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Why Not? Stop Overthinking Solo Travel

I went to the riverbank in Okazaki to see the cherry blossoms, and when I got close enough to see that most of the buds were still closed, I went from being in the experience to measuring it. That same measuring keeps a lot of women from booking a trip at all. This episode is about the question “why should I?” and why I have beef with it.

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You Never Feel Ready to Travel Alone Before You Take The Trip (and that’s alright)

I was standing on the balcony at my parents’ house in Canada in September when a school bus went by, and I felt relief. For fourteen years, September was when I went back. This episode is about leaving a job I had wanted without ever feeling ready, and why that’s alright.

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