Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler
Though travel and adventure have historically been publicly claimed by men, women have always been part of those narratives, too. Each week, host and Condé Nast Traveler editor Lale Arikoglu shines a light on some of those stories, interviewing female-identifying guests about their most unique travel tales—from going off-grid in the Danish wilderness to country-hopping solo—sharing her own experiences traveling around the globe, and tapping listeners to contribute their own memorable stories. This is a podcast for anyone who is curious about the world—and excited to explore places both near and far from home. For more from Women Who Travel, visit our website or subscribe to our email newsletter.
Latest episodes
Apr 30, 2018 • 39min
Three Women Share Their Tips on Traveling to Antarctica
It helps to start planning early. Like now.
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Apr 23, 2018 • 38min
Journalist Kim Barker on Work Trips to War Zones
The author of 'The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan' reveals everything she's learned on the road.
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Apr 9, 2018 • 38min
Can You Visit Every Country in the World Without Burning Out?
We sit down with Jessica Nabongo, on a mission to be the first black woman to visit every country in the world. (This episode is a rebroadcast of Travelogue, our other podcast at Condé Nast Traveler.)
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Apr 2, 2018 • 33min
Author Meg Wolitzer On the Travels That Inspire Her Books
In this week's episode, we talk to author Meg Wolitzer about her new novel, The Female Persuasion, her travels to Manila that inspired parts of it, the incredible people she's met on the road and in bookstores, and her deep love of exploring alone.
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Mar 26, 2018 • 34min
The Women Owning Adventure Travel Right Now
You don't have to jump out of a plane to be an adventure traveler. But you could, you know, if you wanted to.
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Mar 19, 2018 • 47min
The Women Saving Our Oceans
We chat with ocean conservationists Tanya Streeter, Ayana Johnson, and Sheila Bowman about why saving the planet is not just the domain of “white dudes wearing Patagonia fleeces.”
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Mar 12, 2018 • 53min
What We Get Right About Accessible Travel
In the first episode of season two, we chat with Alysia Kezerian and Julia Buckley about their experiences traveling with disabilities. Along the way, we learn how far we've come in terms of accessible travel, but also see how much work there is still to do.
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Jan 29, 2018 • 44min
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Group Travel
Whether it’s a family road trip or a girls’ weekend to a new city, we’ve all experienced the highs (and lows) of traveling in a group. In an ideal world, everyone returns home with a collection of shared memories that make you friends for life, but in reality, things more often fall closer to "I never want to see this person again." Our golden rules for a successful group trip? Choose your travel partners wisely, and, when it comes to money, honesty is always the best policy.
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Jan 22, 2018 • 1h 2min
A Guide to Planning Your First Trip Abroad
The do's, don'ts, and oh-hell-no's we wish we had listened to.
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Jan 15, 2018 • 1h 3min
The Travel Industry Needs to Do More for Women of Color
Our three well-traveled guests share their personal experiences about what it means to travel as a woman of color in 2018—from how they first started exploring the world to the anxieties of traveling as a Muslim American today—and call for a more diverse range of faces and voices to appear in our magazines, on our billboards, and across our screens.
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