A few years ago a friend reached out to me that I had not seen in a long long time. She was turning 40 and wanted to celebrate. Her idea was that we go cruising through the Greek Isles. So we formed a small group of ladies, booked a cruise, grabbed our sunhats and the adventure began.

I asked my sister to join, my friend reached out to some of her aquaintances. And before we knew it, we had a merry (and very excited) band of woman packing to go cruising. Our group was a fabulous mixed bunched, some of us knew each other, others didn’t, some were married, other’s were not. We were all on different paths; I was forging a new avenue of business for my company, my friend (who’s birthday was coming up), was frustrated with work and wanted to get away and celebrate her 40th with something special, my sister was a mom of teenagers and our fourth traveller was taking a sabatical from work.

When I look back at those days, I smile ~ We got lost in Venice, somewhere in Kusadasi a leather merchant called us the “Golden Girls”. We ate too much baklava, bought too many souveniers, swam in our clothes in Crete and ate the most delicious baked fish in Dubrovnik.

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But, what I most remember about that trip...

Was sailing on the Adriatic, sipping champagne at sunrise and eating chocolate cake to celebrate my friend’s birthday...

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Solo female travelling is increasing year on year and it is now becoming fashionable to dream of that destination you want to visit, that ocean on the other side of the world that you want to dip your toes into, go through the excitement of planning and finally packing your suitcase before hailing that taxi and heading to the airport.

Another interesting trend is that many of these female travellers are Modern Midlifers. Women in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s who are deciding that this is ‘their time’. They have climbed ‘their ladder’ and had a good look around and have decided that it is time to climb another ladder, go on another adventure and perhaps this time, do something just for themselves.

However, a holiday by yourself - It may just be a little daunting for some.

I have been there myself, not that that I have done a solo holiday on my own, because that is not me. But I have certainly done business trips on my own. Arriving in Dusseldorf and finding my way from the airport to my hotel (and being convinced I was being followed), going to (many) Travel Fairs in Cannes and walking (many times) along the Promenade de la Croisette on my own...

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Vogue UK recently mentioned that “Almost 70 per cent of women cite ‘transformation and self-discovery’ as their primary motivation for solo travel” . Where solo travel was once seen as brave and risky for female travellers, a shift in attitude has meant that it is now an adventurous, exciting experience... ” https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/solo-female-travel-myths