Can you ever un-hear the voice you only find when you're traveling alone? Nikki Vargas, founder of Unearth Women and Associate Editorial Director at Travel + Leisure, found hers in Iguazu National Park, days before she canceled her wedding. Years later, she took that same willingness-to-listen back to Colombia, a country she'd always felt "not Colombian enough" for, to report on the FARC peace treaty and on the aunt whose death no one ever explained to her. 

To hear more of Nikki's adventures in travel, read her book "Call You When I Land". Follow Nikki's work on Travel + Leisure's Substack, "The Fast Track", as well as her own personal Substack, "Wanderess". For updates on her forthcoming book and novel, follow her on Instagram.

Follow Solita on Instagram and Tiktok for bonus content and subscribe on Substack for Julie's big 3 takeaways from each episode. 

Can you ever un-hear the voice you only find when you're traveling alone? Nikki Vargas, founder of Unearth Women and Associate Editorial Director at Travel + Leisure, found hers in Iguazu National Park, days before she canceled her wedding. Years later, she took that same willingness-to-listen back to Colombia, a country she'd always felt "not Colombian enough" for, to report on the FARC peace treaty and on the aunt whose death no one ever explained to her.&nbsp;
To hear more of Nikki's adventures in travel, read her book "<a href="https://www.nikkivargas.com/call-you-when-i-land.html">Call You When I Land</a>". Follow Nikki's work on Travel + Leisure's Substack, "<a href="https://travelandleisure.substack.com/">The Fast Track</a>", as well as her own personal Substack, "<a href="https://substack.com/@nikkivargas">Wanderess</a>". For updates on her forthcoming book and novel, follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/niknakvargas/">Instagram</a>.
Follow Solita on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/solita_travels/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/solita_travels/">Tiktok</a> for bonus content and subscribe on <a href="https://substack.com/@solitatravels">Substack</a> for Julie's big 3 takeaways from each episode.&nbsp;

Record-numbers of women are traveling alone. But what are the real stories beyond the highlight reel, the "Bali will heal you" fantasies and the doom warnings from your uncle? 

Hosted by solo traveler and award-winning writer Julie Piñero, Solita explores the messier side to solo travel. What happens when your Paris fling takes you somewhere the rom-coms wouldn’t dare? When your trip to honor your grandparents means facing your worst fear alone? When you say ‘yes’ and it surprises even you? 

Solita is Spanish for ‘a female alone’, but it drips with pity. This show takes that word back. Solitude - especially on the road - may be a time to follow a curiosity nobody shares, change your mind and push your limits. 

Each week, Julie and a guest unpack one solo trip and what it reveals about safety, sex, money, heritage, loneliness, identity and other nuances that make solo travel more approachable, less fantasy. Because the world isn’t always your oyster. That’s exactly what makes the story worth telling.

Record-numbers of women are traveling alone. But what are the real stories beyond the highlight reel, the "Bali will heal you" fantasies and the doom warnings from your uncle?&nbsp;
Hosted by solo traveler and award-winning writer Julie Pi&ntilde;ero, Solita explores the messier side to solo travel. What happens when your Paris fling takes you somewhere the rom-coms wouldn&rsquo;t dare? When your trip to honor your grandparents means facing your worst fear alone? When you say &lsquo;yes&rsquo; and it surprises even you?&nbsp;
Solita is Spanish for &lsquo;a female alone&rsquo;, but it drips with pity. This show takes that word back. Solitude - especially on the road - may be a time to follow a curiosity nobody shares, change your mind and push your limits.&nbsp;
Each week, Julie and a guest unpack one solo trip and what it reveals about safety, sex, money, heritage, loneliness, identity and other nuances that make solo travel more approachable, less fantasy. Because the world isn&rsquo;t always your oyster. That&rsquo;s exactly what makes the story worth telling.

Solita

An Unsolved Murder, a Canceled Wedding and the Truth You Can’t Un-Hear

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