Ames. Hear her journey on how she was able to combine her love for travel and fitness to unite a global community of people from all walks of life and all professions who have pushed past their own walls to find their passion and achieve their finish line dreams.

== About Melissa Ames and RUNfullyglobal ==

Melissa Ames is the founder of RUNfully Global, a community & YouTube show that uses movement to connect others across the globe in living fully. Crossing her first half marathon finish line in 2014 was incredibly life-changing - both physically and spiritually. Since then, she’s documented her mission to run 13 half marathons in one year while singing, dancing, and sharing life lessons and, to prove we can connect beyond borders through fitness, she ran 5k’s across 7 countries while interviewing locals. She's hosting a Costa Rica Wellness retreat in late June and offers custom running meditations to help you move through life’s hurdles. Visit her website to learn more. https://www.runfullyglobal.com/

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

It goes without saying that life has its ups and downs and there will be periods of time where you wonder how you are even surviving. Whatever the reason may be, if you ever find yourself in a rut and need a way out, solo travel may be the best medicine you were ever given.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Her Bags Were Packed creator, Catherine Smith as she shares her story on how he has been able to put herself first and use solo travel as a way to release emotional baggage from life’s challenging moments.

This episode includes a paid advertisement. 

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== About Catherine Smith ==

Catherine Smith is the founder of HerBagsWerePacked.com, a women’s solo travel site — with a spin. She focuses on helping women release emotional baggage and the many ways solo travel helps us on that journey.

Catherine is also a freelance travel writer with a special interest in budget-friendly, quirky and off-the-beaten-path travel. She works for USA Today’s travel and lifestyle site 10Best.com and has been featured on Nerd Wallet, Forbes, You Oughta Know, and the New York Times.

Follow Catherine on Instagram @herbagswerepacked

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

We all know that travel is one of the best things you can do for yourself. And although most of us understand the value of a good trip, many of us truly get the extent to how travel can enrich your life and give you a whole new sense of purpose.

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

Traveling solo is one of the most rewarding things a person can do. However, when you are a female who enjoys traveling solo, you are hit with loads of stereotypes. From “oh, it’s not safe for women to travel alone” to “you must get really lonely with no friends with you” to “Don’t you have any responsibilities?” - the list of assumptions is endless.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Sahara Leigh, travel coach and founder of Holistic Mojo as we smash all the stereotypes regarding solo travel. Hear the good, the bad and the ugly of traveling solo plus, learn how you can align your travel experience with passions, instead of doing what society deems as appropriate and safe.

== About Sahara Leigh ==

Sahara Leigh is an Alchemist of the Soul.  She teaches folks how to use them everyday, mundane aspects of their lives and selves to create their most magical lives possible.  Using Ayurveda, Energy Work, Movement, and Plant Medicine, Sahara shows you how everything you touch is a tool that moves you closer to, or further from, your Authentic Self.   You can build your dream reality if you know how to use the tools of your life.

https://holisticmojo.com/

https://www.instagram.com/holisticmojo/

https://www.youtube.com/holisticmojo

https://twitter.com/holisticmojo

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

Most of us have found ourselves working tirelessly for someone else's dreams and goals, allowing little time for us to follow our own path.

At the young age of 19, Becca found herself settled into a stable career, relationship, and ultimately family. As amazing as it all was, she longed to follow her passions into entrepreneurship.  In today’s episode, join me as I chat with Becca Eberhart, founder of ElleLee Box and Becca Eberhart Virtual Professional Services as she shares her story of empowerment and how she is now able to work for herself and enjoy the freedom of travel that comes with it.

***About Becca Eberhart and ElleLee Box***

Becca Eberhart is a mom, wife and entrepreneur living in northeast Iowa. As a brand manager she offers her clients management services for social media, community membership and podcasting. She has recently started another business, ElleLee Box, a quarterly subscription box filled with products from women-owned businesses. Becca is also passionate about encouraging other women to follow their dreams and create a life doing what they love no matter where they’re from. Sign up to be on the ElleBox waitlist and be the first to know when subscription sign-up opens. https://elleleebox.ck.page/waitlist

https://www.facebook.com/elleleebox

https://www.instagram.com/elleleebox/

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

For many years the idea of going on a solo trip to Peru and Machu Picchu was in my heart and on my mind. Finally, in September 2016 I booked a solo trip to Peru and Machu Picchu. I officially was going to spend 10 days in Peru including a 4-day trek to Machu Picchu with Contiki. My solo trip would be in September of 2017. I had a full year to prepare. The trail runs, stair steppers, and dieting became a way of life. After all, if I was going to push myself to what I thought would just be my physical limit – I was going to be prepared. However, little did I know, my preparation would be derailed and my life would completely fall apart.

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

Growing up, my father always told me to never wait for anyone when it came to following my dreams.

We didn’t travel much as a family when I was younger so, as I became an adult it was always something I dreamed of doing. However, I never had anyone to go with, and funding such trips proved to be quite difficult.

When I started my career in corporate events, I was thrilled to learn of all the opportunities it would give me to travel. What started off as just exploring other cities and states within the US eventually grew to me managing destination events in other countries. Finally, I had a reason to get my passport and travel. As much as this was amazing and I felt so blessed, I was missing out on the experience of traveling for fun and immersing myself in other cultures.

In today's episode, learn how I grew my passion for travel and what made me start Solo Travel Woman.

Love the Solo Travel Woman podcast? Give us a rating and leave a 5-star review. It helps us reach more amazing solo travelers.

==About Sara==

Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 13 years of experience in travel and destination events. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to bring together other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the owner of STW Planning, LLC, author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast.

Join our email list and receive free solo travel tips: https://mailchi.mp/c5fbeffec188/podlist

Find female travel companions through Tourlina, a trusted and verified network of solo travel women. Use code Sara50 for 50% off a 1-year subscription.

★ Shop at the STW Boutique

★ Join the FREE Solo Travel Woman Society

★ Join a Solo Travel Woman Getaway

★ Take the Beginner's Guide to Solo Travel Course

★ Become a Travel Designer

★ Follow us on:

- Instagram 

- Society Instagram 

- Facebook 

- TikTok 

Intro and outro music credit: Sand Patterns by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License