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Making a Difference in the Real World

At Go Girl, we encourage women to get involved in the world around them. On our Twitter page, in less than 140 characters, we say that “we encourage travel, global engagement, volunteerism/activism,...

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Meatballs and Ice Cream: Tastes Like Summer

I recently graduated from college, and my brother from high school. To celebrate the class of 2012, my family threw a double graduation bash. Like any graduation party, the house filled with friends...

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Megatrip to Nashville and the Most Megadelicious Buttermilk Biscuit

On the third day of summer I set out into the woods.  Driving east of Nashville, we tallied six girls intent upon swimming at Burgess Falls.  The ride was filled with conversation and country music as...

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Traveling Identity

I have a weird relationship with my birthday. It falls right at the end of the school year, so rather than celebrating me, it tends to call attention to goodbyes and elicits the quiet solitude that is...

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Need a boost? Try some sunshine.

If you know my story than you know I have battled depression for the last eight years or so. My triggers come in all forms: being too stressed, recalling on a bad memory, being in unfamiliar places and...

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Let Me Take You To……New Zealand — Part One (the people)

It was snowing heavily outside and I’d just awoken from a fitful slumber. Our elderly campervan was parked up under the trees by a huge lake, with snow-capped mountains looming craggily out of the...

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Farewell picture postcards, we’ll never forget you!

Can you remember the last time you sent a postcard to anyone? Or maybe it’s something you’ve never done and are never likely to? When I was a youngster and still going on family holidays, I always made...

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The best kinds of people to know when you are traveling cross country solo

I consider myself lucky. I know tons of great people scattered all across the United States. I made these people priorities in choosing my destinations on my cross country trip. These people took me...

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Connecticut Is My Heart

At a party last night, during introductions to friends of friends, someone asked, “Where are you from?” – a pretty standard getting to know you question. When I answered, “Connecticut,” he paused,...

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Women to Watch: Canadian Travel TV Crew MISSADVENTURES

Give us the lowdown: your names, where you’re from and what you do. MISSADVENTURES is made up of four Canadian girls from Toronto: Ellie Geronikolos, Steph Chong, Hannah McLean, and Kathleen (Kat)...

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Friends, Young and Old: Changing Your Perception of What Makes a Friend

Five months ago, I was sitting on the sofa at a friend’s house. I took a sip of my Bloody Mary and then frowned a little, looking around. There were about six of us scattered throughout the living...

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5 Tips to Plunge into Festival Season

Are you ready for this festival season? Here are some tips to help you fully prepare! Festival season is ripe and in full swing. You’ve got your tickets purchased. You’ve bought a million glow sticks...

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Fancy a Flight? How to Leave Town for Less

For all the bad press that airports and airlines receive, I’m still the girl who gets butterflies of excitement when I fly. I love the smell of disinfectant, fast food grease, and duty free French...

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By: Patrick Bennett

So great to hear that you had such a warm welcome on StJ. Obviously, we’re biased, but the Virgin Islands are a very welcoming place. And, of course, St. John is a gorgeous place to visit… Even if you...

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By: go.girl.magazine » Blog Archive » Beth’s Top 10 of 2010

[...] Later that May: “OMG, is that really YOU????” I went crazy when seeing my friend Jöel at a bar in St. John, USVI, en route to a workshop and [...]

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An Introvert Abroad: What Is Travel Friendship?

 The friends we made on our trek tour into the hills surrounding Chiang Mai. Photo courtesy of Sarah Poekert. Introverts tend to prefer a small, intense social circle. This is one stereotype I can...

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All You Need to Know About the Art of Contra Dance

Care to contra? Image by Flickr user Jack Mitchell. When home, it’s possible (though more difficult) to see the world around you from a traveler’s perspective. One’s native culture can seem nigh...

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Anthropology Upside-Down: Insights Into Identity on a Cross-Country Road Trip

Lucy ponders her identity as she travels across America to begin a new adventure. Image by Lucy Copp. This week we’re debuting the fresh voices of the Go Girl Blogging Program! Stay tuned for new...

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5 Reasons Why Meal Sharing Is a Traveler’s Best Friend

Do you like food and new friends? Then you’ll love this. Image courtesy of Beth Santos. If you haven’t heard about Meal Sharing, get ready to meet your new favorite activity for pretty much the rest of...

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5 Female-Centric Travel Movies That Get It Right (and How)

A good travel movie can take you away. Image from Pixabay. As a pre-jetsetter kid and teenager, many of my assumptions about what a travel experience would be like were formed by films that portrayed...

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