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The Women Who Travel Power List 2025

Introducing the 15 women—from chefs-turned-television hosts to scientists working behind the scenes—whose work reflects how and why we travel in 2025.

Features & Essays

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Making Peace With My Fertility at an Ayurveda Retreat in the Himalayas

As she prepares for a second round of egg freezing, Sophie Prideaux finds solace in Ananda's new fertility enhancement program.
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The Destination Bachelorette Burnout Is Real—Plan a Local One Instead

Enter: a fabulous night out in your own city.
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In This Addis Ababa Skatepark, Weekends Belong to the Girls

How girls-only skating groups in Ethiopia's capital are carving out a unique subculture—all for themselves.
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Wintering—and Grieving—in Venice

On a solo trip to the Italian city I once knew so well, I learned to accept my imperfect body.
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Finding Serenity and Sisterhood at Wild Swimming Retreats

Plus, the UK's best wild swimming retreats for 2025

Book Club

Our editors and contributors share their favorite new titles.

Your Horoscope

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.

How I Travel

We peek into the airport routines and bizarre quirks of the world's most well-traveled people.

Shopping

Everything you need to hit the road.

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Women Who Travel Podcast: How to Choose a National Park

Megan Spurrell joins Lale to talk about the nuances of our over 60 national parks.
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June 2025 Horoscope: Travel Will Nurture Connections and Creativity This Month

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Eva Longoria on Eating Her Way Around Spain

Lale sits down with the actor and television host to talk about the country's rich culinary heritage, as well as her own family history.
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9 Best Solo Travel Destinations for Women, From Kyoto to Tbilisi

We tapped our network of well-traveled women for their places to solo travel, everywhere from Moroccan Mountains to European design hubs.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Hawa Hassan's Recipes from Somalia, Egypt, Lebanon, and More

Lale sits down with the chef and author about writing her second cookbook about food and resilience.
Inspiration

In the Bavarian Alps, Waltzing My Way Into Family History

At a dance intensive in Schloss Elmau, the waltz becomes a Proustian madeleine.
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On a Trip to Phnom Penh, Reflecting on Homecoming and Change

In a new anthology of queer travel writing, writer Putsata Reang ruminates on the bittersweetness of returning to Cambodia.
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11 Best Places for Women to Travel Solo in the US

From Savannah to San Diego, these destinations make it easy to visit alone—and love every second of it.
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May 2025 Horoscope: Be Selfish on Group Trips This Month

Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: An Unlikely Hike Across the English Countryside

British journalist Emma Lunn tells Lale about a close-to-home solo walk filled with dramatic moors and grand coastlines.
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Women Who Travel Book Club: 11 Releases Worth Bookmarking This Spring

These new books about wanderlust, objective sexuality, and the fear of the unknown have our editors hooked.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: A Search for the World's Most Quiet Places

Lale chats with her colleagues about putting together “Seeking Quiet,” a collection of stories that highlights out quest for stillness in an increasingly noisy world.
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The 2,500-Mile Journey to Visit My Brother in Prison

With the average inmate incarcerated 500 miles from home, writer Christine Chitnis reflects on the distances we'll go for the people we love.
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Women Who Travel Podcast: Diving for Shipwrecks

From Mexico to Mozambique, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Tara Roberts takes Lale through her aquatic adventures.
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Kate Folk's Debut Novel ‘Sky Daddy’ Is All About Getting Turned On by Taking Off

In her newly released book, the author explores themes of self-acceptance through a woman's lust for airplanes.