I had heard about Kandy, Sri Lanka for over 20 years, so I booked a full-day private tour even though I was tired. When it started to rain and everyone rushed to the next stop, I found a seat and read a chapter of my book. This episode is about what makes a solo trip worth it when nobody else is there to say that’s enough for today.
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On a bus in Laos, I needed the washroom and nobody knew when the next stop was, so I asked, and I heard people sigh with relief behind me. Earlier on that same trip, I had been shrinking without realizing it. This episode is about how being capable can make women over 40 disappear, and what I noticed once I saw it.
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I’m recording this somewhere that still feels unfamiliar, and my instinct is to speed up and fill everything in. Instead, I’m slowing down enough to let my brain and body catch up with each other. This episode is about the gap between arriving physically and arriving emotionally, starting with the immigration queue in Colombo.
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In a shop in Oman, I was clearly next in line for chocolates, and someone who walked in after me was served first. After 40, a lot of women start noticing they aren’t seen the same way, through small moments that add up. This episode is about how travel makes that pattern impossible to ignore, and why that turns out to be useful.
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