Single Occupancy: Solo female travel blogging

Marsha of Single Occupancy

The cheerfully indomitable Marsha’s blog, Single Occupancy, is well-written, humorous, and packed with links and resources.  She calls it her “love letter” to solo travel — and a bit of a diatribe against those double occupancy rooms and rates.

In a world where people look at women traveling alone, even for a week or two, as completely insane, it’s nice to see more and more texts — blogs, books, magazine articles — written by and for women doing exactly that.  And these are normal, happy women from all walks of life: women who don’t necessarily obsess over the newest fashions or the lightest gear, women who aren’t unnaturally brave or foolhardy…but just really enjoy seeing the world.

Isn’t it interesting that we have a whole subgenre of solo female travel advice — that websites and magazines feel the need to point out that women can travel alone (just like men can!) and it’s okay!  Really!  We’re out of the kitchen at last!  I wish we were all just happily lumped under the category of “solo travelers”, but since there are still assumptions that most solo travelers are male, and since many women might be scared to travel alone without knowing there are other women out there doing exactly that, I’d just like to add another strong, funny lady to a list of resources for anyone who wants to pack up their bags and go.