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Five Reasons to Travel Alone

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Sasha Cagen — 18 Comments ↓

During 2010, as I traveled alone through France, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina, I regularly encountered people who find it courageous to travel alone. I remember a hairstylist in Bogota. As she blow-dryed my hair, she told me she couldn’t picture…

Brazil Travel Writing, Coming Up!

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Sasha Cagen — 1 Comment ↓

A preamble before more posts to come: Hello dear readers! Since mid-January, I have been traveling, or wandering with my intuition and Lonely Planet as a guide, in Brazil in the South, the Northeast, and back to Rio again. About…

Tagged with: brazil, travel writing, traveling alone
Posted in Single Life, Travel

My Big Life Churn

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Sasha Cagen — 5 Comments ↓

A preamble: First, apologies for the long gap in posts. I’ve been distracted from blogging by much tumult in my life, a combination of family stuff and a long-anticipated dream that has required much planning. As I post this, I…

Tagged with: Travel, traveling alone
Posted in Travel

What It Feels Like to Travel Alone in Brazil

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Sasha Cagen — 32 Comments ↓

I have a long post saved up inside of me that I haven’t written, probably because the topic felt so overwhelming I didn’t know where to start. I have wanted to travel for several years. The desire was stored up…

Tagged with: brasil, brazil, quirkyalone, single, traveling alone, woman
Posted in migrate, Uncategorized