Team updates

Each year for the past four years, a room or rooftop (or zoom call) has filled up with women from all over the world, with the buzz of conversation and with a shared sense of community in the experience of travelling solo as a woman. This is exactly what the NomadHer Female Globetrotter Festival is all about: bringing women together each year from all over the world to celebrate the joys of solo travel. And the 2022 Paris Female Globetrotter Festival was no exception!

On Saturday, October 29th the Paris NomadHer team gathered at Jo&Joe Paris Nation to set up tables, organize gift bags, prepare slideshows and get ready for an afternoon of inspiration, travel stories and fun! We were joined by five passionate NomadHer volunteers to help run the Festival and soon afterwards by all of the women that attended the Festival to get to know each other, share their experiences and talk travel!

NomadHer, the #1 App for female globetrotters has a mission to empower women through solo travel— and that is exactly what the Paris Female Globetrotter Festival was about!

She Can Travel Anywhere!

The theme of this year’s Festival was: She Can Travel Anywhere, a phrase that represents NomadHer’s mission to make solo travel accessible and possible for every woman across the globe. Unfortunately, still to this day, as many as 80% of women hope to take a solo travel trip, but hesitate because of security concerns and discouragement from family, among other reasons.

But NomadHer is on a mission to change that. Imagine a world where women can find someone to meet and connect with no matter where they are during their solo travels? Where women come together to learn about themselves and the diverse cultures of the world through travel camps? Where no matter where they travel solo, they are never left completely on their own— rather they are part of something bigger? That is the NomadHer community, and each year the Female Globetrotter Festival serves as a reminder of our mission of our community to change female travel for the better!

Whether or not you were able to make it to the Festival this year, we hope you enjoy reading a bit about how it went, who was there, and to relive the night through the photos! And more is to come, so keep an eye on your email inbox, instagram feed and the NomadHer App to see even more news from the Festival.

Panel Discussions:

Digital Nomad Lifestyle

• Anastasia De Santis creator of De Vraies Vies Podcast & podcast coach
• Karina Reyes experienced Digital Nomad since 2016

Eco-Friendly Travel

• Abigaïl (@voyageuse_au_naturel) Mental Health advocate & solo traveller
• Sia Yu creator of WOTOWOW & experienced backpacker
• Emilie Marchal creator of ahorita & avid backpacker
• Ane Dávila founder of Mujeres de la Luna

Women Empowerment

• Heidi Evans founder & CEO of Women of Paris
• Melia (Jun) Xiao founder & CEO of NUWA
• Maya Manarivo legal analyst & avid traveller

Booths & Partners

Booths:

• ahorita | Handmade journals inspired by travel
• graceeuh | Illustrations promoting female empowerment & inclusion
• WOTOWOW | Handcrafted traditional Chinese BATIK art peices
• Mujeres de la Luna | sustainable travel initiative empowering rural Guatemalan women

Partners:

• Deardot. | Sustainable Vegan Cosmetics
• Appie Cidre | New generation beer and cider brewery
• Melixir | Vegan Skincare for sensitive skin

Activities:

• Sponsor Gift Bag Raffle | Interactive Map | DJ After Party at Jo&Joe Paris Nation

Volunteers:

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Now, looking back on the Festival, it is safe to say that the 2022 Paris Female Globetrotter Festival was a success! Not only did we all gather in community of like-minded women, but we left with friends, new connections and inspiration to continue traveling and empowering ourself and the women around us by seeing the world! Nothing can stop a woman from traveling solo because: She Can Travel Anywhere!

Stay tuned for more information about the San Francisco Female Globetrotter Festival coming up and next year’s Female Globetrotter Festivals! See you soon in Paris, Seoul, San Francisco and all over the world 🌏.

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She Can Travel Anywhere

NomadHer is the #1 App to create a safe community for female globetrotters with a vision of empowering women through travel. We believe that every woman can start their solo trip when we are together. So since 2019, we have held Female Globetrotter Festival starting in Paris to connect and share inspiration for female travelers. In 2022, The festival is crossing borders and will take place in three different countries and cities around the world: Seoul South Korea, Paris France, and San Francisco California, USA!🌏 The NomadHer community is growing and going global— watch out world!

So this year October, the NomadHer festival will be held in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea which is the most dynamic city these days with a vibrant mix of traditional and modern, bustling vibe with life and endless entertainment opportunities, and famous K-pop music and culture.

NomadHer will bring together inspirational speakers, entrepreneurs, globetrotters, and NomadHer community members worldwide to celebrate the joy of solo traveling!

EVENT THEME

For the 2022 Globetrotter Festival, we have decided to celebrate travel with a theme that also reflects our mission statement: ‘She can travel anywhere!’🌸

Why? Many women still hesitate to solo travel for various reasons: safety concerns, discouragement from those around them, and uncertainty about where to start. But there is too much to be gained from solo traveling to let anything prevent women from experiencing the adventures of solo traveling. And who knows what adventures are waiting for you in Seoul, Paris, and San Francisco ✈️

TICKET REGISTRATION

TICKET A (FREE ENTRY)

TICKET B (14€ / NOMADHER T-SHIRT)

TICKET C (28€ /ALL EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS BELOW)🎁

WELCOME GIFT BAG

🎉 For the Seoul festival, welcome gift bags including vegan & eco-friendly cosmetic brands and beverages)  will be provided below. More products will be added. (consist of random items, Only Ticket C will be provided a Full package of products)

🎁 Full packages for Ticket C (9 Products / cost 70000krw / €50): knee sock, vegan lipstick, lip butter with Agave, rolling milk facial cleanser, morning cleansing serum, vegan oil-pulling toothpaste, oil-pulling mouthwash, refresh basil & lemon toothpaste, oat brew coffee

• For Ticket C, We provide exclusive benefits including a Hula class, a colorful hula skirt, a NomadHer t-shirt, and Full-package gift bags.

• For all Ticket B, We provide NomadHer t-shirt, Gift bags.
• For free Ticket A, the First 50 people who come early on the day of the festival will get gift bags.
  

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

🎪14:00 Festival starts and the startup booth open

🎆14:30 - 16:00 Panel session : Digital Nomad & Female Empowerment

• 🎤 Panel Talk(EN) : “Connecting with my inner-self in India” (Sunhee Maeng)
• 🎤 Panel Talk(KR) : “Empowering women by awakening the wilderness in their hearts” (Honey Kim)                        
• 🎤 Panel Talk(EN) : “How to do self-marketing as a digital nomad” (Kim-J)

👭16:00 - 17:00  Group networking with panels

💃 17:00 - 18:00  Hula class with Hayati

After 18:00:00  After-party(subject to change depending on operation condition)

The Festival will be run in English & Korean both.

FESTIVAL DETAIL

🎤 Panel discussions with digital nomads, entrepreneurs, and professional solo travelers:

1. Kim - J (@kimj_do)

“How to do self-marketing as a digital nomad”

Using marketing tools and insights from over 3,000 global brands, Kim-J has designed and developed her own brand of remote work. As a digital nomad who creates her own area in global marketing and lecturing, she helps people who want to expand their boundaries to get out of their comfort zone by creating educational programs and workcation programs.

2. Honey Kim(@hitchoneyker)

“Empowering women by awakening the wilderness in their hearts”

An inspiring millennial woman and digital nomad traveling LA, US & South Korea.  She is the CEO of the education startup “Youth Mango” and also creates the Women’s Basecamp community to encourage women to get out of their comfort zone and help adventure.

3. Sunhee Maeng(@sunheem89)

“Connecting with my inner-self in India”

After working at a big company, she becomes a certified yoga teacher after completing a 200-hour teacher training course in Kerala, India. She has been to 35 countries alone! Interacting with fellow solo female travelers is always fun for her.

💃Let’s Hula dance :

Hula is a Hawaiian traditional dance in that our hand movements deliver the lyrics of a Hawaiian song. Its movement can depict nature like the sun, sea, flowers, and wind. Hayati runs a dance studio “Huladang” in Seoul where people are inspired to dance Hula. She loves dancing and Hula is the most favorite dance because it gives her great pleasure. She believes that the pleasure will get bigger and make people feel happy when people dance Hula together.

🎨 Booths from startups and artists:

- Sustainable, unique, and eco-friendly vegan products for the earth

- NomadHer sweatshirt, short-sleeved t-shirts, stickers, phone grips, and other goodies!

🤟 Networking with international entrepreneurs, digital nomads, & globetrotters:

- Group networking with inspirational female leaders

- Dancing Hula to feel the vibe of freedom and nature

VENUE DETAILS ⏰

Saturday, October 29th (14:00 - 18:00)

🎟 Free for everyone and anyone! Online & Offline registration.

📍 Google for Startups Seoul

🚇  Transportation Metro Line 2 - Samsung Station exit 3(5 min walk from metro)

 B2 Autoway Tower 417 Yeongdong-daero Gangnam-gu, Seoul

[KR] 서울 노매드헐 여성 여행자 페스티벌 일정과 무료 접수 방법

❇️ 페스티벌 소개

여성 여행자를 위한 페스티벌 들어보신 적 있으신가요? 전세계 172개국, 15000명 이상의 여성 여행자들이 안전한 혼자 여행을 위해 사용하는 커뮤니티 앱으로 성장한 노매드헐이 She Can Travel Anywhere 라는 주제로 오는 10월 29일 삼성역 근처 구글 스타트업 캠퍼스에서 서울 여성 여행자 페스티벌을 개최합니다!

✳️2019년부터 파리에서 시작해서 올해로 4번째 여는 페스티벌이라고 들었어요. 노매드헐은 왜 매년 여성 여행자 페스티벌을 여나요?

노매드헐은 여자 혼자 여행하면 위험하지 않나요? 라는 질문에 "우리 여성들이 함께라면 해결할 수 있어요" 라고 대답해요. 파리에서 만난 1000명의 여성들과 직접 인터뷰하면서 언어와 문화가 달라도 여성이기 때문에 느끼는 혼자 여행에 대한 두려움은 비슷하다는 것을 발견했거든요.

노매드헐은 여성 여행자들이 서로에게 주는 용기와 응원이 큰 힘이 된다고 생각해요. 페스티벌을 통해 비슷한 고민을 가진 여성들과 이야기를 나누고, 어려움을 극복하고 씩씩하게 자신의 길을 만들어 나가는 여성 리더들을 직접 만날 수 있어요.

❇️ 프로그램 일정

📍14:00 페스티벌 시작 및 스타트업 부스 오픈
📍14:30 - 16:00 연사 토크쇼 (디지털 노마드 및 우먼 임파워먼트 분야 여성 리더들의 이야기 / 디지털 노마드, 창업가, 여행가로 구성)

🎤 (EN)여성 혼자 떠난 인도 여행 그리고 새로운 내 인생의 시작(Sunhee Maeng)

🎤 (KR)내 안의 야생성을 깨워 더 강한 여성으로 성장하는 법(Honey Kim)

🎤  (EN)나를 아는 것이 나의 직업, 디지털 노마드의 셀프마케팅(Kim-J)

📍16:00 - 17:00 스피커와 함께하는 그룹 네트워킹
📍17:00 - 18:00 하야티님과 함께하는 훌라 클래스
-저녁 6시후에는 애프터 파티가 진행 예정입니다(운영 상황에 따라 변동 가능)
-해당 행사는 한국어와 영어로 동시에 진행됩니다.

❇️ 토크쇼 연사 소개

📌 지구별 노마드 마케터이자 아이두미 컴퍼니 대표 김정은님 (@kimj_do)
한번 뿐인 소중한 내 인생, 살고 싶은 나라에서 하고 싶은 일을 다 해보자! 라는 마음으로 시작한 정은님의 프리 워커 도전은 하와이, 샌프란시스코, 뉴욕, 한국 등 전세계를 누비며 종횡무진 달리는 중입니다. 현재까지 130번의 강의, 3000개 브랜드의 컨설팅 프로젝트 기회를 스스로 만들어낸 정은님! 믿고 실행하면 반드시 된다는 정은님의 이야기를 들어보세요!

📌 모험하는 여성들의 아웃도어 커뮤니티 파운더 김하늬님 (@hitchoneyker)
LA와 한국을 누비며 일하는 디지털 노마드이자 교육스타트업 Youth Mango의 CEO이기도 한 하늬님이 최근에 여성들의 야생성을 깨우는 커뮤니티 우먼베이스캠프를 열었어요! 편안함 대신 새로운 도전을 선택해 자신의 길을 만들어 가는 하늬님의 이야기를 들어보세요!

📌 인도여행을 통해 요가강사로 변신한 맹선희님(@sunheem89)
혼자 35개국을 여행해 온 선희님은 인도에서 200시간의 수련을 마치고 요가 강사로의 새로운 도전을 시작했어요. 인도에서의 여행으로 새로운 꿈을 꾸게 된 선희님의 이야기 페스티벌에서 직접 들어보세요!

❇️ 오시는 길

일시 : 2022년 10월 29일 토요일

장소 : 구글 스타트업 캠퍼스 서울 (2호선 삼성역 3번출구에서 도보 5분)

국적, 성별, 나이에 상관없이 누구나 참석하실 수 있어요!

❇️ 온라인 티켓

• Ticket A (무료) : 무료 입장 + 온라인 등록 후 행사 당일 선착순 50명 웰컴 기프트백 증정
• Ticket B(14€/2만원) : 무료 입장 + 전원 웰컴 기프트백 + 노매드헐 반팔 티셔츠
• 🎁Ticket C(28€/4만원) : 무료 입장 + 전원 웰컴 풀 패키지 기프트백 + + 노매드헐 반팔 티셔츠  + 훌라 클래스 1회 + 훌라 치마 선물    
  Ticket C 에는 풀 패키지 기프트백 (총 9가지 상품 / 7만원 상당 이상) 이 제공됩니다. 그외 티켓의 기프트백 구성품은 랜덤 아이템으로 구성됩니다.

티켓 A (무료입장 등록)

티켓 B 예매하기(노매드헐 티셔츠)

티켓 C 예매하기(모든 특별한 혜택을 누리세요!)🎁

She Can Travel Anywhere

On Saturday October 29th, NomadHer will bring together inspirational speakers, entrepreneurs, globetrotters and NomadHer users to celebrate the joy of solo traveling 🌸. We have organized this event since 2019, and we are sure each year will expand our community across the globe! Are you ready to meet a diverse group of like-minded travelers, hear from inspiring female globetrotters, and become inspired to chase your dreams and travel? Look no further, this is the event for you!

Over the past few weeks the NomadHer team in Paris and Seoul have been hard at work preparing for the much awaited Female Globetrotter Festival 2022! For the first time this year, the event is crossing borders and will take place not only in Paris but also three different countries and cities around the world: Paris France, Seoul South Korea, and San Francisco California, USA! The NomadHer community is growing and going global— watch out world! 🌏  

NomadHer, the #1 App for female globetrotters has a mission to empower women through solo travel— and that is exactly what the Female Globetrotter Festival is about!

⬇️ REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE ⬇️

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FESTIVAL THEME

For the 2022 Globetrotter Festival, we have decided to celebrate travel within a theme that also reflects our mission statement: ‘She can travel anywhere!’ 🌸.

Why? Well, because many women still hesitate to solo travel for various reasons: safety concerns, discouragement from  those around them, uncertainty about where to start. But there is too much to be gained from solo traveling to let anything prevent women from experiencing the adventures of solo traveling. And who knows what adventures are waiting for you in Paris, Seoul and San Francisco ✈️!

⏰ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE (14h - 20h)

🎤 Panel discussions with industry experts, inspirational women, & NomadHer users:

16h - Digital Nomads Lifestyle

17h - Eco-Friendly Travel

18h - Female Empowerment

🎨 Booths from small businesses, artists, & startups:

- Handmade illustrations, gifts, and items

- TravelTech businesses, start-ups and projects

- Sustainable, unique and culturally diverse products from near and far!

- NomadHer tee-shirts, stickers, phone grips and other goodies!

💃 Networking with international entrepreneurs, digital nomads, & globetrotters:

- Group games and activities!

- Food and drink discounts for all participants

- Music and dancing during an afterparty!

🪩 Afterparty at Jo&Joe Nation (20h - Midnight)

• Discounted food and drinks
• DJ Set for upbeat music
• Jo&Joe Paris rooftop access! 🎉

EVENT & VENUE DETAILS

⏰ Saturday, October 29th (14:00 - 20:00)

🎟 Free for everyone and anyone!

📍 Jo&Joe Nation Youth Hostel in Paris (59-61 Rue de Buzenval, 75020)

🚇  Transportation

Buzenval Station - Metro Line 9

Avron Station - Metro Line 2

Nation Station (8 min walk) - Metro Line 1, 2, 6, 9, & RER A  

REGISTER FOR THE GLOBETROTTER FESTIVAL‍

NomadHer is the #1 application for female globetrotters encouraging safe solo travel. Our mission is “Empowering Women Through Travel”.

NomadHer opens an illustration competition for the official poster of the globetrotter festival 2022. This Oct, the Globetrotter festival for women travelers will be held in Seoul, Paris, San Francisco, and New York. It is the opportunity to show your illustration all over the world. Over 15,000 women travelers from 178 countries in the community are waiting to see your great work now.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an illustration to the 2022 NomadHer Illustration Challenge! Click the link below to vote for your top 5 favorite illustrations!

🌸 Competition Theme

Subject: “She can travel anywhere”

For the NomadHer Illustration Competition 2022, we invited all female illustrators who verify as NomadHer to draw an illustration to encourage women travelers to start their trip with confidence!

See the gallery below for all 133  beautiful illustrations submitted by NomadHers from all around the world!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

🌸 Illustration Voting Timeline!

Semi-Final Voting (12 PM Tuesday, Sept 27  -  11:59 PM Thursday, Sept 29th)

Vote the illustration that best represents that “She Can Travel Anywhere” through the NomadHer App voting form. The top 15 illustrations will move on to the final  round of voting on the NomadHer App!

Final Round Voting (12 PM Friday, Sept 30th -  11:59 PM Sunday, Oct 2nd)

Vote for your 2 favorite illustrations from the top 15 images in the final round. The top three illustrations with the most votes will win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes.  

Winner Announcement (Monday, Oct 3rd)

The Illustration Challenge top three winners will be contacted directly on the NomadHer App. The illustration with the most votes will become the official banner for the 2022 Female Globetrotter Festival in Paris, Seoul, and San Francisco! Along with that, the top three illustrations will be featured as future splash screens of the NomadHer App.

All times are in Paris Local Time!

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

🌸 How to Increase Your Chances?

• If you submitted an illustration, feel free to share your illustration ‘behind the scenes’ story on the app to appeal to NomadHers and show your illustration again!
• Upload your illustration on your Instagram and tag @nomad_her with hashtags #nomadher #nomadherillustrationcompetition #shecantravelanywhere.

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NomadHer is the #1 application for female globetrotters encouraging safe solo travel. Our mission is “Empowering Women Through Travel”.

NomadHer opens an illustration competition for the official poster of the globetrotter festival 2022. This Oct, the Globetrotter festival for women travelers will be held in Seoul, Paris, San Francisco, and New York. It is the opportunity to show your illustration all over the world. Over 15,000 women travelers from 178 countries in the community are waiting to see your great work now.

🌸 Competition theme

Subject: “She can travel anywhere”

NomadHer Illustration Competition 2022 invites all female illustrators who verify as NomadHer. Draw your illustration to encourage women travelers to start their trip with confidence and give inspiration.

🌸 Competition calendar

• Call for Submissions: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2022
• Entry Deadline: Sunday, Sep 25, 2022 (Paris local time)
• Vote for winners: Monday, Sep 26 ~ Thu, Sep 29, 2022 (4 days, Paris local time)
• On the NomadHer app, the votes will proceed for 2 days for each round(First round and final)
• Announcement for winners: Friday, 30 Sep 2022
  

🌸Prizes

👑1st Prize (1) : $500

👑2nd Prize (1) : $300

👑3rd Prize (1) : $200

• The first winner’s illustration will be an official poster for NomadHer globetrotter festival 2022 in Seoul, Paris, San Francisco, and New York. and can be used as an app splash screen that all people who open the app to see in the first place(all winners one)
• To winners, the NomadHer team will contact them directly to receive the illustration file, and please keep in mind that the size and type of illustration can be requested to edit if it is needed after submitting the file. When you apply for this competition, we consider you agree with this. NomadHer team can contact and request the below 4 sizes of images later only to winners. : 375 × 812 / 750 × 1624 / 1125 × 2436 /1920 x 1080 (.png file)

🌸How to apply

✅ NomadHer Illustration Competition 2022 is open to all female illustrators who verify as a NomadHer. So if you download the NomadHer app and get verified, anyone can apply.

✅ This competition is to select an official poster for the NomadHer globetrotter festival. So feel free to use our brand colors when creating your illustration.

8 Brand colors of NomadHer

• Nomad Green : #169483

• Deep forest Green : #114440

• Sunset Red : #F97E87

• Sandstone : #FFF8F3

• Nomad Green Light : #99DED4

• Sunset Red Deep : #75394A

• Sunset Red Light : #F4BDC1

• Sunset Red Extra Light : #FAE4EB

✅ Fill out the Typeform link (https://form.typeform.com/to/mKObpmZ3) and submit your 1 illustration.

🌸 Criteria for selection

• The winners will be decided by a vote of women travelers on the NomadHer app.
• How to get more votes to win?

• After submitting your illustration through Typeform, we advise you to share your illustration with the behind story on the app like the winners of last year. It will be a good way to appeal to people.

• Get a chance to feature your illustration on NomadHer’s Instagram story. Upload your illustration on your Instagram with the mention @nomad_her and the tag #nomadher #nomadherillustrationcompetition #shecantravelanywhere.

• Show the vibe of “She can travel anywhere”  to encourage women travelers to start their trip with confidence.

🌸 About copyright

When illustrators receive a reward from NomadHer for their illustration work, it regards as NomadHer having copyright for the illustration. Therefore NomadHer use, remake the illustration as uploading its social network service, homepage, application, guidebook, press release, goods, poster, and other material related to NomadHer’s future business The illustration should be original content and the submitted one is not returned. Submitted illustrations don’t violate others’ copyright. After being rewarded, if a legal issue occurs, the illustrator is legally responsible. the person who submits their illustration is regarded as agreeing with this. According to an illustration that is not selected, we will discard it. If you have more questions, please contact to NomadHer Team, at aloha@nomadher.com‍

Aloha NomadHers!

I’m Aude, an intern from the NomadHer team. From the 23rd of April 2022, the NomadHer team hosted a NomadHer Busan Surf Camp, in South Korea. Let me tell you our stories about how we have initiated this surf camp, and how the NomadHer team has prepared the meet-up together.

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How did the NomadHer team decide to organize a camp?

Meeting female globetrotters from all around the world was really the motivation to host this NomadHer surf camp in Busan in South Korea. During our different past meetups, we have remarked that women are connecting with each other, no matter their ages or nationalities. However, it can be hard to have deep conversations in a short time and create true friendships with each other when the meetup lasts only for 2 or 3 hours.

Trying a bigger and longer meetup was the ideal to see if NomadHers could build stronger moments and relationships. So after a lot of brainstorming sessions, the NomadHer team, the app for the female globetrotters community thought “Why not go on a trip with NomadHers?”

That’s how the idea of creating the NomadHer Busan surf camp was born.

Why did we choose the city of Busan?

As you may know, South Korea is one of the safest countries for solo female travelers, and NomadHer team members Hyojeong, Soyeon, and Aude were in Seoul 🇰🇷 So we wanted to try to hold a NomadHer Surf camp in South Korea.

Even though the team was in Seoul, Busan appeared clearly as the best place to solo travel as a woman, and therefore, to hold ****the surf camp. ✨

First of all, Busan is the city where Hyojeong, the founder of NomadHer, grew up. So it represents a fairly strong symbolism for NomadHer.🌸

Busan is also highly recommended for solo female travelers who are visiting for the first time in South Korea. As soon as you arrive, you feel welcomed by the local people and the warm atmosphere. Busan is known for the beautiful landscapes, between the sea and the mountains, but also for all the water sports, such as surfing, you can do. Busan City then appeared to be the perfect destination for us.

💡 Do you want to know more about Busan?

You can read the NomadHer guidebook “Is Busan safe for solo female travelers?”.

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How did we create the NomadHer surf camp?

NomadHer camp was designed with 4 purposes :

• To create deep connections between NomadHers.
• Make NomadHers feel relaxed with female travel companions.
• Inspire NomadHers through the activities and the different encounters.
• Test New NomadHer Business Plan.

The objective of the surf camp in Busan was to find the kind of activities that could enable NomadHers to enjoy their time in Busan as well as reach those goals.

After asking NomadHers what they wanted to do and doing some research, we thought about surf and yoga as the main activities to organize the best trip for solo female travelers.

🏄‍♀️ Surfing is perfect to create a good dynamic in the group, NomadHers can encourage each other, and laugh together.

🧘‍♀️Yoga, on the opposite, enable NomadHers to reconnect with themselves, talk to their body, and find peace in their mind.

But these activities had to be meaningful, and impactful with inspiring women who could share their stories.

Two days in Busan with NomadHers!

Saturday, April 23rd - Surfing Day!

NomadHer surf camp started on Saturday afternoon with a surfing class on Songjeong Beach in Busan 🏖️

💡 About Songeong Beach (송정 해수욕장), Busan : Songjeong Beach is well known for having large waves. We recommend you to visit in the late afternoon to enjoy the thrills of waves. It is an attractive experience to enjoy surfing on the golden ocean where the sun sets. Recently, other maritime sports also became available including paddle boating. Get ready to dive into the charms of the sea of Songjeong while enjoying maritime sports.

During our surfing class, all NomadHers felt the NomadHer community spirit. They outdid themselves, tried something new, and had the support of others.

💁‍♀️ Nala Lee, our teacher, is a national player on the Korean surfing team. For her, “There is no same wave in the sea. that means every day is a different day to me. I feel alive when I surf. I’ve learned achievement and failure through surfing and it makes me grow. Life is like surfing. I hope every woman has a try this.”

And she really helped us challenge ourselves. Of course, it was hard to stand on the board, so we also accepted failure, but without giving up! And all of us ended up surfing the Busan waves 🌊by

Nala started by explaining her relationship with surfing and how it enabled her to grow and evolve. We all felt her passion and motivation for the surf, and it really inspired us to overcome our fears and the difficulties we can face in life 👊

After receiving the boost of motivation, it was time to learn the basic movements to surf the waves!

And after the theory comes to the practice! By repeating, first, the movements on the sand, we really understood the posture to adopt and gain confidence. Then, all NomadHers dived into the sea of Busan and tried to stand on the surfboards 🌊 Nala was in the water with us and another teacher joined to accompany the group. They helped us to catch the waves and gave us advice after each tries to improve our postures and movements.

At first, we felt down a lot from our boards, we had difficulty finding balance. But we all laughed together and encourage each other 🥰

After several tries, all NomadHers succeeded in standing on the surfboards! 🏄‍♀️

After a few hours of enjoying the sea, two groups were organized to have dinner. 😋

The first group went to a delicious vegan restaurant called Bistro & Cafe Home🌿and the other one went to enjoy a traditional Korean barbecue called SamgyeopSal at Goban Sikdang🍗 During the dinner, we took time to get to know each other, we spoke about our travels, and shared tips. The Korean NomadHers explained must-try dishes in South Korea as well as good places to go to the French NomadHers. French and Korean cultures were mixed all together, and it was so nice to open our minds together! 🇫🇷 🇰🇷

💡 About Bistro & Cafe Home : Address: 5 Jungdong 2-ro 26beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan Open :

Wed-Fri : 6:00pm-12:00am

Sat : 6:00pm-1:00am.

Closed Mon-Wed.

💡 About Goban Sikdang : Address: 540-14 U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan Open:

Mon-Thu : 3:00pm-11:00pm

Fri-Sun : 11:30am-11:00pm

At the end of the day, we had a Korean-style sleepover. Did you know that it is very common for Koreans to sleep on the floor? 😴 Back in the day, they created heated floors, also called “Ondol”, which means warm floor. So most Korean houses heat floors, not air, to warm their rooms. And also, in Korean culture, they have very close family ties, so it is natural to share rooms together ❤️

The accommodation we had was illustrating the Korean heritage and enabled non-Korean participants to discover a new aspect of the Korean culture.

💡 What is the Ondol? Ondol (온돌;溫突), also known as goodle (구들) or banggoodle (방구들), is an underfloor heating system that has kept traditional houses in Korea warm for thousands of years. In its traditional form, the ondol utilizes direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor. In modern times, the term ondol refers to any type of under-floor heating in Korean housing.

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Sunday, April 24th - Yoga and discovery of Busan!

Our yoga class started at 6 am on Sunday morning on the beautiful Haeundae beach, right in front of the sea, with a stunning sunrise view!

💡 About Haeundae beach (해운대해수욕장), Busan Haeundae Beach is the most famous beach in Busan and in South Korea. You can enjoy the perfect summer vacation there, on the white sand, with a beautiful coastline. Many festivals and cultural events are also held on Haeundae Beach in June and August. At Folk Square of this beach, you can learn traditional games like neoldduigi (seesaw jumping), Korean wrestling, tug-of-war, tuho (arrow throwing) and Yutnori. So if you are coming to Busan, you definitely need to add it to your itinerary!

🙆‍♀️ Jinseo Ye, our teacher,  is a yoga expert and has held many yoga programs in forests and near rivers. She has a lot of interest in finding inner peace, sustainability, the environment, and vegan life. And she loves traveling alone as a woman.

By doing yoga in the early morning on the beautiful Haeundae beach with Jinseo, we really awoke our bodies slowly and experienced the feeling of peace and freedom.

🌅 Jinseo could explain to us the benefits she is receiving from yoga and we learned all the values and strengths related to yoga. She showed us some movements and helped us to execute them correctly. 🧘‍♀️

By doing slow movements, we focused on our bodies and spirits, and felt relaxed but strong and powerful at the same time 😌 And to be honest, there were a lot of funny moments because some postures were more difficult to hold, so we could laugh together and try again to hold!

Once our yoga session is done, a good homemade breakfast was waiting for us at our accommodation. After eating fruits, yogurt, vegetables, and cereals, some of us fell asleep directly on the warm floor 😄 while others were chatting about travel and life in general. It was really a peaceful moment and we appreciated it together.

But let’s enjoy the rest of the day to go outside and discover Busan 😎 Hyojeong took us for a small tour to enjoy the landscapes. We went to Haeundae Dongbaekseom Island which has a beautiful coastline! Originally, it was a real island 🏝️ but years of sedimentation have connected the island to the mainland. With a fresh breeze from the sea and forest, you can feel nature all the time! So we walked together, seeing different monuments, and were amazed by the view of the Busan shoreline.

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What are NomadHers thoughts about the NomadHer surf camp?

👉 “I loved how we ended up doing many things in the two days we were there. It’s always good to feel like you’re busy and moving about when you’re on a retreat - at least for me!”

“I loved the interactions with the different girls! Meal times were best to get to know each other as well as our walk-in 동백섬 (Dongbaekseom**)**”. **

💁‍♀️ From Soo Min, 29 years old, having lived in France, Hong Kong, and South Korea but now living in Sweden!

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👉 “I liked the teaching, first the theory then the practice on the beach and then in the water about surfing in Busan, South Korea. I found the explanation from the teacher very clear.”

“I think it could have been nicer to stay longer maybe 3 days to really enjoy Busan with other solo female travelers”.

💁‍♀️ From Nathalie, 23 years old, who came from France to spend 3 months in South Korea!

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👉 “I loved the dinner, hanging out together and visiting the Dongbaek Island!”

“All were great. All the NomadHer staff worked hard and a huge shout out to the NomadHer team!”.

💁‍♀️ From Yoo Jin, is around 50 years old, and she knows all the good places to go in South Korea.

Overall, we really connected and had deep conversations with each other. NomadHers could meet other NomadHers they would have never met in their daily life 👭 It was a real cultural exchange as we could learn more about Korean and French culture. So it was really enriching for each of us to meet inspiring women from different parts of the world 🌏

But it was so much fun, the weekend went by a breakneck speed. We all would have loved to stay longer because we really enjoyed those 2 days together!

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What is coming next?

Based on the feedback of the NomadHers, we understood that this kind of camp was really appreciated, but too short.

So we are now organizing longer women’s retreat camps but in Europe and South Korea! 🌍

During June 12-18, we successfully held a 6-day camp on Madeira Island, Portugal, and more are coming. It will be a unique chance to meet all-female globetrotters with inspiring stories from all different parts of the world and create international friendships 👭

Are you ready to join us in our next camp?

Join us on the NomadHer app and check the meetup section! You will find all the details and the registration link to join our NomadHer Madeira camp!

We are waiting for you! 🔥

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From tons of feedback that we received in Q2 NPS (Net Promoter Score) survey, we found out the following top 5 dilemmas our users had while using the app:

1. need more content and tips;

1. able to find information based on the location;

1. need more meetups and users

1. able to search posts;

1. different categories or sections for posts.

With our product team, we tried to look into the user journey for the post section. First, it wasn’t easy to find the information as users want. Then secondly, all the posts mixed together and need to scroll down to check the specific ones. These issues created confusion in the process of using NomadHer app. For building more user engagement and better user journey, our team developed these two features in May.

We’re excited to announce the launch of 2 big important features: Post search function [6.2.0] and Post categorization [6.3.0]! 🎉

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Find specific information easily and less confusion

It would be great to have some way to search among the posts (for example, to find nomadhers who have posted to being travelling to someplace).

-- C. Castella (NomadHer user)

A lot of NomadHers had the same difficulties. Now, in the Lounge section of the app, you will find “search” feature with 🔍 emoji on the top right corner. Then this will lead you to another search page. Here you can search the keywords as you want, for example: beer, road trip, Utah, France…etc. In this way, you will easily find the related posts.

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What the NomadHer community asked for

We asked our community why they downloaded NomadHer, what were their expectations, and here are some of their answers.

Basically, the most current answers were: informations and meetup. So, how to decide which one should be the first to work on ?

Back on Summer 2021, when we conducted several interviews with NomadHer community, we asked each one of them how they organize and prepare their solo trip.
Looking for informations about a place to visit always comes before trying to meet anybody. That’s why we decided to work on guides first.
So we asked to NomadHers, what kind of informations are they expecting exactly : “looking for tips and places to visit” or “women’s experiences and tips about their travels” > looking for informations to prepare a solo travel as a women.

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How we try to solve it

At the moment, we already have blog content, some written by the team, some written by NomadHer community. Not to mention that we also have amazing posts inside the app where NomadHers share their experiences. So, we decided to focus on blog content first and add them inside our app : the easiest way to test if our new feature matches NomadHer’s expectations.

So we are happy to introduce you : Pocket!

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All the informations reunited at the same place.

Prepare your first solo travel, or take notes from other travelers, or read NomadHers experiences from all over the world with our new feature: Pocket!

And, because we know that it is important for you, we decided to put an easy access to it directly in the bottom menu on the app.

Last but not least, because it is really important for us to create this app in collaboration with our community, we suggested a list of name for this new feature and NomadHers voted in majority for Pocket!

For the past month, we had a NomadHer illustration by partnering with Busan City and around 15 NomadHers from all different parts of the world have participated. Well, here are stories of 3 NomadHers and I hope you enjoy them. Again, We appreciate all of you who have participated in NomadHer illustration challenge!😀

⭐From Sheryline

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🔸 Why did I participate?
Bonjour, I’m Sheryline, 27 years old, from Paris (France) and cofounder of Le Papondu. I started drawing with my father when I was young. And in kindergarten, my teacher asked my parents to develop my artistic talent. That’s where I learned different arts and fell in love with nature and landscape drawings.

🔸 What did I want to express through my work?
When I’ve heard of the « Illustration Challenge 2021: the Beauty of Busan city », I was affected. I started learning and discovered the real beauty of this city: the diversity of landscapes, all the colors we can find on houses but also the walls and trains and the food specialties. I’ve also learned that there was an international movie about Busan « Train to Busan ».
So I wanted to regain each element to my drawing and transmit the feelings I had while learning about this pretty city.

🔸 What do I think about the Nomadher community?
I grew up in France, with very protective parents. The majority of my travels were with my family and was in Asia. I always wanted to travel alone, because for me, « solo travel » means « liberty, independence, curiosity, and exploration », but my parents were afraid of it. For my last travel, I took the plane alone for the first time and was very proud. It’s the starting point for several trips alone! I immediately felt the beautiful energy of women from NomadHer: good vibes, kindness, and strength!

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⭐From Kristen

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🔸Why did I participate?
I am a graphic designer and recently completed a master's degree in art direction. I love illustration & travel & am looking for ways to combine the two. When I saw that this competition I was so excited.

🔸 What did I want to express through my work?
I had an idea of trying to combine many iconic places in the city into one composition because a city is not just one landmark but a combination of everything from people, to large monuments, to tiny alleyways, to the food, etc. That is why I tried to incorporate the Gamcheon village, the Haedong Yonggungsa temple, the downtown part of the city, the more modern skyscrapers, the Gwangan bridge, the beach, and the mountains. I also gave the illustration a "night vibe" because I think that cities are the most beautiful at night, the way that everything lights up, I love it.

🔸 What did I get to know about Busan?
You can go to see beautiful temples in one part, then go to a super modern area with skyscrapers, or go to a village with all of these colorful buildings that are a completely different style than the skyscrapers. I love when cities combine the old and new.

🔸 What does travel mean to me?
For me, travel is a learning experience.we realize even more that the world is more than just what you see around your own city. Coming from the United States, honestly, we do not put an emphasis on learning about other cultures in school. It is super sad and I think it is a shame that the students do not necessarily realize how vast the world is.

When you finally travel you realize, where I live is just one tiny place in the world, You develop empathy and understanding for others, you learn to be open-minded and most importantly you realize that we are all more similar than you'd think, we're all just human. I think this is key for creating peace in the world.

🔸 What do I think about the Nomadher community?
I got the chance to meet NomadHers. We got drinks one evening in Paris and had lots of interesting conversations. The community is full of girls from diverse backgrounds, who all love to travel.

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⭐From Novita

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🔸 Why did I participate?
Hello, I am Novita from Indonesia. I am thankful for the appreciation of my artwork. I am so glad and surprised at the same time when I knew that I got the third position.

I knew this competition from Instagram, and I was attracted to join because it is suitable with my passion to draw. Therefore, I tried to join.

🔸 What did I want to express through my work?
When I made this illustration, my inspiration came from my friends who were solo traveller and visited various places. Therefore, I decided to make an illustration from the concept of female travellers, they can visit various places such as Gamcheon Culture Village, Busan Tower, and Haeundae Beach to get magnificent experiences.

Through this illustration, I also want to tell people that a woman can go traveling alone, including going to Busan. Meeting a lot of new people there, in Busan, can be an incredible experience.
Moreover, my friends were really attracted to Korean culture. So, Busan sounds familiar to me because my friends commonly talk about it. A lot of tourism destinations can be visited there, such as Gamcheon Culture Village, Busan Tower, Haeundae Beach.

🔸 What do I think about the Nomadher community?
For me, travelling is an exciting activity. Besides visiting various lovely places, travelling also allows us to gain a lot of new friends, challenge our courage as well as our socializing skill.
I have never found this kind of community before. A lot of experience and pleasure shared by this community member motivates me to go for solo travelling.

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