Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders

Solo Female & Women’s Travel

Explore podcast episodes about solo female travel and women traveling the world independently, including living abroad and long-term travel experiences. Hear stories of women navigating safety, empowerment, and global exploration across cultures.

Solo female travel has become one of the fastest-growing movements in global travel, with women around the world choosing to explore independently and design lives abroad. In these conversations from The Maverick Show, women share stories of traveling solo, working while traveling, and building meaningful lives overseas. Guests discuss the realities of solo female travel, including safety, cultural expectations, personal growth, and the freedom that comes with exploring the world on your own terms. These episodes highlight diverse travel stories from women navigating global spaces and redefining what it means to travel independently.

310: Visiting Socotra, Syria, Afghanistan, and Traveling Across Africa on Public Transportation with Sibu Szymanowska

Learn what Afghanistan is like now, how to become fluent in 5 languages & get tips on being a more ethical traveler. In Part 2 of this interview Sibu Szymanowska shares her journey becoming a digital nomad and founding “Go Global with Sibu”. She tells stories from her journey traveling overland across 9 countries in…

301: Visiting Every Country in Central & South America and How Not to Cross the Venezuelan Border with Ashley Company

Learn how immersive trips to the Dominican Republic, Kenya and backpacking through South America can be life-changing. Ashley Company starts off by talking about her experiences traveling the world for wine, and why the South African wine region is so unique and special. She then talks about her experience growing up in the U.S., traveling…

288: The Brown Girl’s Guide to Traveling the World Solo with Dr. Nabila Ismail

Learn how to navigate the cultural dynamics of traveling the world full-time as a Pakistani-American digital nomad. Dr. Nabila Ismail joins Matt from Houston and starts off talking about her parent’s experience immigrating from Pakistan to the U.S.. She then opens up about her experience growing up in a homogenous, white area of upstate New…

279: Wander Woman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World Solo with Beth Santos

Learn the real nuances of travel safety, develop a personal risk profile, leave your comfort zone, and travel better. Beth Santos returns to The Maverick Show and starts off talking about the latest developments in the Wanderful community and what it offers to female travelers today. She then talks about the upcoming WITS Travel Creator…

269: Hiking, Diving and Surfing the World on a Kenyan Passport with Sandi Oluoch

Sandi Oluoch shares her experience growing up in Kenya and Tanzania, then moving to the U.S. for college and grad school, and then traveling the world for the last 5 years. She shares her top recommendations for East Africa, as well as her top hiking recommendations inside the U.S.. Sandi talks about her travels through…

230: Bungee Jumping in Macao, Building Female-Centric Travel Brands, and Empowering Women to See the World with Kelly Lewis

Kelly Lewis reflects on growing up in Hawaii, moving to New Zealand after college, and then traveling to 85 countries on all 7 continents. She shares some of her top highlights, like taking the world’s highest bungee jump in Macao. Kelly then takes us on her entrepreneurial journey of bootstrapping numerous female-centric travel brands from…

146: Travel as a Political Act, Shifting the Safety Narrative, and Founding “Wanderful” to Help All Women Travel the World with Beth Santos

Beth Santos takes us on her journey growing up in the U.S., studying abroad in Portugal, re-connecting with her heritage, and then moving to the West African island-nation of Sao Tome and Principe at age 22. She reflects on her work in the non-profit sector, her experiences in Sao Tome, as well as her subsequent…

133: Solo-Traveling to 55 Countries Safely, Confidently and without Draining the Bank Account with Shakeemah Smith

Shakeemah Smith shares her experience growing up in East Orange, New Jersey during the Golden Era of hip hop in the 1990s. She explains how she overcame perceived financial obstacles and was able to travel to her first 20 countries for under $100 per flight. Shakeemah then explains how she was able to travel to…

114: From Jim Crow Segregation to Solo-Traveling the World in Retirement with Charlotte Simpson

Charlotte Simpson takes us on her journey growing up in Rockford, Illinois and spending her summers in Alabama during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. She shares her experiences as a kid having to use separate bathrooms, separate hotels, standing in separate lines to get ice cream, and observing the difference in educational resources…

95: Building Empowered, Female-Centering Digital Nomad Communities with Brittnee Bond

Brittnee Bond shares her experiences growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and opens up about her decision to eventually divorce her husband, leave the Church, travel the world and create her ideal community that is welcoming, inclusive and accepting. She shares her path to becoming a digital nomad, first by helping her law firm become…

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