Hi!

So, I was provoked into writing a first ‘public’ blog, ’19 Tips for Solo Female Travellers’ last week because I couldn’t find an article that addressed my concerns about solo female travelling. In a week, I’ve had a staggering 900+ views.

Which leads me to follow up on many other travel topics I’ve never found addressed in the travel blogosphere. I need your help in deciding which topics are most interesting to you!

Please highlight and comment in-line on the topics (interested to read, uninteresting, other topic suggestions, examples of favourite blogs), leave a comment on Google Docs here, or message me on Facebook with your suggestions.

You can feel free to share this list with your friends for their suggestions.

Thanks for your help!

Athena

Type 1: Tips & Resources

• Travel Tips: Where to go from HK with US$300–400 US
  Places: Taiwan. Malaysia. Thailand. Cambodia. China. Japan.
  Price Breakdown: Flights (80%), Accommodation (0%), Food (10%), Leisure (10%).
• Travel Tips: Best Seasons for Regional Travel (Title: Why winter is best for Italy)
• Travel Resources: Cheap Accommodation
  Friends. Couchsurfing Walkthrough. Warmshowers. WOOFing.
• General Travel Tips
• Travel Tips: How to Try Out Remote Working:
  i.e. tools like https://nomadlist.com,
• Travel Tips: Pre-Departure Packing / Travel Packing Hacks
• Travel Tips: Designing Your Itinerary (Title: Why I’ve Been to Paris 3 times and Haven’t Been Up the Eiffel Tower)
  (markets, offices, local joints, out of town, back alleys, ghettos, malls, upscale places, libraries, public community centres, places that are relevant to you)
• Travel Tips: Flight Booking
  Major Airline Loopholes (city stop-overs). Adioso for discovery. Flash sales. Check Regional Sites.
• Travel Tips: How many words before your can survive / How to pick up key words in a new language in 1 week
  Hello, Goodbye, Thank You, 1–10, How much, Where, like, love, before, after, next stop
• How to keep long-distance friendships.
• Travel Tips: Meal Options
  Granola Bars. Markets + Home Cooking. Street Food.
• City Guides: What You Shouldn’t miss in HK
• City Guides: What You Shouldn’t miss in Toronto
  The Lakeshore. Queen East. University of Toronto’s Downtown Campus (and crashing a lecture). Hot Docs. TIFF. Bloor West. The Junction. Taking a Streetcar. Hot Dogs.
• City Guides: What You Shouldn’t miss in London
  Walking the Thames at night. Primrose Hill or Hampstead Heath. Clapham Junction. Pub comparisons. London’s East Side. Free city tours. Free Museums (big and small). The Canal.
• City Guides : What You Shouldn’t miss in Tokyo
• City Guides : What You Shouldn’t miss in Taipei

Type 2: Perspectives

• The Travel Spectrum:
  Weekend Trip, 2 Weeks, 1–2 months, year sabbatical, contracts + travel periods, remote work on the road.
• What are the ‘benefits’ of travel?
• How to compare cafes in 20 different countries
  In Toronto, I had an entire directory of cafes. When travelling for the first 5 years, the only maps I used were cafe my customised cafe maps around a city.
• Why You should Default to Couchsurfing
• Why you shouldn’t stay in a place you love
• Why you should just keep going to the same places
• How To Read 30+ books while couchsurfing
• How to mix and match travel styles — and not screw your life
• Buy, Bring, or Forget: How your travel items shape your experience (i.e. tea sets)
• Latin American Travellers vs SE Asian Travellers
• Forgettable Things (An Approach to Travelling Light)
• How to work while travelling (and love both)
• Semi-Planned means semi-open: A solid framework for enjoying any trip
• Why You Shouldn’t Travel Like Me (mindsets that shape the trips we want)
• Random Stories & Crazy Experiences
• Feeling Accomplished with Less
  Why Sleeping in, lazing around, going to the same few places, and sitting at cafes in a new city feels more productive than 12 straight hours of sightseeing.

Tell me your favourite articles, posts, and sites here (leave a comment).