Travel Inspiration:
Flavors Worth Flying For

Ideas for those who love a trip and flood!

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Oaxaca, Mexico

Signature Flavors: Mole negro, tlayudas, mezcal

What to Taste:

  • Join a hands-on mole-making class with a local cook
  • Snack your way through Mercado 20 de Noviembre
  • Sip single-origin mezcal at a solo-friendly rooftop bar

Solo Vibe: Friendly and food-focused. Many women travel solo here to eat and explore the vibrant markets.

Solo Selfie It!: Mezcal in hand with the Santo Domingo church at sunset.

Bologna, Italy

Signature Flavors: Tagliatelle al ragù, tortellini in brodo, mortadella

What to Taste:

  • Take a pasta-making class with a local nonna
  • Enjoy a long lunch in the Quadrilatero with regional wine
  • Try aperitivo culture solo with complimentary bites

Solo Vibe: Welcoming, safe, and ideal for slow solo savoring.

Solo Selfie It!: With your handmade tortellini and a glass of Lambrusco.

Charleston, South Carolina

Signature Flavors: Shrimp and grits, she-crab soup, biscuits with honey butter

What to Taste:

  • Take a Lowcountry cooking class
  • Go on a solo-friendly food walking tour
  • Dine al fresco at a chef-driven Southern bistro

Solo Vibe: Charming and easy to navigate solo. Historic, foodie-friendly, and stylishly relaxed.

Solo Selfie It!: Rainbow Row in the background, biscuit in hand.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Signature Flavors: Pho, bun cha, egg coffee

What to Taste:

  • Slurp pho at a busy street stall with tiny stools and big flavor
  • Try bun cha where Obama and Bourdain dined
  • Take a street food tour with other solo travelers

Solo Vibe: Buzzing but surprisingly navigable solo. Friendly street vendors and foodie hostels.

Solo Selfie It!: Egg coffee in a vintage café courtyard.

San Sebastián, Spain

Signature Flavors: Pintxos, txakoli wine, salt cod

What to Taste:

  • Solo pintxos crawl (small bites on bread) in the Old Town
  • Take a cooking class in Basque cuisine
  • Sip txakoli poured high into your glass at a lively bar

Solo Vibe: Safe and social — solo diners are welcome and common.

Solo Selfie It!: Plate of pintxos on a marble bar, wine mid-pour.

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