A to Z’s of the Solo Travel Girl

Making Friends in Hamamatsu, Japan
Making Friends in Hamamatsu, Japan

Is the solo travel girl made of sugar and spice and everything nice? Perhaps, but there’s more to this gutsy gal.

Last month I participated in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge and my meme focused on characteristics of the solo travel girl. In case you missed it (which you probably did, I was having server issues and my site was down for a good chunk of April), below is a summary of those characteristics with a link to the original post which includes definitions for each word.

The concept was to recognize whether you’re a solo traveling female or not, there’s a little bit of the solo travel girl in everyone. And, no two STGs are alike. She comes in all forms, ages, shapes, colors, and backgrounds making every single independent travelista beautiful, confident and so on. Remember, if you find yourself traveling independently, embrace the concept of traveling alone, not lonely.

Feel free to chime in with your own adjectives or personality traits that make up of this wandering woman.

From A to Z, a Solo Travel Girl Is…

A – In my book she’s adventurous, awesome and an ambler.

B – Without a doubt she’s bold, brave and beautiful.

C – By far she’s curious, cool and captivating.

DDevoted, diligent and she’s doggone delightful.

E -Look out, this gal is sizzling because she’s electric, eclectic and energetic.

F – She’s fun and frugal making her totally fabulous.

G – By golly, she’s graceful, geeky and grateful.

H – Holy cow! This happening hawty is happy-go-lucky, honest and humble.

I – Indeed this inspirational gal is independent, ingenious and incredible.

J – This jubilant lady is jovial, jazzy and jolly.

K – This kool kutie is kind, kooky and kissable.

L – This lovely lady is lovable, level-headed and limber.

M – This magnificent muchacha is motivated, magnetic and mannerly.

N – This nomadic la niña is naughty yet nice and navigationally-challenged.

O – This travelista is optimistic, observant and an original.

P – This pretty princess is personable, punctual and priceless.

Q – This grand dame is quiet, question-hungry and quirky.

R – This rambunctious lady is restless, responsible and ready.

S – This saucy lass is stylish, strong and sexy.

T – This traveling gal is tenacious, tough and thankful.

U – This gallivanting diva is unique, underestimated and ultra-cool.

V – This adventurous vixen is vivacious, vibrant and a vagabond.

W – This wandering woman is whole, witty and wonderful.

X – This footloose female is a xenodocheionologist, xenial and xenophilic.

Y – This lovely lady is a youthful, ywar and yeomanly.

Z – This vagabond vixen is a zippy, zesty and zealous.

Jenn

Jennifer A. Huber is an award-winning travel and outdoor blogger and writer in Southwest Florida. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., a hiking trail led her to a career path in the tourism industry for more than 30 years. She spent a decade with a park management company in Yellowstone, Death Valley, and Everglades National Parks. She founded the travel blog, SoloTravelGirl.com with the goal of inspiring others to travel alone, not lonely. The unexpected death of her former husband in 2008 reminded her how short life is. His passing was a catalyst for sharing her experiences with the goal of inspiring and empowering others to travel solo. Jennifer holds a Travel Marketing Professional certification from the Southeast Tourism Society, is a certified food judge, member of the NASA Social community, and alum of the FBI Citizens Academy. When not traveling, she is either in the kitchen, practicing her photography skills, or road tripping with her dog, Radcliff.

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