Publisher's Synopsis
A breathtaking celebration of Instagram's premier solo female travel community, featuring 200 striking photographs--most of them all-new--plus empowering messages and practical tips for solo travellers. From backpackers in Peru to artists in Berlin to storytellers in Morocco, Dame Traveller celebrates the diversity and bravery of women from around the world who are not afraid to think (and live) outside the box. The revolutionary Dame Traveller Instagram account was founded by Nastasia Yakoub, who was born into a strict Chaldean-Middle Eastern community where women are expected to marry young and put aside other personal ambitions. But at the age of twenty, Nastasia embarked on a solo trip to South Africa to volunteer at an orphanage in Cape Town, which sparked a love of world travel. Recognizing a void in the travel industry, she founded Dame Traveller, the first female travel community on Instagram. It's now more than half a million strong with contributors including landscape photographer Emilie Ristevski, underwater photographer Carmen Hunter, and Fat Girls Traveling founder Annette Richmond. Nastasia herself has travelled to sixty-three countries on solo adventures, sharing colourful photos of her tantalizing travels along the way. Dame Traveller celebrates these women with a photographic collection of 200 stunning images paired with inspiring captions, 80% of which have never been seen on the Instagram account. Organized into sections on architecture, culture, nature, and water, each entry features travel information, plus tips, advice, unique solo-travel experiences, and wisdom from contributing globe-trotters to embolden the next generation of Dame Travelers.
