With its breezy reviews and insightful advice 100 Places Every Woman Should Go encourages women of any age to see the world in a group with a friend or solo and inspires them to create their own list of dreams. Based on her own explorations of many countries states and regions and on interviews with travelers awardwinning author Stephanie Elizondo Griest highlights 100 special destinations and challenging activities from diving for pearls in Bahrain to racing a camel yak or pony across Mongolia to dancing with voodoo priestesses in Benin and urban cowboys in Texas to taking a mud bath in a volcano off the coast of Colombia. Divided into such sections as Places Where Women Made History Places of Indulgence and Places of Adventure this guidebook includes timely information resources and recommended reading. Ten Tips For Wandering Women features safety precautions plus pointers on haggling packing and staying parasitefree. Vivid portraits of free spirits like Frida Kahlo A tequilaslamming dirty joketelling smoker this famous artist was bisexual and beautiful help travelers expand their experience.