Pin itFriends, family and blog readers who’ve been following since before I launched SoloTravelGirl.com, know I visited Afghanistan in 2006. For those who don’t know, I traveled with Global Exchange on a 10-day trip to Kabul with the focus on women making change in a post-Taliban society. (You can read the blog posts from the…
Pin itHonestly, I think about my March 2006 Afghanistan trip daily and wonder how the people I met are doing. Earlier this week a representative with Global Exchange, which I traveled on one of their Afghanistan Reality Tours, contacted me regarding this post (Laughing in Afghanistan) requesting to post it on their blog. In respect…
Pin itShould politics and travel mix? Having recently read Rick Steves Travel as a Political Act **, if traveling to enrich the mind and spirit, it’s inevitable politics will play some role. For me, travel isn’t always about sleeping in lush beds and lounging by pools sipping cocktails (although that’s nice). It’s about experiencing, broadening…
Sky-blue burqas continue to flow down the dusty streets of Kabul. They’re remnants of the Taliban’s harsh reign and belief women should not be seen. While Afghan woman are no longer required to wear burqas, many prefer wearing the full-body, shapeless cape while in public. Or sadly, their husbands or other male in their life demand they be worn.
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