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Hi, I'm Lucy

I’m passionate about empowering women to feel confident to travel the world solo. My goal? To inspire you to solo travel to countries that challenge you and change you. 

Feel stuck in a rut, or worried you've missed your opportunity? This is the blog that will push you to realise your full potential.

I'll help you book that dream trip, quit your job to travel, start a new life as a digital nomad or even try out vanlife – don't let anything stand in your way.
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Your go-to for Europe travel guides - from the best solo city breaks, to hiking adventures, national parks, road trips and multi-destination trips. If you're planning an adventure in Europe, look no further for the best hidden gems and underrated destinations, plus expert solo travel advice.

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Africa

Explore my Africa travel guides and solo travel tips for visiting Africa alone as a woman. Explore my Marrakech and Agadir destination guides and adventure guides.

Explore NowAustralia

Asia

Explore my expert Asia travel guides to plan your two week holiday, or find out how to plan the ultimate backpacking trip across Asia. From Thailand trip planning, to Sri Lanka solo travel and Bali waterfall guides. Read my guides for the ultimate Asia travel tips to head off the beaten track.

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Explore my expert Central America travel guides to help you plan your adventures to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Belize. Thinking of solo travelling Central America? Read my honest take on solo travel in Central America – what you really need to know before you travel.

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Europe

Your go-to for Europe travel guides - from the best solo city breaks, to hiking adventures, national parks, road trips and multi-destination trips. If you're planning an adventure in Europe, look no further for the best hidden gems and underrated destinations, plus expert solo travel advice.

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North America

Your go-to North America travel guides for adventurous souls. From USA solo travel, city guides to Boston MA, road trips in Mississippi and Louisiana (and my food guides!). Don't miss out on my upcoming USA trips.

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South America

Explore my South America travel guides – including solo travel guides to Colombia, hiking guides, adventure guides and more. More content to come soon as sadly my trip was cut short in 2020.

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UK

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Come skydiving with me to celebrate my 30th birthday! I promised myself I wouldn't turn 30 without completing a skydive – now I always dreamed it would happen in New Zealand part way through a working holiday visa. But sadly a pandemic happened and it wasn't meant to be. But, I'm never going to let anything stop me from achieving my dreams.So it might be two years later than expected, but I finally got to do the skydive of my dreams with UK Parachuting at Sibson Airfield near Wandsworth in Peterborough. We jumped from 13,000ft and travelled at a speed of 120mph through the air over one of the oldest drop zones in the country!I think you can tell from my reaction how much I enjoyed it and before I had even touched the ground I already knew I would be doing another. The question is – where should I do the next skydive?Would you like to do a skydive?For those who are new to this channel, I'm Lucy, a solo female travel blogger from the UK, who loved adventure travel, music festivals and vanlife. Get my free eBook on how to save up to £10k for travel: https://urlis.net/ue0k9Blog: https://absolutelylucy.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/absolutelylucy/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyLucy/ TW: https://twitter.com/absolutely_lucyIf you would like to work with me, please email: hello@absolutelylucy.comBook your skydive: https://ukparachuting.co.uk/

Come skydiving with me to celebrate my 30th birthday! I promised myself I wouldn't turn 30 without completing a skydive – now I always dreamed it would happen in New Zealand part way through a working holiday visa. But sadly a pandemic happened and it wasn't meant to be. But, I'm never going to let anything stop me from achieving my dreams.

So it might be two years later than expected, but I finally got to do the skydive of my dreams with UK Parachuting at Sibson Airfield near Wandsworth in Peterborough. We jumped from 13,000ft and travelled at a speed of 120mph through the air over one of the oldest drop zones in the country!

I think you can tell from my reaction how much I enjoyed it and before I had even touched the ground I already knew I would be doing another. The question is – where should I do the next skydive?

Would you like to do a skydive?

For those who are new to this channel, I'm Lucy, a solo female travel blogger from the UK, who loved adventure travel, music festivals and vanlife. Get my free eBook on how to save up to £10k for travel: https://urlis.net/ue0k9

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What a way to spend my last international trip of 2022. Flying business class with United Airlines from London Heathrow to Boston, Massachusetts, for a weekend of exploring the larges, most walkable city in the USA. [ad press trip] This trip was a press trip with United Airlines, Travel Up and the Boston Tourism Board.From those beautiful fall colours at Boston Common and visiting Fenway Park – home of the Red Sox, to tasting the famous lobster rolls and fresh oysters the city is known for. We explored art, culture, heritage and history as we walked the streets of Boston, USA, and even took to the water for a "Duck Tour" around the harbour. If you've ever wanted to visit Boston – I've found the best things to do in Boston and have written a guide to the best 22, including tips on how to travel there and where to stay.Check out my blog post for a full itinerary and where we stayed: https://absolutelylucy.com/22-best-things-to-do-in-boston-usa/Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you want to see more videos from me :-)For those who are new to this channel, I'm Lucy, a solo female travel blogger from the UK, who loved adventure travel, music festivals and vanlife. Get my free eBook on how to save up to £10k for travel: https://urlis.net/ue0k9Blog: https://absolutelylucy.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/absolutelylucy FB: https://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyLucy/ TW: https://twitter.com/absolutely_lucy

What a way to spend my last international trip of 2022. Flying business class with United Airlines from London Heathrow to Boston, Massachusetts, for a weekend of exploring the larges, most walkable city in the USA. [ad press trip] This trip was a press trip with United Airlines, Travel Up and the Boston Tourism Board.

From those beautiful fall colours at Boston Common and visiting Fenway Park – home of the Red Sox, to tasting the famous lobster rolls and fresh oysters the city is known for. We explored art, culture, heritage and history as we walked the streets of Boston, USA, and even took to the water for a "Duck Tour" around the harbour. If you've ever wanted to visit Boston – I've found the best things to do in Boston and have written a guide to the best 22, including tips on how to travel there and where to stay.

Check out my blog post for a full itinerary and where we stayed: https://absolutelylucy.com/22-best-things-to-do-in-boston-usa/

Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you want to see more videos from me :-)

For those who are new to this channel, I'm Lucy, a solo female travel blogger from the UK, who loved adventure travel, music festivals and vanlife. Get my free eBook on how to save up to £10k for travel: https://urlis.net/ue0k9

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Boston Vlog Part 2: Chinatown, visiting Fenway Park & Boston in the fall

What a way to spend my last international trip of 2022. Flying business class with United Airlines from London Heathrow to Boston, Massachusetts, for a weekend of exploring the larges, most walkable city in the USA. [ad press trip] This trip was a press trip with United Airlines, Travel Up and the Boston Tourism Board. There was so much to cram in that I've split it across two vlogs – here's Part 1 - enjoy!From those beautiful fall colours at Boston Common and visiting Fenway Park – home of the Red Sox, to tasting the famous lobster rolls and fresh oysters the city is known for. We explored art, culture, heritage and history as we walked the streets of Boston, USA, and even took to the water for a "Duck Tour" around the harbour. If you've ever wanted to visit Boston – I've found the best things to do in Boston and have written a guide to the best 22, including tips on how to travel there and where to stay.Check out my blog post for a full itinerary and where we stayed: https://absolutelylucy.com/22-best-things-to-do-in-boston-usa/Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you want to see more videos from me :-)For those who are new to this channel, I'm Lucy, a solo female travel blogger from the UK, who loved adventure travel, music festivals and vanlife. Get my free eBook on how to save up to £10k for travel: https://urlis.net/ue0k9Blog: https://absolutelylucy.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/absolutelylucy FB: https://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyLucy/ TW: https://twitter.com/absolutely_lucy

What a way to spend my last international trip of 2022. Flying business class with United Airlines from London Heathrow to Boston, Massachusetts, for a weekend of exploring the larges, most walkable city in the USA. [ad press trip] This trip was a press trip with United Airlines, Travel Up and the Boston Tourism Board. There was so much to cram in that I've split it across two vlogs – here's Part 1 - enjoy!

From those beautiful fall colours at Boston Common and visiting Fenway Park – home of the Red Sox, to tasting the famous lobster rolls and fresh oysters the city is known for. We explored art, culture, heritage and history as we walked the streets of Boston, USA, and even took to the water for a "Duck Tour" around the harbour. If you've ever wanted to visit Boston – I've found the best things to do in Boston and have written a guide to the best 22, including tips on how to travel there and where to stay.

Check out my blog post for a full itinerary and where we stayed: https://absolutelylucy.com/22-best-things-to-do-in-boston-usa/

Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you want to see more videos from me :-)

For those who are new to this channel, I'm Lucy, a solo female travel blogger from the UK, who loved adventure travel, music festivals and vanlife. Get my free eBook on how to save up to £10k for travel: https://urlis.net/ue0k9

Blog: https://absolutelylucy.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/absolutelylucy
FB: https://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyLucy/
TW: https://twitter.com/absolutely_lucy

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Scared to learn to ski? Think it’s too late and too scary as an adult?

Here’s why you’re wrong

There’s something about learning to ski as an adult that really brings out your inner child. You don’t have to be perfect, you don’t even have to be good, but you’re giving yourself permission to learn a new skill and try.

So many of us by our 30’s stay in the safe zone of stuff we know we like and people we are comfortable with. But learning to ski pushes you way outside that comfort zone and introduces you to people you might never have met.

Oh, and it’s really not as scary as you think. It’s one of the best things I’ve done for myself as an adult 🙌🏽

Would you like to learn to ski?

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Scared to learn to ski? Think it’s too late and too scary as an adult?Here’s why you’re wrongThere’s something about learning to ski as an adult that really brings out your inner child. You don’t have to be perfect, you don’t even have to be good, but you’re giving yourself permission to learn a new skill and try.So many of us by our 30’s stay in the safe zone of stuff we know we like and people we are comfortable with. But learning to ski pushes you way outside that comfort zone and introduces you to people you might never have met.Oh, and it’s really not as scary as you think. It’s one of the best things I’ve done for myself as an adult 🙌🏽Would you like to learn to ski?#skischool #skiingislife #solotravel #skiingisfun #learningtoski | learning to ski as an adult | learning to ski | first time skiing | learn to ski | skiing in Switzerland | skiing in Grindelwald | girls skiing | women skiing | brown girls skiing

Scared to learn to ski? Think it’s too late and too scary as an adult?

Here’s why you’re wrong

There’s something about learning to ski as an adult that really brings out your inner child. You don’t have to be perfect, you don’t even have to be good, but you’re giving yourself permission to learn a new skill and try.

So many of us by our 30’s stay in the safe zone of stuff we know we like and people we are comfortable with. But learning to ski pushes you way outside that comfort zone and introduces you to people you might never have met.

Oh, and it’s really not as scary as you think. It’s one of the best things I’ve done for myself as an adult 🙌🏽

Would you like to learn to ski?

#skischool #skiingislife #solotravel #skiingisfun #learningtoski | learning to ski as an adult | learning to ski | first time skiing | learn to ski | skiing in Switzerland | skiing in Grindelwald | girls skiing | women skiing | brown girls skiing

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Scared to learn to ski? Think it’s too late and too scary as an adult?Here’s why you’re wrongThere’s something about learning to ski as an adult that really brings out your inner child. You don’t have to be perfect, you don’t even have to be good, but you’re giving yourself permission to learn a new skill and try.So many of us by our 30’s stay in the safe zone of stuff we know we like and people we are comfortable with. But learning to ski pushes you way outside that comfort zone and introduces you to people you might never have met.Oh, and it’s really not as scary as you think. It’s one of the best things I’ve done for myself as an adult 🙌🏽Would you like to learn to ski?#skischool #skiingislife #solotravel #skiingisfun #learningtoski | learning to ski as an adult | learning to ski | first time skiing | learn to ski | skiing in Switzerland | skiing in Grindelwald | girls skiing | women skiing | brown girls skiing

You can’t visit a renowned wine region without going for a wine tasting - and I found the best one in the Douro Valley 🍷

Do NOT visit the Douro River or Porto, without taking a trip to @quintadovallado for stunning views across the valley, a fascinating tour where I actually learned things about wine I’ve never heard before (despite having done wine tastings across the globe) and of course, to try gorgeous wines!

📍 Quinta do Vallado, Douro River Valley

Would you like to go for a wine tasting here?

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You can’t visit a renowned wine region without going for a wine tasting - and I found the best one in the Douro Valley 🍷Do NOT visit the Douro River or Porto, without taking a trip to @quintadovallado for stunning views across the valley, a fascinating tour where I actually learned things about wine I’ve never heard before (despite having done wine tastings across the globe) and of course, to try gorgeous wines!📍 Quinta do Vallado, Douro River ValleyWould you like to go for a wine tasting here?#winetasting🍷 #winetastings #quintadovallado #wineregion #dourowine | wine tasting Portugal | wine tasting Porto | wine tasting Douro valley | best wine tasting Douro | vineyard tour | wine cellars | Douro wine region | wine tour Portugal

I’ve found the most magical experience in Porto and you WON’T want to miss it on your next city break 😍💫

Don’t visit Porto without booking @spiritusporto - it’s an immersive light show in Clerigos Church, a beautiful baroque church at the heart of the city. Located in the Historic Center of Porto (a UNESCO World Heritage Site)- trust me you’ll want to visit the tower in the day for VIEWS and then this show in the evening.

Here’s a glimpse 👀 would you like to see this show?

#spiritus #visitportoandnorth #portocity #portoportugal🇵🇹 #immersiveexperience | best things to do in Porto | best places to visit Porto | immersive art Porto | immersive light show Porto | best things to do Portugal | best places to visit Portugal | Porto city break

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I’ve found the most magical experience in Porto and you WON’T want to miss it on your next city break 😍💫Don’t visit Porto without booking @spiritusporto - it’s an immersive light show in Clerigos Church, a beautiful baroque church at the heart of the city. Located in the Historic Center of Porto (a UNESCO World Heritage Site)- trust me you’ll want to visit the tower in the day for VIEWS and then this show in the evening.Here’s a glimpse 👀 would you like to see this show?#spiritus #visitportoandnorth #portocity #portoportugal🇵🇹 #immersiveexperience | best things to do in Porto | best places to visit Porto | immersive art Porto | immersive light show Porto | best things to do Portugal | best places to visit Portugal | Porto city break

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