Welcome to Travel with Curves, a travel blog for plus-size women, by plus-size women.
Join me on this incredible journey of self love and sightseeing!
- Jen
Solo travel is one of the most freeing and liberating experiences you can ever have in your life. If you don’t have the ability to go on holiday with friends or a partner this summer, what’s stopping you from leaving home and enjoying some time to yourself?
Solo travel can be a great experience and a wonderful way to increase your confidence. This year, why not make a name for yourself around the world?
Nikola-Anne is a twenty-something Australian and blogger behind Diary of a Travelling Teacher. She writes about setting up her new life in London, the negative sides to moving abroad, dating in a foreign country, and a variety of other topics from a traveling teacher’s perspective. Check out her interview below and follow her on Instagram to see what she’s currently up to.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,” wrote Mark Twain in The Innocents Abroad. And indeed, traveling is a great way to broaden your horizons, explore new cultures, and get in touch with your inner self.
Wouldn’t it be great to just pack your bags and hit the road? Sure it would, but such motivational quotes don’t have much in common with how things work in real life. It’s hard to drop everything and travel when you work a 9 to 5.
Before I knock the wind out of your sails, here are a few ways to make money while traveling that I’ve personally learned over the years. Who knows, maybe that can turn one of these tips into a digital nomad lifestyle!
The Plus Sized Globetrotter was started by travel buddies Adrienne Alwag and Lauren Suarez and is currently available on iTunes. Adrienne’s mother worked at an airline, so she grew up traveling, and Lauren works as an Expedia expert in Maui hotels. Together, these amazing ladies have started the first-ever dedicated plus-size travel podcast, and it’s well worth a listen!
Fortunately, I was able to interview these plus-size globetrotters as they were jet-setting to another destination together.
If you don’t have a companion to take photos of you, all is not lost. It’s quite simple to set up a decent self-portrait regardless of whether you use a camera phone, a DSLR, or a compact camera. All you need is a little time and preparation, and hopefully this short guide will give you a few ideas to put into practice.
