Ireland’s rugged coastline provides the perfect habitat for one of the world’s most beloved seabirds – the Atlantic Puffin. Puffins in Ireland have become iconic symbols of the country’s diverse coastal wildlife. Unfortunately, climate change and habitat destruction threatens their existence. So while seeing puffins may be a bucket list item for many travelers, it’s important to observe them responsibly.
Solo travel as a woman can be freeing but also a little intimidating, especially if you’re heading somewhere remote. Few places in Ireland get more remote than County Kerry. I’m based in Dublin, but when presented with the opportunity to get out of the city for a long bank holiday weekend, I seized it. Full disclosure: this was my first road trip alone! Unless you count my dog, which I do, so it was a great starter solo trip – like traveling solo in light mode. Luckily, Kerry has everything you could ever want to do and more in Ireland, so I knew we’d be too busy to be lonely. Read on for my solo female traveler tips, things I’d do differently next time, and the full four-day road trip itinerary through Kerry, Ireland.
“This is a man’s world,” James Brown once famously crooned, “and it would be nothing without a woman to care.” Patriarchal societies dominate many global cultures, but there are a few standout populations where women are more in charge. By learning about alternative ways of existing, we can better appreciate global cultural differences and understand our own circumstances to enact positive change in the future.
Nestled within the Arctic Circle lies a land of breathtaking beauty and cultural richness — northern Scandinavia including Finnish and Swedish Lapland, Norway and Russia — home to Europe’s oldest Indigenous tribe, the Sami people.
Kiana is the Vice President of People and Culture at Herrmann Global, Untraveled’s parent company. Learn about her unique perspective on the cultural, environmental and economic impact of sustainable tourism on the Black community.
Dark tourism encompasses travel related to the mysterious and macabre to the tragic and sad. Covering a wide variety of circumstances and experiences, dark tourism is a relatively new phrase in the travel industry referring to some very old practices.
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