There are many reasons a black woman might have interest in traveling solo, and I'd like to offer 10 of them here that might encourage you to book your first trip or to keep going if you've already started. Black women should travel solo because it encourages cultural appreciation, spontaneity, self discovery, confidence, and more.

The number one question I’ve gotten is “how do you do it on your own?” and that was the primary reason for starting this blog. Doing it on my own in the last five years, I’ve picked up a few tips and tricks that might make the idea of traveling solo a little less scary for a woman that may want to venture out on her own.

A “staycation” is different from a vacation in that you remain in your home city or somewhere nearby that is usually accessed within a day or even better, a couple hours. Here’s why you might consider planning one.