- Guides, itineraries and travel tips for female solo travellers.

A guide to the Brecon Beacons, Wales

The Brecon Beacons offer a wide range of beautiful waterfalls, peaks and hikes. This guide shows Pink Gin Passport tried, tested and recommended spots. Four Falls Waterfall trail A popular spot, you can follow the crowd to see stunning waterfalls. One of them you can even walk behind which is a great experience! Henrhyd Falls…
Guide to Amsterdam

Guide on where to go, eat and have fun in Amsterdam Getting there If you’re travelling from the UK there’s actually several options for getting to Amsterdam: fly, Eurostar train from London or ferry from Newcastle. Although it’s only a short flight we chose to get the Eurostar as by the time we got to…
Guide to French Riviera (Cote d’Azur)

A guide on organising and enjoying a trip to Cannes, St Tropez and Nice. The south of France is home to various glamorous resorts: gorgeous sandy beaches, bars, restaurants and nightclubs. You can stay in one location or can easy travel to a few different towns during your visit. Where to stay We based ourselves…
Things to do in London for less than £10

Get the Thames Clipper (also known as Uber Boat) You can buy tickets or tap in tap out as part of your daily travel card. This works out about £6 and is a great way to see the city. We usually get this from Tower Hill to Embankment so you see Tower Bridge, Gherkin, The…
My travel bucket list

Places I want to go (and experiences I want to do): Mexico (Cancun, Aztec sites) South Africa (Cape Town, penguin beach, swim with sharks, safari) Peru (Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain) Panama (San Blas islands) Santorini (sunset dinner) New Zealand (glow worm caves, Hobbiton, Milford Sound, drink a lot of Sauvignon Blanc) Fiji (Cloud 9 beach…
Guide to Florence, Italy

A guide on where to eat, drink and have fun in Florence. Where to stay As a tourist hotspot there’s a range of accommodation to suit your needs: hotels, apartments, hostels. This was our last stop on our week travelling around Italy. We’d stayed in apartments before so it was nice to stay in hotel…
Guide to Milan, Italy

Guide on where to eat, drink and have fun in Milan. Enjoy an aperitif Usually between 5-7pm bars in Milan offer “aperitifs”. Previously, I thought an aperitif was just a pre dinner cocktail like an Aperol Spritz when in fact it’s a few drinks where you are also served complimentary food/snacks. There’s a bar opposite…
What to pack in your hand luggage

Guide on what to take with you on your hand luggage for your next flight. Get prepared Make sure your liquids (that each need to be less than 100ml) are in a clear plastic bag before you get to the airport to save you time getting through security (and needless eyeballs from other customers you’re…
Guide to Venice

Make the most of your trip to the beautiful city of Venice Getting around From the airport you can get a bus to Piazza Roma and from there a water taxi (Line 2) to nearer your hotel (depending how central you’re staying). We pretty much walked everywhere once we were in the heart of Venice…
Planning a multi city Italy trip

Guide for how to plan a trip to Italy to more than one city. Flights Usually works out cheaper to fly to and from the same airport (a return flight). Make sure your departing flight is late afternoon so you have plenty of time to travel from your last destination back to the first to…