Your Sign to Travel Solo: Why Now’s the Time and How to Begin

Have you been waiting for the right moment to take a solo trip? This episode is your sign to stop waiting and start exploring. Host Sara shares the key reasons why solo travel might be exactly what you need right now, how to know you're ready, and her top tips to get started with confidence. From choosing your first destination to staying safe and embracing spontaneity, this episode is packed with real talk, encouragement, and practical advice to help you take that leap. Whether you're solo-curious or already booking your flight, you won't want to miss this one. Resources: ⁠The Ultimate Guide for the Solo Travel Woman⁠ ⁠Free Solo Travel Community ⁠ ⁠Beginners Guide to Solo Travel Course⁠ Other Links: ⁠Merchandise⁠ ⁠Let's Collab⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ==About Sara== Sara Ann Straw, CMP is a travel design and destination event expert with over 15 years of experience solo traveling. With a passion for solo travel, Sara founded the Solo Travel Woman Society to unite other women with similar interests and passions to form a community, share knowledge and empower one another. Sara is the author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman Guide, and host of The Solo Travel Woman Podcast. ==About The Solo Travel Woman Podcast== Empowering you to explore the world on your own terms. Hosted by Sara, seasoned solo traveler and founder of the Solo Travel Woman blog, this podcast is your go-to space for inspiration, practical advice, and unfiltered conversations about traveling the world solo. Whether you're planning your first solo trip or you’re a seasoned explorer, each episode offers tips, destination ideas, mindset shifts, and honest stories that empower you to embrace independence, adventure, and self-discovery. Expect real talk, personal stories, guest interviews, and plenty of encouragement to help you break through fear, ditch societal expectations, and confidently book that trip you've been dreaming about. Because you don’t need permission to go - just the courage to say yes to yourself.

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Your Sign to Travel Solo: Why Now’s the Time and How to Begin is an episode from The Solo Travel Woman Podcast by Sara Straw (@solotravelwoman).

This episode is 00:22:42 long.

This episode was published on Jul 20, 2025.

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