Skip to content
  • Blog
  • Who am I?
    • Published Works
  • Home
Something In Her Ramblings
  • Solo Travel
    • Europe
      • Austria
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • France
      • Italy
      • Norway
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • San Marino
      • Slovakia
      • Slovenia
      • Spain
      • Switzerland
      • Germany
      • Hungary
    • Africa
      • Morocco
    • Latin America
      • Argentina
      • Chile
      • Costa Rica
      • Cuba
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Nicaragua
      • Panama
    • United States
      • California
      • New York
      • Florida
      • Texas
  • Travel Tips
    • Women Who Travel Solo
  • Work With Me
Menu Close
  • Solo Travel
    • Europe
      • Austria
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • France
      • Italy
      • Norway
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • San Marino
      • Slovakia
      • Slovenia
      • Spain
      • Switzerland
      • Germany
      • Hungary
    • Africa
      • Morocco
    • Latin America
      • Argentina
      • Chile
      • Costa Rica
      • Cuba
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Nicaragua
      • Panama
    • United States
      • California
      • New York
      • Florida
      • Texas
  • Travel Tips
    • Women Who Travel Solo
  • Work With Me
  • Blog
  • Who am I?
    • Published Works
  • Home

Oporto, Portugal: Portugal’s Hidden Secret

  The soft sounds of guitar spill out onto hilly medieval streets that wind down to the banks of the Duoro River. Hand-painted rabelo boats dot the deep blue of…

Continue Reading Oporto, Portugal: Portugal’s Hidden Secret
Oporto, Portugal: Portugal’s Hidden Secret
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:December 16, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Top 5 Things to Do in Faro, Portugal

Following my recent post about the Indian Ocean, I've been spending an even greater amount of time than usual daydreaming about locations on my travel bucket list. Today my daydreams are…

Continue Reading Top 5 Things to Do in Faro, Portugal
Top 5 Things to Do in Faro, Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:October 26, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Walking the Cliffs of Lagos, Portugal

  A red-dirt path stretches into the distance, terminating, along with the cliff it covers, under the cloudless blue sky. The path’s fall is interrupted by rows of shrubs, lining…

Continue Reading Walking the Cliffs of Lagos, Portugal
Walking the Cliffs of Lagos, Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:March 3, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Sintra: Land of Looming Trees and Royal Palaces

  A sea of trees chases a gaggle of hills before culminating at the base of a majestic castle, yellow, red and white towers breaking up the unending blue of…

Continue Reading Sintra: Land of Looming Trees and Royal Palaces
Sintra: Land of Looming Trees and Royal Palaces
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 25, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Dine with Mamma at Home Lisbon Hostel

The dining room of Home Hostel Lisbon is packed with backpackers, each seat at the long, wooden tables occupied by a hungry body, eagerly anticipating “Mamma’s Dinner.” Six nights a…

Continue Reading Dine with Mamma at Home Lisbon Hostel
Dine with Mamma at Home Lisbon Hostel
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 22, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Top 10 Things to Do in Lisbon, Portugal

Quiet, meandering streets wind up the hillside past bakeries where sweet smells and the soft sounds of guitar spill out the windows. The gentle slopes converge at the foot of…

Continue Reading Top 10 Things to Do in Lisbon, Portugal
Top 10 Things to Do in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 20, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Cliff adventuring in Western Portugal

Van doors slam and six bodies dart over sand dunes and bushes, racing wildly to catch the last rays of the sinking sun before they disappear beneath rolling ocean waves.…

Continue Reading Cliff adventuring in Western Portugal
Cliff adventuring in Western Portugal
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 18, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Hostel in Lagos, Portugal Bura Surfhouse

  Bura Surfhouse in Lagos, Portugal is a great hostel. And it seems I’m not the only one who thinks so. The family-run hostel has a 95 percent thumbs up…

Continue Reading Hostel in Lagos, Portugal Bura Surfhouse
Hostel in Lagos, Portugal Bura Surfhouse
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:August 14, 2014
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Surfing in Portugal, or the most interesting conversation I’ve ever had

Growing up in California I spent many a beach day laying in the sand and dreaming some suave surfer dude with an extra board would approach me and offer to…

Continue Reading Surfing in Portugal, or the most interesting conversation I’ve ever had
Surfing in Portugal, or the most interesting conversation I’ve ever had
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:December 11, 2013
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Oporto: Portugal’s Hidden Treasure

Leaving my 24th year behind and turning 25 was a big deal for me, for reasons I previously wrote about. To ring in turning a quarter of a century in…

Continue Reading Oporto: Portugal’s Hidden Treasure
Oporto: Portugal’s Hidden Treasure
  • Post author:Lauren
  • Post published:December 9, 2013
  • Post category:Blog/Europe/Portugal

Hello and Welcome!

Hello and Welcome!

I'm Lauren, an adventurous solo traveler who has ventured to 58 countries and counting. Something In Her Ramblings is my space to share stories of the places I've come to love and celebrate women who travel solo.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Top Articles

  • 6 Essential Stops on A Road Trip Across Puerto Rico
    6 Essential Stops on A Road Trip Across Puerto Rico
  • The Best of Guatemala in Three Days
    The Best of Guatemala in Three Days
  • Women Who Travel Solo: Solo Trip to Niagara Falls with Jessica Lippe
    Women Who Travel Solo: Solo Trip to Niagara Falls with Jessica Lippe
  • What Not to Wear to the Vienna State Opera House
    What Not to Wear to the Vienna State Opera House
  • Walking the Cliffs of Lagos, Portugal
    Walking the Cliffs of Lagos, Portugal

Get motivated by stories from real female solo travelers in the Women Who Travel Solo column!

somethinginherramblings

Come what may. . . . #weekend #santamonica #beach Come what may. 
.
.
.
#weekend #santamonica #beach #happy
Mountains really are the best medicine: Why do I A Mountains really are the best medicine: Why do I ALWAYS forget this when I’m bumming out on the couch eating ice cream? There’s nothing like a good climb to clear my mind and pump me full of endorphins.
.
.
.
#mountainbike #mtblife #mtbsocal #happy #peace #mountains #mtb #cycle #bikesocal #santamonica
Once upon a time in Bulgaria. . . . . . #bulgaria Once upon a time in Bulgaria. 
.
.
.
.
.
#bulgaria #europe #travel #seetheworld #explore #discover #adventure
New Moon. Open Doors (and trails). . . . . #bike # New Moon. Open Doors (and trails).
.
.
.
.
#bike #bikelife #mtb #mtblove #mtblosangeles #mtbladies #cycle #outdoor #nature #happy #peace #nature #neemoon
Tuesdays With Juliana. . . . #mountainbike #mtblad Tuesdays With Juliana.
.
.
.
#mountainbike #mtbladies #mtblosangeles #losangeles #juliana #cycle #cyclela #dirt #mountains
Romania was a fairytale. #TakeMeBack . . . #IMiss Romania was a fairytale. #TakeMeBack 
.
.
.
#IMissEurope #Romania #Castle #Explore #SeetheWorld #Adventure #Discover #History
Find me in the park in London, day dreaming about Find me in the park in London, day dreaming about fairytales and never growing up. 
.
.
.
#london #londoncalling #optoutside #seetheworld #happy #england #eu #europe #londonlife #londoncity #park
Paint me in a field of sunflowers, running wild an Paint me in a field of sunflowers, running wild and free. 
.
.
.
#bulgaria #nature #field #flowers #womenwhotravel #solofemaletravel #freedom #sunflowers #happy #peace #seetheworld #discover #adventure
Santa Monica has been my adoptive hometown for sev Santa Monica has been my adoptive hometown for several years now and tonight I got to see a different view of the place I call home... from the water!
.
.
.
#losangeles #yachtlife #imonaboat #santamonica #socal #water #ocean #explore #optoutside
Weekend getaway. . . . . #roadtrip #roadtripcalifo Weekend getaway.
.
.
.
.
#roadtrip #roadtripcalifornia #california #escape #explore
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Check out these travel tips geared for solo travelers!

Copyright 2021