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The Women Who Travel Power List

By CNT Editors

Over the past two years, we’ve worked tirelessly to build our Women Who Travel community, a network of bold, adventurous, self-identifying female travelers from around the globe. What started as an annual collection of stories on International Women’s Day (psst that’s today) has expanded into a weekly podcast , a Facebook group (now 130,000 members strong!), a nationwide meetup series, and—as of a few weeks ago— group trips to Colombia . It’s all tied together by a single thread: That women are traveling, really crossing borders and boundaries, more than ever. Which is why, for this year’s International Women’s Day, we decided to celebrate some of the most powerful women in travel today—the ones in traditional leadership roles, but also those using their platforms to shape the way we understand the world, and empowering others to see more of it.

In this inaugural Women Who Travel Power List you’ll find mountain climbers and dog mushers, startup founders and industry disruptors, war photographers and verified bloggers. Some of these women are among the highest-earning CEOs in the country; others might have more stamps in their passports than dollars in their bank accounts. But no matter what they do—or what their journey has been—they all have a desire to break down walls and build bridges instead. These are the women paving the way for all the female travelers—from backpackers to civilian astronauts—who will follow them.

Shelma Jun, founder of Flash Foxy

There’s no denying that climbing is having a moment right now—the sport is making its Olympic debut next year in Tokyo and new climbing gyms are opening around the country as more people chalk up. But one woman has been tapping into and building up a community of female climbers for the last five years, creating a space for the newbies and the callused pros alike. In 2014, 36-year-old Shelma Jun launched @heyflashfoxy , just sharing photos of herself and her friends messing around in the gym or on boulders. Flash forward (ba dum tss) and the Instagram has skyrocketed, with more than 40,000 followers and a Women’s Climbing Festival , now in its fourth year, known for selling out in a single minute. For Jun, the real purpose of the Flash Foxy community is representation. Many, if not all, of climbing’s household names (like Alex Honnold from the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo ) are men, and climbing gyms can, admittedly, be intimidating. But Jun’s working to change that, and bring even more women into the sport: by posting photos of badass women climbing with girlfriends, hiring female guides to lead training sessions at the festival, and championing women of color and different climbing abilities. “We’ll be celebrating women in climbing,” she told Outside in an announcement of the 2019 summer festival. “But we’ll go a little deeper, too, and think about the challenges faced by women of color, queer women, adaptive women. We shouldn’t be talking about these things in silos.” —Meredith Carey

Blair Braverman, author and dogsled racer

As you read this, Blair Braverman is likely somewhere between Anchorage, Alaska, and Nome, a small town on the southern coast of the state’s Seward Peninsula—and the final stop of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Dubbed ‘The Last Great Race on Earth,’ the competitive expedition spans 938 miles, taking participants along remote, grueling, and often treacherous trails amid brutal, sub-zero weather conditions. It’s a race the author and professional musher has been training for since she first assembled her dog team in 2014, and one that her 69,000 Twitter followers are sure to be following avidly. Since she began learning to mush in 2008 while living in Norway, Braverman has made a relatively niche sport feel accessible to those of us who have never owned a pair of snow boots—thanks, in no small part, to her writing. Her memoir, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube , received rave reviews when it was published in 2016, praised for its captivating prose that captured the violence of Norway’s frozen wilderness and the patriarchal society that occupies it—all while still drawing in readers in with her exhilarating descriptions of mushing through thick forests and intense blizzards. Braverman’s tweets, on the other hand, are an equally compelling form of storytelling—scroll through her feed and you’ll see endless pictures of her training for the big race alongside her 20 #UglyDogs, a hashtag inspired by a trolling commenter. While it’s worth your attention solely for the escapades of Flame, Boo, Pepé and the rest of her team, Braverman’s journey also flips the perception of dog sledding as a male-dominated sport on its head. "Mushing is one of the only sports where men and women compete together at an elite level," Braverman told NPR on the eve of the Iditarod. "We are taken seriously as athletes because there's no chance for people to tell themselves we're not on the same playing field." —Lale Arikoglu

Lhakpa Sherpa, climbed Mt. Everest nine times, the most summits by a woman

Most of the time, Lhakpa Sherpa spends her time shuttling between her job as a dishwasher at her local Whole Foods and her home in Hartford, Connecticut, where she raises her three children. However, once a year, the 44-year-old single mom saves up enough money to fly back to her native Nepal and climb Mount Everest—and in May 2018 she successfully completed the trek for the ninth time, setting a new world record for summits of Everest by a woman. She’s no stranger to overcoming major challenges: Growing up in Nepal, she wasn’t allowed to attend school with her brothers and, like other sherpa girls, was never encouraged to climb; and her marriage to ex-husband George Dijmarescu, another climber, ended after years of abuse. With no driver’s license, she walks two miles to work each day. Yet she continues to persevere: After becoming the first Nepali woman to survive the return trip from Everest’s summit in 2000, she’s kept pushing her limits, even climbing 29,029 feet eight months after giving birth , and again while two months pregnant. Up next? Summiting K2, the world’s second-highest peak—and one of the deadliest—for the first time later this year. “I wanted to show that a woman can do men’s jobs. There is no difference in climbing a mountain,” Sherpa told the Associated Press . “I climb for all women.” —L.A.

Katherine Lo, president and founder of Eaton Workshop

Hotels are not traditional incubators for social activism, but then 36-year-old Katherine Lo isn't a typical hotelier. The activist (she's protested on behalf of Greenpeace at the Hague), humanitarian, and documentary filmmaker saw untapped potential in the communities hotels inevitably create. "Hotels touch on so many of the facets that connect with people—architecture, food, beverage, design. People are already drawn in," she says. "They are here to eat and drink and to also be part of something more enlightening." Eaton's D.C. and Hong Kong hotels, both of which launched last year (Seattle and San Francisco are up next), host seminars and talks ranging from gender equality to racial intersectionality, led by thought-leaders like Whitney Tome of Green 2.0 and members of local organizations. But creature comforts don't play second fiddle. Lo, daughter of Langham hotel founder Lo-Kah Shui (she launched his property in Chicago), partnered with all the right players, tasking Kengo Kuma and Gachot Studios with design and placing top chefs in the kitchen, while making funky amenities like rooftop bars, co-working spaces, and radio/podcast recording stations as imperative as a gym. It's this mix of acumen and vision, paired with her new platform, that has made Eaton one of the most relevant brands to launch in the travel scape recently—and Lo, a uniquely positioned voice within it to translate the desires (aspiration and aesthetic) of her fellow millennials. —Erin Florio

Liz Lambert, CEO and founder of Bunkhouse Group

For nearly a quarter of a century, Liz Lambert has been defining Austin ’s hotel culture—a far cry from her first career choice, as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Over the years, her effortless style (that somehow manages to fit just the right amount of knickknacks, color, and cool into each corner of her spaces) has become a gold standard for how to make a hotel feel uniquely of a place. Don’t think that if you’ve stayed in one of her seven hotels, you’ve stayed in them all: Whether you’re checking into her OG hotel ( Hotel San José in Austin in 1995), her first trailer park (the wonderfully wacky El Cosmico in Marfa), her first space outside of Texas (the Phoenix Hotel, which we think could actually make San Francisco a hotel city), or her first international hotel ( Hotel San Cristóbal in Baja California Sur), there are enough groovy spaces to explore for years—and there are more to come. In 2015, Standard International, the parent company of Standard Hotels, invested in a majority stake of Lambert’s Bunkhouse Group, and the partnership is finally coming to fruition: The group just announced three new hotels will launch in the coming years, in Austin, New Orleans, and Atlanta. This powerhouse is far from slowing down, and she’s changing the way we all think about a hotel room. —Meredith Carey

Alexandra Champalimaud, founder of Champalimaud Design

“A titan of hospitality decor.” A name “practically synonymous with luxury.” As the creative force behind such ultra-high-end hotels as The Carlyle in Manhattan and L.A.’s Hotel Bel-Air , Alexandra Champalimaud sounds like she could be a bit, well, hard to relate to. But drop your judgment at the door of one of her thousands of bespoke-designed projects: The New York–based artist—because, truly, these are more than hotel interiors—showcases an insatiable global curiosity that lacks pretense, with influences spanning everything from her native Portugal to her adopted Montreal, where she founded her Champalimaud Design firm; trips off the beaten path in Kenya and Indonesia; and fashion designers ranging from Dries van Noten to Isabel Marant. Champalimaud shows great respect—for other cultures, her clients’ needs, and the environment—in her life and work, and shares what she’s learned as a member Network for Executive Women in Hospitality. The next time you set foot in a luxury resort or hotel, do a quick Google search to see if Champalimaud was involved. You won’t be disappointed. —Laura Dannen Redman

Tina Edmundson, global brand officer of Marriott International Luxury

When Marriott acquired Starwood and all of its 30 different hotel brands, one thing was clear: Tina Edmundson had her work cut out for her. As Marriott’s global brand officer for luxury and lifestyle, Edmundson was tasked with helping to define the strategy for all of Marriott’s five-star hotels, as diverse as classically luxe St. Regis, design-forward EDITION, and nightlife-friendly W, figuring out what to keep and how to change. What Edmundson brought was a highly personal touch, whether encouraging each brand to feature moments that are authentic and experiential—it’s the reason you’ll continue to get live jazz at the St. Regis and a run concierge at a Westin—and reminding staff that, quote, “we are in the business of caring for people.” Edmundson has spoken about incorporating more widely the idea of “high tech and high touch,” or using technology to free up employees from mundane tasks so they can better serve (and engage with) guests. In an era where robot concierges are becoming more and more widespread, we’re guessing this will go a long way. What might go unnoticed, though, is how she surrounds herself with other smart women at the helm of each of her luxury brands—among them, Lisa Holladay, vice president and global brand leader of St. Regis Hotels and Resorts, and Mitzi Gaskins, global brand leader of JW Marriott—who care about mentoring female leaders within the company. It’s not a show, folks. —Katherine LaGrave

Kate McCue, first American woman to captain a cruise ship, and master of the Celebrity Equinox

Kate McCue, currently master of Celebrity Cruises’ ship Equinox , made her name in the industry in 2015 as the first American woman to captain a cruise ship—and again last week, when it was announced that later this year she’ll take over Celebrity Edge , the cruise line’s newest launch and arguably the biggest in the cruise game of the past year . Despite a maritime degree and nearly 20 years of experience, she regularly faces surprise at the position she occupies. A recent post on her Instagram went viral, capturing an exchange with a port attendant who couldn’t guess her position on the ship, as Traveler 's Cynthia Drescher reported . “I think you’re the captain’s wife, but if you’re not, then I think you’re the cruise director’s wife,” he said. "What do you think if I tell you I’m the captain?” she replied (like a boss), and her post racked up more than 16,000 views alongside fans vowing to only sail ships that she’s captaining. Now claiming more than 65,000 followers alongside a recent New York Times profile , she’s noted in several interviews that she doesn’t feel her gender has worked against her in her career, but that changing people’s perspective does come with the territory. "I don't like the stereotypes, but I love smashing them," she told us in 2016 . "People expect me to be a Goliath of a person. I love to show that you don't have to squeeze into a mold to meet people's expectations." —Corina Quinn

Serena Melani, First Master of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ newest luxury ship, Seven Seas Splendor

The cruise industry has grown ever more inclusive of women, with an increasing number occupying prominent roles like captain and master on ships. But Serena Melani, of Regent Seven Seas Cruises still stands out as the first Italian woman to captain a ship in 2016 on Regent’s Seven Seas Mariner ; in that role, she was also Regent's first female captain. In her latest achievement, she'll be the first woman to captain a brand new cruise ship, when Regent’s Seven Seas Splendor launches in February 2020. It hasn’t been an easy climb (just to break into the industry, on an Italian cargo ship, took five years), and she readily admits her career isn’t for everyone , given the long time spent away from home and family when you’re on a contract. “It’s hard to have a ‘normal’ life,” she says. “But if you become an officer or a captain, it’s because you really want to do that—not because you didn’t have other opportunities.” To that end, having equal representation at different levels of the industry sends a strong message. “To know there are women in certain positions, like captain, can help other female officers get more strength to go ahead, like it did for me,” Melani says. “I always tell other women to be persistent, because of course you will find at times that people don’t like the idea that there is a woman at a certain level. Try to do your best, be confident in yourself—and always have a hint of sense of humor. Sometimes, that’s the best way to deal with people.” —C.Q.

Jane Sun, CEO of CTrip

CTrip may not be widely known in the U.S., but that’s besides the point. As China’s largest online travel agency, it’s the world's second-largest online agency by market value, coming behind Priceline but ahead of Expedia and TripAdvisor. At the helm the $24 billion company, which counts 33,000 employees and has 150 million monthly active users, is CEO Jane Sun, who was with CTrip for 11 years before taking over the top position. She didn’t take long to make her mark: Under her leadership, CTrip has launched a car rental service for 6,000 international cities, acquired U.K.-based travel search site Skyscanner , and bulked up rail offerings in Europe and Asia. Perhaps most notably, Sun has also been vocal about hiring and investing in women, and emphasizing work-life balance, by developing incentives to attract and retain female staff. (These initiatives include providing pregnant women with a taxi service to and from work, offering education subsidies, and letting them freeze their eggs for free.) “I have faced these obstacles [around working and being a mother] before,” Sun, one of the country’s few female chief executives, told the South China Morning Post . “That’s why I know what has to be done to eliminate unnecessary barriers.” —K.L.

Gillian Tans, CEO of Booking.com

A Booking.com employee since 2002, when the company was a nascent start-up, Gillian Tans has seen the online hotel and rental behemoth go from 500 listings to more than 28 million total listings in 227 countries and territories around the world. The company veteran has been at the helm as CEO since April 2016, and has made a name for herself as one of the highest-paid CEOs of a public online travel company, according to Skift . The Dutch-born mother of three is based out of Booking.com’s headquarters in Amsterdam but spends more than half the year on the road, checking in on the company’s tens of thousands of employees in offices across the globe and encouraging diversity—gender and otherwise. "Diversity of all kinds has been core to Booking.com's culture since the company was founded 20 years ago," Tans said in a press release in late 2017. "Preserving our position as one of the most diverse and gender-balanced tech companies in the world is as important to us today as it was at the start.” That same year, Tans introduced the company’s Women in Tech scholarship initiative that set aside more than $560,000 for women going to Oxford and the Delft University of Technology for computer science and more. Now, the company hosts a summit as well, featuring Tans and high-profile female entrepreneurs and tech professionals. Talk about practicing what you preach. —M.C.

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises—and Kate McCue's boss—is an industry first herself. In 2014 she became the first woman to run a publicly traded cruise line, a position she’s held while developing initiatives to recruit more women to shipboard leadership roles. Celebrity now leads the industry, with women accounting for 22 percent of its bridge teams . The Celebrity fleet of 13 ships counts two female masters—McCue on the Celebrity Equinox (and soon, Celebrity Edge ), and Nathaly Albán, the first Ecuadorian cruise ship captain, on the Celebrity Xploration —two female staff captains, Wendy Williams and Maria Gotor, as well as many more at other officer levels. Yet another industry first came when Lutoff-Perlo had a chance meeting with a female cadet from Ghana’s Regional Maritime University. Learning that women enrolled at the institution have no career path following graduation other than turning around to assist or teach at the university, Lutoff-Perlo helped forge a partnership with the school to create a pipeline for female maritime professionals from Africa, and in 2017 RMU Cadet and Cameroonian Nicholine Tifuh Azirh became the first West African woman to work on the bridge of a cruise ship. All this trailblazing was also key in Celebrity’s convincing Malala Yousafzai, the female education activist and Nobel laureate, to christen and be godmother of the line’s newest ship, Celebrity Edge , in December 2018. “Balance is important in business,” Lutoff-Perlo told MarketWatch last year . “Having men and women at the table makes for better and more diverse conversations and solutions to business issues. Gender balance leads to more profitability and a better blend of experience. As a CEO, I feel it is my responsibility to create a balance that has never been achieved before in our industry.” —Cynthia Drescher

Caryn Seidman-Becker, CEO of Clear

By all accounts, biometrics are the future of air travel , and if there’s anyone making sure that future comes to fruition, it’s Caryn Seidman-Becker. As the chairman and CEO of Clear, a New York-based biometrics company, Seidman-Becker is leading the charge for traveling paperless, with only your biometrics—your eyes, fingerprints—to verify your identity. “I’ve said this again and again,” she told us in an interview last year . “If we don't do it, somebody else will, because it makes too much sense. Walking around with a wallet and paper tickets, or even mobile tickets? You are your ticket. You are your best wearable.” Clear is currently available at more than 40 airports and stadiums around the country—all you have to do is tap a screen, scan your eyes, and jump to the front of the security line—and Seidman-Becker says the company is targeting the top 40 U.S. airports before moving onto the U.K., Canada, Europe, and beyond. “We want—and expect—Clear to be ubiquitous in every major market,” she says. So long, passports … —K.L.

Jen Rubio and Steph Korey, co-founders of Away

If you’ve passed through a U.S. airport in the past two years, chances are you’ve seen an Away suitcase—or have even wheeled one to the gate yourself. The luggage brand has become the statement piece for well-traveled millennials, garnering immense waitlists and coveted celebrity collaborations with the likes of Karlie Kloss and Dwyane Wade , and flooding our Instagram feeds with boomerangs of the brand’s cult carry-ons. The brains behind the success story? Two women. In the space of three years, former Warby Parker execs Jen Rubio and Steph Korey have turned one good idea (read: high-quality luggage at a reasonable price point) into a multi-million dollar company. Last October, the brand was listed as one of Forbes magazine’s “Next Billion Dollar Startups,” and is estimated to have now made $150 million in revenue. They’ve even launched a travel magazine called HERE (a recent cover featured Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness), and received the royal seal of approval from Meghan Markle, transforming the luggage company into a fully-fledged lifestyle brand. Of course, it wasn’t always easy to be taken seriously, but the pair refused to let the naysayers stop them. “Never let the idea of failure deter you from bringing your vision to life, or limit how big your vision can be,” says Rubio. “I’m so glad that we ignored anyone who doubted us and focused on surrounding ourselves with people who believed in and supported our vision.” —L.A.

Evita Robinson, founder of Nomadness Travel Tribe and Audacity Fest

Ask Evita Robinson why she travels and she’ll tell you: freedom. The three-time expat and veteran solo backpacker has been racking up passport stamps ever since a life-changing trip to Paris following university. In 2011, she founded the Nomadness Travel Tribe , an online community for adventurous travelers of color. What started out as a small, scrappy group has evolved into a network of over 22,000 members whose journeys bring in an estimated $50 million for the travel industry annually. Numbers like that are enough to get people’s attention and in recent years, tourism boards and tour companies have been reaching out to Robinson to find out how to connect with travelers of color in more meaningful ways. Yet despite significant progress, Robinson sees a lot of work left to be done in order for the industry to truly diversify, and she has continued to spread her message through other initiatives, including the web series "The Nomadness Project," which she co-created with Issa Rae of HBO’s Insecure . And last year in Oakland, California, Robinson launched Audacity Fest , a travel festival catering to millennial travelers of color featuring discussions and speeches from the likes of Kellee Edwards, the first black woman to have her own show on the Travel Channel, and Janaye Ingram , an organizer of the Women’s March. “[Nomadness] was about galvanizing community. It was about breaking not only racial, but also socioeconomic bounds—letting people know that they didn’t need to be rich, white, and affluent to see the world,” Robinson says. “It’s about creating space among ourselves for us to celebrate one another and travel.” —Diana Hubbell

Samin Nosrat, author and host of Netflix's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Not too long ago, Samin Nosrat had just one television credit on her résumé—a brief appearance on Michael Pollan’s Cooked . But a lot can happen in a year. Her Netflix show, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat , born of her bestselling cookbook of the same name, has quickly become a breakout hit, changing the way we think and talk about food. And yet the Iranian-American chef’s on-screen warmth, curiosity, and joyful sense of humor make her totally relatable. When she makes pesto in Liguria you long to stand beside her, pounding garlic cloves and basil leaves with a mortar and pestle, and when she sits down with friends to eat the crispy tahdig rice she prepared with her mother, you wish you could pull up a chair. It’s all part of Nosrat’s ongoing message: that all of us can learn how to cook, and learn to cook well. With the exception of her former workplace Chez Panisse , you won’t find any Michelin-starred restaurants on her show. Instead, she champions the local chefs, home cooks, and artisans working behind the scenes. We meet a fifth-generation soy sauce producer in Japan, learn about Parmesan from an Italian cheesemaker, and watch Nosrat taste some of the world’s best honey with farmers in Tixcacaltuyub, Mexico. The biggest game changer, though? We get see a woman starring on food-and- travel television, still a rarity in 2019. You could say she’s the next Julia Child—or maybe even the next Anthony Bourdain —but really, she’s 100 percent Samin Nosrat. And that’s what makes her arrival so exciting. —L.A.

Samantha Brown, host of PBS's Places to Love

If you had told 23-year-old Samantha Brown that she would be one of the foremost travel hosts of her generation, she would have laughed in your face. She hadn’t even left North America, after all. But in 1999, the aspiring actress was making her way through New York City's audition scene when she was hired for her first show, Great Vacation Homes. As both a new traveler and host, it wasn’t easy: She suffered from imposter syndrome, she told Traveler . Two decades and ten-odd shows later, it's that lack of travel knowledge that she thinks brought her such success. "I wasn't a travel expert or a travel journalist. I was just this newbie, figuring out this world," she says. Part of that “figuring out” was navigating what life looked like without the Travel Channel: She was let go in 2010 after more than a decade on the network. It took them seven years to bring a new female host on board. “The white male travel hosts I know are very good at what they do, but they've also been allowed to get better. They've been allowed to fail in a way that women and people of color have never been allowed to. ” These days, Brown is still on the job, pushing for full ownership of her latest show, Places to Love on PBS, and championing for a new, more diverse world of travel hosts. —M.C.

Kellee Edwards, host of Travel Channel's Mysterious Islands

After the Travel Channel’s seven-year spell without a female host, Kellee Edwards stepped in front of the camera. But, as with most recent travel shows, Edwards’ Mysterious Islands is on the more extreme side than, say, Samantha Brown’s wandering through Tuscany or Buenos Aires. The show, which premiered in 2017 and takes you to—you guessed it—mysterious, often far-off islands, comes with a twist. Edwards, a licensed pilot, certified scuba diver, and former entertainment journalist, flies herself to the remote destinations. The triple threat of a modern adventurer is also the network’s first black woman to host her own show (Ed: Queen Latifah hosted a mini-series, The Best Places to Be, in 2016), and is actively using Mysterious Islands to showcase voices that don’t usually make it on national television. The closest example to home? The Sea Islands on the southeastern coast of Georgia in the U.S. “The inhabitants of these islands are direct descendants of West Africans who were enslaved in this country. As an African-American woman, I am proud to share this episode on such a large platform as [the Travel Channel] as this country was indeed built off of the labor and backs of the enslaved,” the host wrote on her Instagram . —M.C.

Lee Litumbe, @spiritedpursuit

In a social media landscape plagued by sameness—and a noticeable lack of diversity —travel blogger Lee Litumbe of @spiritedpursuit stands out. With 136K Instagram followers and counting (plus a slew of dedicated blog readers ), the daughter of Cameroonian immigrants uses her platform to candidly relay her experiences of traveling as a woman of color , sharing her journeys with a depth and intimacy often lacking on social media. Litumbe certainly moves around—in just the past week, she’s posted photos from Zanzibar, Indonesia, and India—but her heavy focus on African travel beyond the safari shows off a wealth of art, design, and innovation across the continent. Her mission? To shift the narrative usually told by foreigners traveling through Africa. “I hope my photography and travels create visibility and representation for those in my community,” Litumbe wrote on her Instagram . “I have spent a large part of the part two years documenting people in various African countries—particularly women—in ways I hope will empower them.” —Megan Spurrell

Liz Carlson, @youngadventuress

While many of Liz Carlson’s more than 200,000 followers keep up with her Instagram account and blog for the sweeping travel photos and useful tips, plenty more are drawn to it for her absolute honesty about traveling full time. The 30-year-old American—who relocated to Wanaka, New Zealand four years ago—has been using her platform to share the not-so-glamorous side of travel as often as she shares the glamorous. For every stunning mountain-top shot from New Zealand’s South Island, there’s a reminder that overtourism and poor etiquette are ruining some of our planet’s most beautiful natural assets. For every scenic beach shot in the Maldives, there’s an admission of loneliness or burnout . It’s a transparency that we don’t see everyday—especially on travel social media. “I get these messages about how I must be wealthy, but I've worked to make this happen,” Carlson told Traveler in 2018. “I've sacrificed, made choices, and risked losing out on a lot to make travel a priority for me.” —M.C.

Jessica Nabongo, @thecatchmeifyoucan

How do you go from pharmaceutical representative, to ex-pat English teacher, to business owner, to competitive world traveler, all in little more than a decade? Just ask Jessica Nabongo , founder of boutique travel agency Jet Black and the brains behind @thecatchmeifyoucan , who, at 34 years old, is on track to become the first black woman to visit every U.N.-recognized country. As of writing, Nabongo is in Burkina Faso, having recently left Niger (stop number 156 of 195), but the enthusiastic country hopper, entrepreneur, and—we’ll say it—bonafide badass had already visited her fair share of countries before her official quest began in 2017. It was all that travel that left the Ugandan-American itching for more. “I really want to do something crazy,” she says she told a friend on the eve of her journey. “Something that I can say, 'I’m the only person who has done this.'” Nabongo, who hopped on 150 flights in 2018 alone, has learned a lot along the way, spreading the gospel of her travels among her more than 88,000 Instagram followers and providing a colorful template for fearless living, connection-making, and, yes, tips for where to eat, party, shop, and sleep. Most importantly, though, Nabongo, who is using both her U.S. and Ugandan passports for her travels, sees her public journey as a sort of salve for fears felt by other types of travelers. “ I want to show the visibility of black travel , [...] and African travelers,” says Nabongo. And, as a solo traveler, “hopefully also for women.” So, after more than 150 stops, is Nabongo tired of traveling yet? “I still love learning about new cultures and meeting local people in new places,” she says. “[But] I despise planes.” —Betsy Blumenthal

Kris Tompkins, conservationist and former CEO of Patagonia

To describe Kris Tompkins as a conservationist is the understatement of the century. Tompkins first started breaking records in the 1970s, when she helped Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard turn his small piton business into what is now a household-name outdoor gear brand: Patagonia. Tompkins went on to act as the company’s CEO for more than a decade, pushing the company toward a sustainability-focused model —at a time, no less, when female CEOs were even rarer than they are now (in 2018, only 24 corporations on the Fortune 500 list had women at the helm; in 1995, two years after Tompkins retired, none did). After Tompkins left Patagonia in 1993, her real work began as she and late husband Douglas Tompkins, the founder of Espirit and rival outdoor gear brand The North Face, focused their attention—and billions—on buying up wild terrain in South America to protect it from developers . We’re talking national park–sized parcels, totaling over 2 million acres in various parts of Chile and Argentina, all of which they personally purchased, restored, and have kept open to the public as national parks. Before Doug Tompkin’s passing in 2015 , the two had protected more land than any other private individuals. “Getting people traveling was absolutely one of our goals,” Kris Tompkins previously told Traveller . “We didn’t make everything private and put a lock on it; we wanted people to get out into the wild and fall in love again.” Tompkins, who continues on her mission in her husband’s absence, describes her work an essential duty: “paying rent” for living on Earth. —M.S.

Elizabeth Becker, author of Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism

When author and journalist Elizabeth Becker was researching overtourism for her 2013 book, Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism, she found many people nonplussed, unaware of the gravity of the situation altogether—be it the crowding of Venice or the closing of Thai beaches. “People didn’t understand what I was looking at,” she told us in an interview last year . She was, by all accounts, ahead of the curve: Fast-forward five years to the present day, and overtourism is one of the industry’s biggest buzzwords . Becker, for her part, is facilitating the conversation everywhere from BBC World News to forums at George Washington University, all the while showing just how dynamic the discussion around overtourism can and should be—travel is an industry, she reminds us, and a large part of ethical travel is considering the bones and people of a place we’re visiting. How can we travel responsibly? How can we really see the heart of a place, without compromising it for the travelers who’ll follow—and the people who remain? What, as travelers, can we do better, and better? These are all questions to ask, and Becker is helping us answer them. —K.L.

Lynsey Addario, photojournalist

Ever since Lynsey Addario began her photography career at the Buenos Aires Herald in 1996, she’s spent most of her time crisscrossing the world with her camera, capturing the stark reality of life—for women, especially—in some of its most remote corners. Her photographs offer insight into everything from women’s oppression under the Taliban in Afghanistan to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and it’s a body of work that earned her a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2009. But what sets her apart isn’t just the strength of her sobering images: It’s also the way she channels their power to affect change. Now a mother herself, one of Addario’s main focuses is maternal mortality, which she covered in harrowing detail in Sierra Leone in 2010, where several women died, mid-frame , of complications from childbirth. “To me, it was just criminal that, as a woman, you die giving birth,” she told The New York Times in 2018. “I really decided to [...] do at least one story a year” to bring attention to the cause. One such project, a collaboration between Time magazine and the maternal health initiative Merck for Mothers ) called ‘Finding Home,’ , saw Addario lend her talents to showcase Syrian refugees’ journey to motherhood. “I try to change policy and to affect policy," she says, "or at least get people motivated to do something.” —B.B.

Cristina Mittermeier, photographer and conservationist

It doesn’t take long to get hooked on Cristina Mittermeier’s Instagram account (one million followers can't be wrong). A former marine biologist-turned- National Geographic photographer, the Mexico City–born photographer’s work has included portraits of indigenous communities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and close-ups of harp seal pups on thinning ice in the Arctic. (Remember that viral video of a starving polar bear searching for food? That was Mittermeier.) Beneath all of her photographs is one consistent chord: to acquaint viewers with the natural beauty of the world around us—and to mobilize them to help protect the nature, and communities, threatened by extinction. “My work is about building a greater awareness of the responsibility of what it means to be a human,” says Mittermeier . “Even though most of us may never feel the chill of Arctic air through the frozen flap of an icy tent, images can help us understand the urgency many photographers feel to protect wild places.” She's also the president of SeaLegacy , a nonprofit she founded with famed wildlife photographer and partner Paul Nicklen , which funds ocean conservation projects and uses visual media to create awareness around climate change. The pure reach and volume of the audience drawn to Mittermeier's work is noteworthy, but the use of her platform for change—and a relentless focus on conservation—is matched by few. —M.S.

Deb Calmeyer, founder of Roar Africa

Deborah Calmeyer , founder of safari-planning specialist Roar Africa, can finagle just about anything. She planned Robert Redford’s first trip to the Botswana in decades; has engineered a separate airport check-in area for her guests so they speed through; and even convinced Cape Town top chef Luke Dale-Roberts to shutter his famed Test Kitchen for a private meal . But her real claim to fame, at least in our eyes, is her investment back in the continent—and specifically its women. In steering travelers toward lodges that employ more female guides, pilots, trackers, chefs, and owners (like Tswalu in South Africa's Kalahari) in a landscape that’s been male-dominated for centuries, the 11th-generation African is putting forward-thinking travelers’ money (and lots of it) into hard-working women’s pockets. But she’s not stopping at your (above) average safaris: In June 2019, Calmeyer and Roar Africa will lead its first women’s empowerment retreat. “I decided to do the women’s empowerment retreat because my vision is, ‘If African women rise, wildlife will thrive,’" she says. "My goal at Roar Africa is to save our wild spaces and wildlife and in so doing engage as many African women as possible in the one industry that can save our unemployment crisis—tourism.” Designed not only to inspire the women joining the trip, Calmeyer’s retreat will bring them face to face with local South African women redefining travel (like girls in training at the SA College for Tourism) and international social entrepreneurs (like female-focused VC The Helm’s Lindsey Taylor Wood). Now that’s one hell of a way to go on safari. —M.C.

Judi Wineland, founder of Thomson Safaris and Thomson Family Adventures, and co-owner of AdventureWomen

The adventure travel space has historically (read: always) been dominated by men—they’re hailed as the intrepid explorers, the bold mountain climbers, the daredevil divers. But things have changed, and it’s all thanks to women like Judi Wineland. The first woman to launch and operate an adventure travel company (Overseas Adventure Travel) in the U.S. back in 1978, she’s spent her career running tours around the globe—still leading many of them herself. In 1981, Wineland and her husband Rick started Overseas Adventure Travel East Africa, which later became Thomson Safaris , running safaris across the Serengeti and treks up Kilimanjaro (or “Kili” as Wineland fondly refers to it). But it’s her work with women that continues to grab our attention: In addition to her initiative Focus on Tanzanian Communities , which leads women’s empowerment programs and sustainable development projects across the country, she also acquired AdventureWomen in 2016 alongside her two daughters. Offering meticulously curated itineraries for female travelers of all abilities (trips span everything from trekking to Everest base camp to mother-daughter trips to Iceland), the company’s mission lies in pushing its guests to launch themselves out of their comfort zones (say, bungee jumping with Mom?) while educating them about the lives of other women around the world. In Japan, travelers get to hike with a local ascetic priestess; in Mongolia, they spend the day with an eagle huntress. “We, as women, travel for many reasons, but all of us seek greater understanding about ourselves along the way,” says Wineland. “We’re kind of a tribe of sorts, seeking other like-minded spirits to share our adventures with. So, if you want to make travel experiences really transformational for women, it’s probably best if women are driving the ship.” —L.A.

Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic astronaut trainer

On February 22, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity reached space for the second time, carrying with it its first “test” passenger, Beth Moses. (As a result, Moses also set a record for being the first woman to fly to space on a commercial vehicle, according to The Verge .) But Moses is more than just a lucky passenger in the right place at the right time—an aerospace engineer and the former Extravehicular System Manager for the International Space Station, she’s currently Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor, and will be the person prepping would-be spacegoers on what to expect after they fork over a cool $250,000 each to fly to space. (Some 600 people are currently waiting for their ticket to ride.) “I just want people to arrive in space having the time of their lives and being able to savor whatever it is that they want to get out of it,” she told National Geographic earlier this year. Sign us up. —K.L.

Gwynne Shotwell, COO and president of SpaceX

While Elon Musk may be the face of SpaceX, it’s Gwynne Shotwell whose name you should actually know. Named among Forbes’ most powerful women in business , Shotwell is the one who makes Musk’s (sometimes) harebrained ideas actually come to fruition. She’s been at the company since 2002 (and its president since 2008), and was the one who had to figure out how to actually get SpaceX’s Falcon rockets to space . Her solution? Sell the rocket launches to satellite companies (SpaceX’s rockets carry their gear to space on test runs), the military, and even NASA itself—all before the company could even launch its first Falcon 9. Now, the Falcon 9 rockets have launched more than 70 times, more than 22 missions are planned for this year, and the company anticipates sending a tourist on a tour of the moon in 2023 . Just like Musk, the trained mechanical engineer doesn’t see our moon, or even Mars, as the end goal for SpaceX. "I want to find people, or whatever they call themselves, in another solar system,” Shotwell said in a 2018 TED talk. Because for this woman, the sky isn’t even the limit. —M.C.

Betty Reid Soskin, park ranger

Earlier this year, a poll by Gallup shared that most working Americans expect to retire at the age of 66—of course, Betty Reid-Soskin isn’t one of them. At 97 years young, Reid-Soskin works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, California, as the nation’s oldest park ranger. The museum, whose development she was involved in, aims to memorialize the role of women on the home front—Reid-Soskin's personal goal, though, is to ensure visitors also take away an understanding of how that experience was different for black women, who were segregated at the time. “What gets remembered is a function of who’s in the room doing the remembering,” Reid-Soskin has repeatedly said . Her goal? To keep her seat at the table, to ensure the things she’s seen aren’t forgotten—and to make sure other women of color are given chances to do the same. In a viral Facebook post from several years back, which helped Reid-Soskin gain the Internet fame she’s long deserved, she was quoted by the National Park Service saying, "[I] wear my uniform at all times; because when I’m on the streets or on an escalator or elevator, I am making every little girl of color aware of a career choice she may not have known she had." For her work, Reid-Soskin has received several awards , including a Silver Service Medallion from the National WWII Museum, and a silver coin with the presidential seal from Barack Obama. —M.S

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Adventurous is the New Pretty: 20 Female Travel Bloggers Redefining Beauty (Photos)

A tribute to the top female travel bloggers.

She’s the woman who you invite somewhere and will actually go.

Unless of course she can’t, only because she’s on her way to another adventure.

She’s the woman who has been enough places to treat everyone with kindness.

But probably did so before her first road trip.

She’s the woman who isn’t always unafraid, but willing to face her fears.

She’s the woman who shares the traveler spirit, even when she isn’t going anywhere. But who are we joking — she  is  going everywhere, both physically and figuratively.

She’s compassionate, strong-willed, polite but unconventional, and redefines pretty with an adventurous heart.

In lieu of International Woman’s Day this week, I would like bring your attention to several women pushing the boundaries of business, media, culture and adventure.

You might know them as the top female travel bloggers; but they are doing so much more than jumping out of airplanes.

It struck me when browsing through a post showcasing a new “normal” Barbie doll  how much time and money the media spends telling us that our fat, our acne, our scars, our physical “imperfections” are still beautiful. Hello, you’re still focusing on what’s on the outside, and not who’s getting out there.

I guess I’ve never worried that I’m too short (5 ‘1 1/2 + heels), or too brunette, or too whatever to be beautiful. This is mostly because I’ve assumed that my bubbly personality, strengths in leadership, and a heart bigger than my butt is what makes me attractive. I don’t feel intimidated by women who look Photoshopped because I’m too busy being inspired by women who climb mountains, start businesses, and are billboard examples of how to treat others.

I feel pretty when I think about who I am and what I’ve done, not what I look like.

I am not sure what makes you feel “pretty,” but when I look at these women, I think pretty awesome.

Happy day, every day, to International Women.

Cheers to my favorite alpha females, and strictly as an opinion from a fellow solo female traveler, the top female travel bloggers:

When You Thought Adventure Was Too Expensive. Top Female Travel Bloggers for Budget Travel:

When people say that travel is too expensive, I direct them to legends Anna and Sabrina, who have both travelled full-time with an income less than $10,000 a year before building their blogs into a budget travelers’ paradise.

1. Anna Kate, The Legendary Adventures of Anna

For five years, Anna has been a full-time solo adventure traveler. Being alone didn’t stop her from hiking Trolltunga in Norway, bungee jumping in Ecuador, and taking twelve hours of buses across the Dominican Republic.

Connect with Anna: Blog , Instagram , Facebook, Twitter

2. Sabrina Iovino, Just One Way Ticket

From Malaysia’s islands to volunteering in wildlife orphanages in Africa and uncovering the less glamorous side of the Philippines. Sabrina’s blunt, whole-hearted adventures show us that not only can you see the world on a budget, you can make it a better place too.

Connect with Sabrina: Blog ,   Facebook, Twitter

3. Gloria Altanmo, The Blog Abroad

With a powerful and memorable voice, Glo pens her adventures as a black American woman taking on the world. From festivals to beaches, Gloria will warm your heart with her smile and passion.

Connect with Glo: Website   Facebook  Instagram   Youtube

Best Solo Female Travel Bloggers

I’m not the only one who has given up a cubicle career post-graduation to work while on the go. The following ladies have managed to match business and passion, facing real-life fears greater than bungee jumping (although we’ve all done that too ;))

4.  Kristin Addis, Be My Travel Muse

The UCSB alumni traded banking for solo hikes and hitchhiking throughout Asia (seriously). A digital nomad, Kristin continues to be a full-time adventure seeker across borders and is your go to female travel blogger.

Connect with Kristin: Blog, Facebook, Instagram , Twitter

5. Kiersten Rich, The Blonde Abroad

Goodbye corporate life, hello food, fashion, and festivals around the world. This bikini #BossBabe is more of a lady in leadership than meets the eye. She’s a keynote speaker, brand consultant, and global advocate for female adventure. Kiersten kicked the cubicle, and even features a series on her blog of women who have challenged traditional careers for a professional life of adventure.

Connect with Kiersten: Blog , Facebook, Instagram , Twitter 

6. Brooke Saward, World of Wanderlust

At twenty-two, Brooke left her home in Tasmania, Australia to conquer the globe. She quickly became an internet sensation and personal favorite of my own. Brooke sells e-books, created an app, and blogs transcontinentally, 100% full time.

Connect with Brooke: Blog , Facebook , Instagram , Twitter

Best Female Travel Bloggers for Couples Travel

Being a female traveler doesn’t mean that you have to venture on your own. The following women are partners in the adventure world, proving that fairy tale endings are for thrill seekers too.

7. Deb, The Planet D

Deb and Dave started their transcontinental journey pursuing careers as musicians. Reality hit and they pursued creative, yet conventional careers abroad in Toronto. Eventually, they made their dreams into goals and became full-time travelers. If their photos don’t inspire you, I really don’t know what will.

Connect with The Planet D: Blog , Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

8. Mapping Megan

Oh hi, imagine being American and falling in love with an Aussie in Tanzania, Africa, getting married with a volcano as a backdrop, and then  continue traveling the world as a pair. Megan has skydived in the Swiss Alps, gone sand-boarding in Peru, summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, and overcome the obstacles of a traveling as a couple.

Connect with Megan: Blog , Facebook , Twitter

The YouTube Experts Best Female Travel Bloggers on YouTube

The YouTube industry (much like the adventure industry, oh wait, most like most industries) is strongly dominated by men. These women show that adventure sees no gender!

9. Rachel Rudwall, Rachel Roams

After shining behind the scenes, Rachel finally got in front of the camera to put a lens on the world. Seen in Thrillist, the Travel Channel, and an Emmy award winner, she partners up with Andrea (below) for How 2 Travelers.

Connect with Rachel: Blog,   Twitter,   Instagram,  and YouTube

10. Andrea Fzecko, Ultra World Host

Because a degree from NYU isn’t enough, Andrea jet sets around the world to host ULTRA Music Festival.  Can I have your life please?

Connect with Andrea: Facebook , Instagram , Twitter, YouTube

The Professional Instagrammers Best Female Travel Bloggers on Instagram

Yep, no big deal.

Well, it is a big deal. Developing a community on social media, sharpening your photography skills, and giving up a traditional job to see the world isn’t easy (I would know — it’s actually miserably difficult). However, these women triumph with adventure and are role modelers in the traveler Instagram community. You’ve probably seen me mention them before because I have groupie love for their photos. There are real, strong adventurous women behind those cameras (or like iPhone’s). Check them out here!

11. Lauren Bath, @LaurenEpBath

Recognized as Australia’s first professional Instagrammer, Lauren Bath will take you from Alberta to Dubai on your mobile device. A marketing strategist specializing in tourism, she CREATED a dreamy new career for all of us after giving up life as a chef.

Connect with Lauren: Instagram , Facebook, Google +

12. Sylvia, @Goldie_Berlin

Imagine being so good at what you do (traveling and taking pictures) that you can develop an entire company connecting fellow influencers to brands? Germany based founder of Brandnew IO manages her business while country hopping, and somehow still manages to comment on my Instagram photos. Goodness Sylvia, I don’t know how you do it!

Connect with Sylvia: Blog,    Instagram , and  Facebook

13. Ciler, @AudioSoup

Turkish hospitality and kindness is nothing will have you loving Ciler, a photographer, music junkie, and world traveler. An Istanbul native who reminds us that home itself has many wonders; she’ll also take you from Tanzania to Greece.

Connect with Ciler: Instagram and Facebook

14. Jewels Zee,

There’s a transparent kindness to Jewels Zee. You just know she was terrified to pursue Instagram professionally. but with talent like hers, it was an inevitable route. She continues to travel the world being a role model for her own daughters as well as young and old women and men alike.

Connect with Jewels: Facebook and Instagram 

Women Whose Health Led Them To Travel Most Inspirational Female Travel Bloggers

There’s nothing that I admire more than people who turn their obstacles into opportunities to live life to the fullest!

15. Nastasia Yakoub, Dame Traveler

Nastasia had just finished her nursing degree when she became bedridden from back surgery.

Unable to perform the physically demanding career she had invested her time and money to pursue, Nastasia developed a female-empowering community through Instagram which has since become a motivational blog. Nastasia also recently release a coffee table book featuring her favorite solo female travelers. Check it out.

Connect with Dame Traveler: Blog, Instagram , Facebook , Twitter

16. Misha, Wild Luxe

Misha, mother of two, combated cancer by unleashing her adventurous side. Her honesty and experiences make her more than a survivor: she’s an inspiration to live life everyday like you’re alive… because guess what, you are!

Connect with Wild Luxe: Blog , Instagram, Facebook

For the Love our Earth Best Female Travel Bloggers for Eco-Tourism

I would like to think that all professional travelers are environmentally conscious.  After all, how can we show you the world if we don’t take care of it? This next female travel blogger is a hero type of her own.

17. Alison’s Adventures

Alison Teal was a “Tarzan Child” raised in the wild by award-winning National Geographic photographers. She has been deemed “The Oprah of Adventure,” yet holds degrees from USC and UC Berkley. A pioneer in sustainability, the avid surfer also advocates for  Go Green.   Her surfboards are “made from soy based sustainable products, recycled coffee cups, and other Styrofoam.” If that wasn’t cool enough, she actually sells clothing (yoga pants, bikinis, and shirts) made from recycled water bottles! Your green hero in pink: Alison Teal :)

Connect with Alison: Website , Instagram , Facebook, Twitter

18.  Vanessa Rivers, Glitter&Mud Travel, SummerLove Swimwear

Vanessa went beyond her love of surfing and travel to create an eco-friendly swimwear line. The fabric consists of “100% regenerated polyamide fiber made from pre-consumer and post-consumer materials such as fishing nets, carpet fluff, and other waste diverted from landfills.”

Connect with Vanessa: Glitter&Mud Travel, Summer Love Swimwear, Facebook , Twitter

Female Travel Bloggers with a Full-Time Job

For anyone who runs one of the best female travel blogs, you know that travel and work is a full time job. However, there are people who have a conventional career and live an adventurous life.

Above all, I admire women who are doers, who push the boundaries of life and live to the fullest. You don’t have to quit your job to travel. So many more cheers to the women who don’t have a blog or social media community based on their adventurous lifestyle.

One of my best friends, included:

19. Laurie Satran

What better way to get past a divorce than allowing your company to re-locate you? Moving from Philly to Amsterdam, then a small town in Sweden, Laurie spent her weekends exploring Europe and discovering her true self. An “Ikea Backpacker,” photographer and Huffington Post blogger, Laurie jet-setting proof that you can always pursue your wildest dreams.

It’s never too late.

Connect with Laure: Instagram and Twitter

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You want to feel comfortable when exploring a new city and in transit to and from your destination. Plus, it’s nice to fit in a few low-key, athleisure ensembles for lounging or getting in a workout. The most seasoned travelers will tell you the best travel outfits for women are all about preparation and simplicity. And while elevated basics are a great foundation, you can still bring along that playful new dress, trendy pair of heels , bold statement set, and fun pieces of jewelry without requiring an extra checked bag or two in the process.

Planning is the key to your most masterful pack, whether you’re getting away for a long weekend or escaping to a far-flung locale for several weeks. Ahead, 19 gorgeous travel outfit ideas guided by the ever-inspiring street-style set, ranging from vacation-ready dresses and matching sets to effortless-looking denim and trouser ensembles. Your next trip just got a lot more stylish.

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Whether you’re a committed minimalist or all for easy pairings when traveling, this tonal combination of a tank top and trousers is at once breezy and polished. While a leather bag perfectly grounds the look in the city, a woven crochet tote or straw crossbody will create a quintessential summer vibe.

A ribbed design, like this racerback, feels more distinctive than plain jersey or cotton.

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These textured cotton trousers are perfectly floaty in the heat.

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A T-shirt dress is one of the best travel garments for a comfortable look beyond activewear. Liven things up by choosing a bold color like orange—how vibrant does Nikki Ogunnaike look here with layered necklaces, sleek sunglasses, and bangles?

A maxi length feels sophisticated, especially in a bold hue.

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A standard Canadian tuxedo could never. This embroidered white shirt-and-skirt set is idyllic for a coastal getaway.

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Paired with the coordinating top, this mini is perfect for daytime adventuring—just add sporty sandals or sneakers.

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Emporio Sirenuse Dalia Frayed Pleated Striped Linen Bustier Top

This bustier crop is the perfect contrast to oversize denim, and layers beautifully under a jacket.

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Agolde Ellis Trousers in Baffle

Pleats and a high-rise waist ensure these roomy jeans look polished.

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Crochet always radiates feelings of wanderlust. A larger open-weave set, like this oversize shirt-and-skirt combo from Nia Thomas, feels very modern.

Nia Thomas Sessa Shirt

The shiny iridescent mother-of-pearl buttons add the perfect playful detail for travel.

Nia Thomas Duda Skirt

Pair this skirt with the matching shirt one day and a fitted tank top the next, for two effortlessly put-together outfits. A travel wardrobe is all about efficiency.

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Supersize Me

Center-stage accessories are a great way to dial up the effect of simple silhouettes without taking up too much space in your suitcase.

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Offset this top’s gleaming fabric and feminine silhouette with loose denim and flats.

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Materials: Polyester

Carolina Herrera Aria Matte Resin Chunky Chain Necklace

White resin chain links are versatile and timeless.

Sizes: One size

Materials: Resin, gold-tone metal, and brass

The little white dress is a summer icon, particularly in crisp cotton poplin fabric and a refined silhouette.

J.Crew Scoop-Neck Shift Dress

This crisp white mini is endlessly versatile. Pair it with sandals or sneakers for an easy summer look.

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See the Best Photos of the Royals at the Japan State Banquet

King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to Buckingham Palace in glamorous fashion.

This week marks the third state visit King Charles has hosted during his reign. The first, in honor of South Africa's President Ramaphosa , took place in November 2022, and the second, in honor of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol , was in November 2023. On the first evening of a state visit, a state banquet traditionally takes place in the Buckingham Palace Ballroom.

Also in attendance tonight were Prince William and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. Kate Middleton, though she appeared at Trooping the Colour earlier this month, is still undergoing cancer treatment and is not back to work, so she was not among the royals at the banquet this evening. Princess Anne, who was hospitalized with a head injury, also missed the banquet.

Here, see all the best photos of the royals (and their guests) at the Japan state banquet:

Queen Camilla, Empress Masako, Emperor Naruhito, and King Charles pose for a formal portrait.

The royals seemed to be in good spirits.

Queen Camilla wears the Burmese Ruby Tiara (made by Garrard) and a dress by Fiona Clare. She also wore a new honor from King Charles for the first time.

Read more about her honor

Empress Masako wore the Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara for the first time, while Emperor Naruhito wore the star of the Order of the Garter .

Read more about Masako's tiara

Read more about Naruhito's appointment to the Garter

King Charles and Emperor Naruhito led the procession into the state banquet.

The Emperor and the King were deep in conversation as they walked in together, followed by Empress Masako and Queen Camilla.

The royal women both wore white gowns for the occasion.

Prince William walked algonside with Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey as Prince Edward followed behind, walking next to Julia Longbottom.

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (in green) wore the Lotus Flower Tiara for the first time . She entered the ballroom next to H.E. Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone.

Read more about the tiara

The Duke of Gloucester accompanied Ms Yukiko Nishimiya into the banquet.

Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester walked in with H.E. Mr. Yoshiji Nogami. The Duchess wore the Cartier Indian Tiara.

King Charles and Emperor Naruhito shared a laugh. Both delivered speeches during the event; King Charles mentioned Hello Kitty and Pokémon in his.

Read more here

Emperor Naruhito and King Charles clink glasses during a toast.

Guests seated during the dinner.

King Charles sat next to the Emperor and Queen Camilla.

A view of the Buckingham Palace ballroom before everyone arrived.

King Charles III's cypher is on the dinner plates.

Emily Burack (she/her) is the Senior News Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma , a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Twitter and Instagram .

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125 Best Vacation Instagram Captions To Spotlight Your Most Recent Getaway

Because taking the perfect picture is the easy part.

Nevertheless, I understand that the thought of posting—let alone the action—can be daunting. Not only do you have to take the perfect pic, but then once you’ve finally added the last pièce de résistance to make the photo pop, you have to come up with a clever caption. Depending on the image, the caption needs to fit the vibe you are trying to give off—and hopefully even garner a few comments. Whether it’s a sexy bikini flick, a photo of you parading city streets, or a pic of you looking beautifully wanderlust, the words that you select to go with your picture can either make or break your post. (Uh, no pressure.)

To help alleviate some of the stress of curating the perfect vacation post when you should be enjoying some TLC, WH rounded up the best vacation Instagram captions to pair with your fire flick. These are sure to score you allll the likes.

Beach Vacation Instagram Captions

• My job is just…beach.
• Life can be such a beach.
• I can sea clearly now.
• High tides and good vibes.
• BEACH: Best Escape Anyone Can Have.
• Life’s better in flip flops.
• You, me, and the sea.
• Getting my vitamin sea.
• All you need is the beach.
• Living my fanta(sea).
• Happy to say I’m all washed up!
• Out of range.
• I want to be where the Wi-Fi is weak.
• Ocean blues.
• I’m feeling way too good to be tide down.

Family Vacation Instagram Captions

• Just keep swimming.
• It doesn’t matter where you’re going, what matters is who you have beside you.
• No matter where you go in the world, you will always have family.
• If you want your kids to love up on each other more, go on a group trip.
• Memories made together last a lifetime.
• Always better together.
• We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.
• Family ties.
• Vacations are always better when your family is by your side.
• Where life begins and love never ends.
• Here’s my everything in one photo.
• Keep the real ones close.
• Carl Jung said, “The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents,” so we’re living!
• If only we could stay like this forever.
• Families that travel together, stay together.

Short Vacation Instagram Captions

• Hometown tourist.
• Tans fade, but friendship is forever.
• Staycation vibes.
• In and out!
• Here come the waterworks.
• Why go far when you can find beauty right at home?
• Vacation vibes.
• Quality over quantity.
• Going somewhere where nobody knows my name.
• A vacation day is always a great idea.
• Escaping in place.
• Me, myself, and I.
• Summers in [insert location].
• Moments like these.
• [Insert location] babe.
• Paradise found.
• Take me anywhere.
• BRB. Booking my next trip.
• My summer uniform.
• [Insert location] dump.
• In tropical mode.
• Sun-kissed.
• Golden hour.

Funny Vacation Instagram Captions

• This is my resting beach face.
• The bad news is that I’m out of the office. The good news is that I’m out of the office.
• I don’t want to be tide down.
• “The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.” —Russell Baker
• What’s winter?
• Maxing out all my vacation days.
• “Everything litty, I love when it’s hot.” —Young Thug
• It’s better down where it’s wetter.
• Suns out, buns out.
• Redefining relaxation with my staycation.
• Beach, please!
• ​​O​​n vacation. Hoping to win the lottery and never return.
• If you need me... too bad!
• Get somebody else to do it.
• Those guys are so burnt out.
• I can’t read the signs hun, I left my glasses at the hotel.
• Don’t text, I’m on a beach.

End Of Vacation Instagram Captions

• ​​The tans will fade but the memories will last forever.
• Another summer is just around the corner.
• 90% happy, 10% burnt.
• “Summer has always been good to me, even the bittersweet end, with the slant of yellow light.” —Paul Monette
• All good things must come to an end.
• “August slipped away like a bottle of wine.” —Taylor Swift
• It was all a dream.
• Salty about this ending.
• You really put the “good” in “goodbye.”
• Endings can be beautiful.
• Can you do me a favor and just stay forever?
• Let us shell-abrate all the good times and tan lines.
• “Kiss me hard before you go, summertime sadness.” —Lana Del Rey
• This is not a goodbye, but a sea you real soon.
• “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.” —Jimi Hendrix

Cute Vacation Instagram Captions

• “I’m gonna soak up the sun.” —Sheryl Crow
• An adventure a day keeps the doctor away.
• “Your hair smells like the tropics, your body looks nice.” —Wizkid
• Vacation mode: On.
• Like my phone, I’m on DND.
• Out of office.
• Girl you standing right there looking so amazing.
• Left my heart in [insert location].
• Fall in love with the beauty of it all.
• Don’t say that you miss me, just come get me.
• Catch planes, not feelings.
• I follow my heart…and it usually leads me to the airport.
• My happy place.
• BBN: Be Back Never.
• [Insert location] views.
• I’m walking on sunshine.
• Vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it.
• Summer renaissance.
• Always that girl regardless of location.
• Tan lines are just kisses from the sun.
• Home is where the heart is, and my heart is currently in [insert location].

Travel Quotes To Use As Instagram Captions

• “Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” —Maya Angelou
• “Not all those who wander are lost.” —J.R.R. Tolkien
• “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” —Helen Keller
• “Oh the places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss
• “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” —Oscar Wilde
• “Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” —Anthony Bourdain
• “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” —Anthony Bourdain
• “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” —Robyn Yong
• “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” —Mark Twain
• “Work hard, travel harder.”—Unknown
• “When all else fails, take a vacation.” —Betty Williams
• “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” —Susan Sontag
• “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” —David Mitchell
• “It is a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don’t want to be most of us.” —Oberyn Martell, Game of Thrones
• “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” —Dalai Lama

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Jennifer lopez flies commercial to paris, becoming relatable amid marital woes, jennifer lopez flies commercial ... jenny from the cabin.

Jennifer Lopez is becoming super relatable amid her marital woes with Ben Affleck ... getting back to her Jenny From The Block roots with some commercial air travel.

Check out these photos/video, obtained by TMZ, showing J Lo's mode of transportation over in Europe ... and no, this ain't a private jet -- it's a regular old airplane full of a bunch of normies, on which she flew Saturday going from Naples to Paris.

The singer/actress was in the cabin with everyone else, and had a bodyguard sitting next to her ... taking up aisle duty while she occupied the window seat, minding her business.

As you can see ... she didn't seem to be getting bothered much -- still ... she was kinda packed in like a sardine ... and even before the flight, she was spotted in the terminal along with everyone else, going through the motions of customs, etc. Like we said, relatable.

Of course, J Lo popped up in Italy just last week for a solo trip without Ben ... getting some R&R with friends along the beautiful Positano coast, where she was beaming.

While J Lo wined and dined in Italy and flew to France for Paris Fashion Week, Ben's been in L.A. ... where he's spending time with his son and hitting the marital home . Of course, he ran into a little drama there with paps ... but the bigger point is, he and Jen are apart.

As you know ... Ben and Jen appear to be hurtling towards divorce, and are living separately as they quietly try to unload the $60 million Beverly Hills home they purchased together just last year.

We've seen Jen and Ben hang out together here and there over the past several weeks -- mostly for family events -- but on this occasion ... it looks like she needs some me-time.

A Euro flight up in the air is the perfect place for that ... just a superstar and her thoughts.

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