Women On Adventure is a blog by K.L. Webber exploring our rich shared history of women's adventure writing. This curated collection of quotations showcases the opinions and experiences of influential female travellers in their own words.

Mar 11

Mar 11 WOA Image: "There is something sobering and solemn in these great tracts of sand..."

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Mounted Adventures

Mar 10

Mar 10 WOA Image: Ski Tube trail, Snowy Mountains Australia

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Mar 9
Mar 9 "The shortest way of learning is to mix at once with those we wish to learn from."

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Other Peoples

Mar 8

Mar 8 WOA Image: Azure Kingfisher, Abercrombie Caves, Australia

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Mar 7

Mar 7 WOA Image: Mt Townsend, Australia

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Mar 6
Mar 6 "We must take in sail and yield the race!"

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Sporting Coves

Mar 4

Mar 4 WOA Image - "This climb was something totally different."

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Alpine Revels

Mar 2
Mar 2 "I beheld a huge bear peeping out at me from a cleft in the rocks..."

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Fauna

Mar 1

Mar 1 WOA Image: Wombeyan Caves, Australia

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Feb 27
Feb 27 "The most impressive feature of all is the profound silence and solitude."

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Painting With Words

Feb 25

Feb 25 WOA Image: "One finds no words to express..."

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Feb 23
Feb 23 "This is wch they Call the Devills Arse a peake."

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Natural Spaces

Feb 22

Feb 22 WOA Image: Broughton Island, Australia

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Feb 20
Feb 20 "The first sight of Palmyra is like a regiment of cavalry..."

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Architecture

Feb 18

Feb 18 WOA Image: "The love of adventure must be contagious."

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Impetus for Adventure

Feb 16
Feb 16 "As to the thoughts, who knows where he got them?"

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Friendships of the Road

Feb 15

Feb 15 WOA Image: Cityscape, Japan

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Feb 13
Feb 13 "...wallowed in my letters like a pig."

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Communication

Feb 11

Feb 11 WOA Image: "Today is the last day the sun will be above the horizon..."

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Natural Spaces

Feb 8
Feb 8 "The mean machinery which has directed many transactions of moment."

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Espionage & Diplomacy

Women On Adventure is a blog by K.L. Webber exploring our rich shared history of women's adventure writing. This curated collection of quotations showcases the opinions and experiences of influential female travellers in their own words.

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