Post holiday blues ruining your life? It could be worse….

Sharing your life with someone from a different cultural background can be a fantastic way to broaden your world and an amazing learning experience, but can also present some unique challenges. Lorena Mayr shares her story with Worldette. It is funny how things happen in life. You never know what twists and turns will be [...]

Many people overlook Portugal when making plans to visit Europe.  The best held secret?  It is a beautiful country, has some of the best food to offer and the people are incredibly friendly.  Some of the most photographed rock formations with a turquoise ocean are in the Algarve area.  Are you ready for an adventure? [...]

After water, tea is the most popular beverage consumed in the world.  Many people drink tea for its health benefits, which include stress relieving and antioxidant building properties.  But for many people around the world, drinking tea has more to do with relaxing, socializing, and sacred rituals. Have you ever wandered half way across the [...]

Girl About Town, Worldette’s sassy and no nonsense agony aunt, answers your travel concerns.  But watch out! Ask a silly question and our girl, who knows how to travel in style, might bite…   Dear Girl About Town, I’ve just got back from an extended trip to Thailand where it seems all tourists are sporting a [...]

Fiji is a land known for its beautiful beaches and rich culture, but what you may not know is that it’s also home to many delicious, natural foods. Read on to learn more about these local delicacies and the why we love Fijian food. Do not think for one second that all you’ll be eating [...]

“It is a fundamental human right to be free of sexual exploitation in all its forms. Women and girls have the right to sexual integrity and autonomy.” The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is a non-governmental organization that works to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms, promoting the human rights of women. It [...]

Joanne Fedler, a well-traveled mother and author with a passionate past on women’s rights and justice, used to be at the frontier advocating for abused women, working hard against those who did not believe her efforts are justified. She worked so diligently that in 2004, Hustler magazine labeled her ‘Asshole of the month’ for her [...]

There is something fascinating about bridges. More than simply a means to get from here to there, bridges symbolize the human spirit’s desire to fill the gap between what was and where we want to be.  A forward leap toward the creation of new things and new possibilities. Whether this earnest progression into places unknown [...]

Embrace our artistic side next time you travel by starting a collection. Guest poster, Laura George, shows us how.  I’d like to start by clarifying: this is not a post about snow globes and key chains. This is a post about keeping vibrant memories of your travels through stunning items you can display in your [...]

It’s a dilemma that divides tourists and travelers alike. When you’re in another country and it comes to the food, how local dare you eat? “I can’t believe you are eating that. I can’t even bare the sight of you eating that.” Bugs and beetles for dinner We have been trekking in the villages of [...]

With Air Asia and Malaysia Airlines both using Kuala Lumpur as their main hub, visit Asia and you may well find yourself transiting in Malaysia’s capital city. Getting to and from the airport First things first, as with many large cities, the airport is a long way from the city centre, so leave plenty of [...]

Draped by the mighty Himalayas and cradled between India and China, it’s hard to imagine a trip to Nepal without considering its mystical allure. Indeed, the discovery of a trip to Nepal is often one of the inner self – not the physical space and the country is not typically a destination you head to [...]

Take a trip to the small pacific island of Tanna in Vanuatu to get up close, really close, to an active volcano. The landscape was alien. Grey-brown dust whirled in the wind, rolling up big sand dunes across our path as our 4WD powered through the desert. With no palm trees, no sandy beaches and [...]

If there’s one place to go in the Middle East to paint the town red, it’s Beirut, Lebanon. Round up a group of girl friends and head on over to the  Middle East’s city that never sleeps for evenings filled with shopping sprees, gourmet cuisine from around the world and roof-top dance parties that last [...]

Anna Sierny is a dilemma. Should she leave behind the successful life she has enjoyed building or should she give into to her fears and travel somewhere alone? Whether you’re an experienced traveler or you’re yet to take the leap to travel as a solo female Anna’s beautifully constructed predicament is sure to resonate. Don’t [...]

Rachel Hand speaks three languages in her house, subconsciously mixing them to suit the situation or topic being discussed. This is how her trilingual household developed.  When I met my husband Jarwo, I had been living in Indonesia for six months, having visited this amazing South East Asian country several times before and taken a [...]

Stunning meteor showers, Roman ruins and of course everyone’s favorite fictional archaeologist. Mention Petra in Jordan, and chances are, many people will have no idea what or where it is. But mention Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and suddenly, almost everybody will recall Indy’s nail-biting journey through the 2,000-year-old Rose Red City to find [...]

If there’s one place to go in the Middle East to paint the town red, it’s Beirut, Lebanon. Round up a group of girl friends and head on over to the  Middle East’s city that never sleeps for evenings filled with shopping sprees, gourmet cuisine from around the world and roof-top dance parties that last [...]

Despite the idyllic environment and picturesque island landscapes, recent figures on the incidents of domestic abuse against women in the Pacific Islands paint a more shocking picture. The United Nation Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) reports that women in the Pacific experience some of the highest rate of domestic [...]

Spending time in little big country

Amy Huang goes underwater to discover the Great Barrier Reef. Wetsuits are not sexy. I don’t know why I even bothered to bring my nice bikini. There I am tangled in the mess of arms and legs everywhere, trying to stuff the rest of me into the impossibly tight outfit. I persist as I knew [...]

As part of our Worldette Heroine series we feature another inspirational woman and female leader who has impacted our world. This time we look at Alice Zachmann, a woman who has worked tirelessly since the 1970s to help women and communities caught up in the violence and destruction brought by civil in Guatemala. Guatemala is [...]

Austrian food is so good even Julie Andrews sang about it in The Sound of Music. Here, Lorena Mayr takes us on a tour of her favorite Austrian foods. You have probably heard of the most popular Austrian dishes; the Wienerschnitzel and Apple strudel. You only have to turn to The Sound of Music to [...]

Girl About Town, Worldette’s sassy and no nonsense agony aunt, answers your travel concerns.  But watch out! Ask a silly question and our girl, who knows how to travel in style, might bite…   Dear Girl About Town, Michelin Stars bore me and large restaurants remind me of cafeterias with everyone herded in together. I [...]