What if you landed in a foreign city with no map, no reservations and no Google? Travel journalist Lisa Abend does it on purpose to connect with new heights of exploration. Lisa picks a new place in Europe, does zero research, books nothing, and goes offline the second she lands (phone for photos only). She's stumbled into a Glasgow hotel receptionist who refused to let her sleep on the street, a spa-town museum with a very unexpected surprise in the bathtub, and a stranger who kept turning up on the same bus. Plus, Lisa’s advice for trying it yourself, even if you’re nervous.

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What if you landed in a foreign city with no map, no reservations and no Google? Travel journalist Lisa Abend does it on purpose to connect with new heights of exploration. Lisa picks a new place in Europe, does zero research, books nothing, and goes offline the second she lands (phone for photos only). She's stumbled into a Glasgow hotel receptionist who refused to let her sleep on the street, a spa-town museum with a very unexpected surprise in the bathtub, and a stranger who kept turning up on the same bus. Plus, Lisa&rsquo;s advice for trying it yourself, even if you&rsquo;re nervous.
Follow Lisa&rsquo;s newsletter, &ldquo;<a href="https://unpluggedtraveler.substack.com/">The Unplugged Traveler</a>,&rdquo; on Substack.
Follow Solita on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/solita_travels/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@solita_travels">TikTok</a> for bonus content and subscribe on <a href="https://solitaaa.substack.com/">Substack</a> for Julie&rsquo;s big 3 takeaways from each episode.

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

The Impossible Art of Traveling Without Your Phone

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