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Solo travel isn't just something I do, it's my life. This blog is full  of real-life experiences taken from 15 glorious years traveling alone non-stop as a woman. I cannot wait to share my solo travel tips on living wanderfully...

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Beauty, my little cupcake, can be totally, and utterly bonkers! Do you ever stand in front of the mirror and think, I want to look like JLO, Universe, and while we are at it, can I have the same closet and bank balance, pweez pweez pweez? Have you ever spotted a wrinkle and thought WTF […]

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Comedy of flying, you may be thinking? Well, my little pickle, have you ever been on your way to a fabulous vacation and just couldn’t wait to get on the flight? Were you so keen, you paid for early boarding only to find out most of the flight had done the same? Have you ever […]

The Secret Comedy Of Flying: Life’s Own Inflight Entertainment

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Have you ever been shopping with a man who has as much interest in what you are buying as a hippo has with Spandex? Have you ever been shopping with said man and all he can muster is ‘yes dear, that looks lovely’ on incessant repeat as he attempts to deflect boredom? Or you asked […]

The Secret Comedy Of Men And Shopping

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So. lipstick and logic??? Have you ever stood in front of a mirror and thought WTF have I done to my eyebrows, they are looking like defunct windscreen wipers and not at all where they were when I last looked? Have you ever been an eager beaver with a lip pencil and had lips like […]

The Bonkers World Of Beauty: Lipstick and Logic (New Series!)

Beauty

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Have you ever wondered why a man’s favorite place at home is the BBQ? Have you ever been curious as to why he retreats to the garden shed when his mother in law is on her weekly visit? Do you ask yourself why that garden shed only has enough space for one? And should his […]

Why Women Should Never Come Between A Man And His BBQ (No Matter Where in the World)

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Vacation for one you may be asking? Have you ever been in the office when things felt nuts and you just wanted to slam down your note pad, abandon those never ending Zoom calls and walk up to your boss and say: I need a ducking vacation?! Get me out of here! (ps, 1. my […]

Vacation For One? The Secret Comedy Of Traveling Alone (And Why It’s Bliss!)

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Have you ever walked home in high heels looking like a drunken penguin? Have you ever worn them all day and found yourself hallucinating a pair of fluffy slippers? Have you ever stumbled in heels at work and almost vaulted into office hottie’s lap? Admittedly a funny topic to blog about as a solo travel […]

The Secret Comedy Of High Heels And Why We Just Can’t Get Enough Of Them

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Have you ever gone into a supermarket in a foreign country looking for bread only to come out with lip balm (which you don’t even use), or half price flip flops (one size too small but you love a bargain) or potato chips (a flavor which you cannot pronounce and taste like cardboard) forgetting the […]

The Secret Comedy Of Supermarkets (No Matter Where You Go In The World)

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Have you ever been face to face with a huge piece of chocolate cake and found yourself deep in negotiation with ‘will I or won’t I’? Have you ever eaten 10 donuts on the same night only to loathe them afterwards and wish they didn’t exist? Perhaps you’ve been in a restaurant witnessing a woman […]

The Secret Comedy of Food (And Why You Can Eat Anything)

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Have you ever spent a night on Netflix, vino in one hand, remote control pause button in the other, zooming in on a Bambi eyed actor wishing you were his leading lusty lady? Have you ever watched old Disney movies and found yourself in a puddle of drooling saliva watching Snow White and Cinderella get […]

A Comedic View Why Mr Right Is So Mr Wrong

Lifestyle

hi, i'm kirsteen


Your new BFF & Travel Coach.

I'm an ex-Corporate girl who gave up a very successful career in the UK for a dream life traveling alone. Why solo? To do what I wanted,  where I wanted, and when I wanted. That was 15 years ago when I left with nothing more than a suitcase and an incessant desire to be happy. I've never looked back...

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