Sharing hospitality with other women travellers



Sharing a meal with an Australian Broads member.

 

Travelling alone, as many women do from time to time, it is wonderful to arrive to a friendly welcome. Broads Abroad, established about 18 months ago by Australian Mandy Rowe is a network of women who like to travel. Most members are over 50.

 

Broads meet other Broads visiting their city or region, show them the sights or get together for a meal, and when possible offer a short homestay. The Broads network is growing in far flung countries.



Accommodation provided by a Broads Abroad member.

On my current travels in Australia and New Zealand I have had homestays with Broads members in Wellington, Canberra and the East Gippsland area. I have also met Broads for meals or drinks in several other locations. In one city where I was doing a house and dog sit I met another member to walk her dogs and the one I was looking after. The orange scarf has been chosen as the symbol to recognize other Broads Abroad.

 

By their orange scarves you shall know them. Canine friend models one of my scarves.

 

Being quite nomadic at present I am not able to offer a bed to other travellers. However, it is my intention to do so once I am settled again. I was able to help one Australian woman with some travel arrangements in my home city of Edmonton.

 

Orange maple leaf scarf I bought in Ottawa.

 

As I travel, the Broads Abroad network is one of the first sites I check to see if there is a member where I plan to visit. I also recommend membership to other women travellers I meet. To learn more about Broads Abroad see Mandy’s public Broads Abroad page on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/BroadsAbroad

To request membership go to the Broads Abroad site. www.broadsabroad.net

Once a member you will be able to join the private Facebook forum where members share travel tales, photos and tips.