Wild West Women
Travellers, Adventurers and Rebels
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2025
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552850138
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $18.95
-
Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770503861
- Publish Date
- Feb 2025
- List Price
- $23.95
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Description
A Woman's Guide to World Travel" is a comprehensive travel guide and memoir designed for women of all ages and backgrounds interested in exploring the world. Drawing on the author's forty years of experience traveling across nearly 100 countries, the book highlights both the unique challenges and rewards women encounter on their journeys. It provides practical advice on every aspect of travel-from planning and budgeting to arrival and returning home-tailored for solo travelers, those with partners, group travelers, women with children, professionals, and those with special needs. Featuring detailed checklists and engaging chapters on shopping, bargaining, regional customs and ethical tourism, it combines personal anecdotes and lessons learned with invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of global travel. Essential topics like personal security, managing harassment, and interactions with men are explored, empowering women to travel confidently, assertively, and mindfully. Ultimately, it inspires women to embrace their adventurous spirit, prepare for any unexpected situation, and explore the world on their own terms.
About the author
Rosemary Neering is a Victoria-based writer, editor, and photographer. She has published numerous articles in noted periodicals such as British Columbia Magazine, Canada's History Magazine, and Western Living. Rosemary also has over 40 book-length publications to her name, including A Traveller's Guide to Historic British Columbia and Down the Road. Her most recent publications include The Pig War: The Last Canada-US Border Conflict and British Columbia Bizarre: A Compendium of Facts, Stories, Whimsies and a Few Outright Lies from Canada's Wacky West Coast. When Rosemary isn`t travelling throughout BC looking for new stories, she enjoys time at home with her partner, Joe, and her cat.
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British Columbia Bizarre
Stories, Whimsies, Facts and a Few Outright Lies from Canada's Wacky West Coast
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Travellers, Adventurers and Rebels
The Canadian Housewife
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The Pig War
The Last Canada–US Border Conflict
Heart of a Peacock, The
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