Popular digital nomad spaces, blogs, and groups often feel largely dominated by males. It can be challenging to find other female nomads to connect with and learn from. Connecting with other women in your field, no matter what your line of work is, can be an important and uplifting experience. This is especially true if you are in a largely male-dominated field where female mentorship can have a large impact on women who are starting out.
Not only is female mentorship important for fledgling female digital nomads, but travel for females (especially solo travel) is far different than it is for men. Women have to make many more considerations than men do, such as where it is safe to travel as a solo female, safe places to sleep at night, safe coworking spaces, friendly restaurants and shops, and so much more. Even travel between places might be more precarious for a solo female traveller, so advice and tips from other experienced female travellers in these areas is also of high importance.
Thankfully, blogs by female digital nomads and travellers do exist and are of exceptional quality. These are just some of the female digital nomad blogs that you must read if you are also a female doing remote work online and travelling abroad.
14 Best Female Digital Nomad Blogs to Visit
1. Digital Nomad Quest
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Sharon Tseung is the owner and creator behind Digital Nomad Quest, which she started in 2016. After spending time at the University of California, Berkeley and then some time at Google, she decided to pursue freelance opportunities instead. Sharon has spent a significant amount of time learning how to generate passive income and created Digital Nomad Quest to share her knowledge. She also spent two years living abroad as a solo female digital nomad, spending time in many different places around the world, working remotely, and making friends. Having sources of passive income also gives Sharon the time and money to pursue her passions.
On Digital Nomad Quest, you will gain a wealth of knowledge about the digital nomad lifestyle, setting yourself up for success, creating sources of passive income, product guides, personal finance advice, and courses created by Sharon. Check out the YouTube channel as well as the podcast for more info!
2. Digital Nomad Girls
Having started as a Facebook group in 2015, Digital Nomad Girls quickly grew to nearly 50,000 members worldwide. One of the largest groups of their kind, they are an excellent resource to connect with other female digital nomads. The blog features destination guides, tips, remote work job postings, and interviews to name a few.
Not only do they have quite the online platform, but they also organize Mastermind Retreats that are exclusive to female digital nomads. These are an excellent opportunity to meet and network with other location independent women from around the world.
3. Women Digital Nomads
Women Digital Nomads was created by Chrys Tan after deciding to become a digital nomad herself in 2016. The idea was inspired by the lack of information out there for female digital nomads getting started and she wanted to create a place for women to share their knowledge and experiences.
While you may be able to find destination guides in many different places, Women Digital Nomads guides include safety tips geared towards independent female travellers. This may include the safest places for women to stay, eat, drink, and work based on the experiences of other women. There are also plenty of articles from other female digital nomads, sharing their stories, why they became digital nomads, their favourite places, and so much more.
4. Explorista
Owned by Milou, a 28 year old female digital nomad, Explorista is available in both English and Dutch and is intended for women working abroad. She is also the founder of the Facebook group “Female Digital Nomads”, which is one of the largest groups of its kind. Milou is passionate about helping other women curate the remote job and lifestyle of their dreams so that they can enjoy the freedom that accompanies being a digital nomad.
Explorista features destination guides for female digital nomads as well as lifestyle articles about running a business, the life of a female digital nomad, budgeting and finance articles geared towards female digital nomads, and some more personal content based on Milou’s experiences.
5. Digital Nomad Girl Louise Croft
While not necessarily a traditional blog, Louise “blogs” about her travels through Instagram and video blogs (vlogs) on Youtube. She has become an incredibly popular source of inspiration and information for female digital nomads around the globe. Originally from England, Louise works in a wide range of industries as a digital nomad and has a business degree. She also creates and teaches courses, such as the one available on Udemy.com, with the desire to help others reach the same level of freedom.
Louise’s social media content and vlogs serve as a guide for her favourite places to travel and safe places to stay in those destinations. Her Udemy courses are also a wealth of information about how to run a business as a digital nomad. These combine the best of both worlds for combining travel with business.
6. Let’s Go Wonder
Created by Dora, the Let’s Go Wonder blog is run by women, for women. It is a wealth of information about travelling for women, tips, recommendations geared towards female travellers, and how-tos. It is also a platform for female travellers to share their experiences and learn from others in a judgement-free zone. While not specifically about the digital nomad lifestyle, it is still inclusive of that lifestyle and an important resource for female travellers.
The blog features guides for planning your trip, in-depth information about different destinations, how to become a digital nomad, product guides, lifestyle articles, and so much more. There is also a Go Wonder group on Facebook, where women can interact as a community.
7. A Girl Who Travels
Back in 2010, Marta quit her office job in Northern England and never looked back. Since then, she has continued to travel and work as a female digital nomad. While she divides most of her time between London and Stockholm, she continues to travel the world at every opportunity. She has been able to do this by maintaining her work as a digital nomad, so she can take her work with her wherever she goes.
The inspiration to create A Girl Who Travels comes from Marta’s passion to encourage women to travel, live unapologetically, and find their purpose in life. The blog features articles about affordable luxury travel, travelling specifically as a woman, and self-development.
8. Breathing Travel
The female traveller behind Breathing Travel, Carolin, was born in Berlin and by the age of 16 eagerly completed a year of high school in Australia. This certainly seemed to further ignite her passion for travel as she has continued to live in a variety of different destinations including Singapore, Peru, more time in Australia, and Southeast Asia. She fully committed to being a location-independent woman by selling all of her belongings and flying on a one-way ticket to Thailand in 2014.
Carolin’s blog features destination guides, advice for planning your travels as a female nomad, gear guides, articles about working remotely, and a plethora of other articles that get into the nitty gritty of travelling. From insurance, to visas and passports, to the safest places to live and work as a woman abroad, this blog delivers the goods.
9. Wanderful World
Focused on helping other women launch their digital nomad businesses, Wanderful World is a cornucopia of information. Lizzie, the creator of the blog, focuses on the logistics of being a female digital nomad and having a successful business more than the destinations themselves. Articles provide guidance around how to win over more clients, what to charge as a freelancer, how to quit your boring office job to become a digital freelancer, and so much more.
These articles provide critical information about how to make a living. Depending on your specialty, freelancing can be incredibly competitive and it can be hard to know what to charge clients in order to remain competitive while also earning enough to make a living for yourself. This is where Lizzie’s advice will come in handy.
10. The Suitcase Entrepreneur
Natalie Sisson is the brains behind The Suitcase Entrepreneur, which was created in 2009 as a way to help other women reach their goals of becoming digital nomads. A New Zealand native, Natalie spent nearly a decade working in the corporate world before quitting her lucrative job in order to pursue something more fulfilling – digital entrepreneurship and travel. She has cultivated her blog into a six-figure salary that can support her lifestyle and hopes to help other women achieve the same results. Natalie runs online courses and in-person retreats to help set people up for success with their digital businesses. At the same time, Natalie maintains her blog and continues to share content about how to succeed as a digital nomad. She shares tools, tips, and advice on everything from productivity to finances.
11. Traveling with Kristin
Kristin Wilson knew from a young age that traditional 9-to-5 jobs just weren’t for her and she has now been living life as a female digital nomad for fifteen years. She has largely spent time in the world of international real estate and relocation, helping poker players and foreign nationals move and build their businesses around the world. Her passion is to help others achieve the same freedom to work and travel.
Kristin publishes articles on her blog with tons of advice on how to become a digital nomad, budgeting for life abroad, and a variety of other tips and guides. Not only does she maintain her blog, but also records podcasts and vlogs that are also shared on her website. Kristin also moderates a group on Facebook called “Long-Term Digital Nomad Success” where you can connect directly with her as well as other digital nomads.
12. Journalist On The Run
Janet is a bonafide journalist from Ireland who has left the standard 9-to-5 in favour of the freedom to travel when and where she likes. Journalist On The Run is a blog about her experiences as a female digital nomad as well as advice for other women looking to do the same. Articles include travel tips, destination guides, her favourite spots, and advice for living abroad. Janet continues to wander the globe and maintain her blog as well as a social media presence.
13. The Travel Women
Jennifer O’Brien, Founder, along with her Ambassadors: Anna Mazurek, Claire Wang, and Rin Ehlers have created and cultivated this community of women travellers since 2015. The Travel Women aims to give other female travellers the boost they need to experience the world. This is not specific to female digital nomads, but there is a lot of great information for women about where to travel, where to stay, safety tips, photography guides, and interviews from other experienced female travellers.
14. Wee Gypsy Girl
Nicole is a Scottish gal who left her job in 2014 to teach in South Korea and then spent a year being a digital nomad and continues to live abroad. The purpose of her blog Wee Gypsy Girl is to show other young women that gap years abroad are not just for the rich kids. Her articles focus on how to get the best bang for your buck as you travel, teaching abroad, working as a digital nomad, destination guides, travel tips, personal reflections, and so much more. While Nicole ended up settling in Seoul, she continues to maintain the freedom to work remotely and travel at each opportunity.
What Are You Waiting For?
All of these blogs are powerful examples that success is possible for female digital nomads. They are also important sources of information and knowledge sharing that can help you avoid mistakes that others who have come before you have made. Taking the leap to live and work abroad can be incredibly intimidating. It’s one thing to plan and daydream, but an entirely different beast to actually take action to pursue your dreams. You will see in each of these blogs that these successful female digital nomads did not have a straightforward path to success.
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Thanks for including Women Digital Nomads, Eve! <3