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Some thoughts 18 months on from returning from long-term solo travel
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Some thoughts 18 months on from returning from long-term solo travel

With current events keeping me inside my home I’m finding I’m doing a fair bit of … Some thoughts 18 months on from returning from long-term solo travelRead more

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by The Imagination Trail•March 22, 2020March 22, 2020•1
Five things I learnt when I came home from long-term solo travel
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Five things I learnt when I came home from long-term solo travel

Last week marked one year since I arrived back home in the UK after two years … Five things I learnt when I came home from long-term solo travelRead more

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How long-term solo travel helped my career
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How long-term solo travel helped my career

In January 2016 I quit my professional job, got rid of most of my possessions, and … How long-term solo travel helped my careerRead more

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by The Imagination Trail•December 8, 2018•6
“But it’ll never happen to me!” : when travel burnout hits
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“But it’ll never happen to me!” : when travel burnout hits

I was several days into my stay in Kuala Lumpur. I’d re-adjusted to life back in … “But it’ll never happen to me!” : when travel burnout hitsRead more

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Rachel Sinclair Bickley The Imagination Trail solo travel blog This is me: my name's Rachel and I'm a blogger, writer, dreamer, feminist and volcano-chaser. In 2016 I left a successful career as an academic librarian in the UK and gave up my home and most of my possessions to go travelling throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In 2018 I returned to the UK, went back into librarianship, and now travel within Europe and further afield as much as possible in my free time. I hope to show that solo female travel is just as easy, fun and safe (if not more so!) as travelling with others.

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