Let’s be clear, today’s blog is nothing to do with the World Cup!! 😆

I’ve had a headache all day today.

Tablets won’t shift it.

I’ve felt exhausted and sluggish and foggy headed.

I’ve been moany and fidgety but other than that I’ve been my usual charming self!!

It was another good and busy day at work.

When I first started The Rambling Sloth, I wasn’t thinking about building a business, or even an audience. I was just trying to cope. Writing here became my way of untangling the mess in my head — the anxiety, the depression, the endless chatter of “not good enough.” Putting words out into the world gave me something I didn’t expect…. connection.

Through this space, I discovered I wasn’t alone. Every time someone wrote back saying, “me too,” I felt a little less lost. That’s the magic of vulnerability— it pulls people together.

But as much as I loved writing, something was missing.

I wanted to travel.

I found that I loved being alone.

I loved to travel alone but I loved the connection with strangers.

That raw honesty women share when they get chatting and click.

I wanted to create a space where women like me — could connect with each other, find common ground and go and stay with each other for free.

Why should solo travel have to cost the earth? Why can’t you stay with a local and live like a local. Either respecting each other’s need for solitude or spending time together. Reforming female connection.

That’s where Her Travel Circle was born.

It’s not a blog. It’s a community. A private space where you can share stories, find places to stay, connect with other women who get it, and know that you’re not doing this whole “solo thing” alone. It’s practical, yes — you can host, you can travel — but it’s also personal. It’s about belonging.

So what happens to The Rambling Sloth? Nothing changes here. I’ll still write, still ramble, still share the messy and the meaningful.

If you’ve been reading me for a while, Her Travel Circle is really just the next chapter of the same story. This space (the Sloth) was the spark. The Circle is what grew from it.

If you’d like to join me there, I’d love to welcome you in. You can find it here https://www.hertravelcircle.com/p/join_her_travel_circle

And if it’s not for you, that’s okay too. I’ll still be here, rambling away, grateful that you’re reading.

I’ve this next weekend I’m going to be a bit quieter on the Sloth as I need to concentrate on building on the Circle.

I have my first Her Travel Circle guest booked through the site so she will be visiting from tomorrow! It’s Melanie who I stayed with in Italy!

I will try to post more of the photos and videos on Circle so please don’t feel left out. You can catch it on FB, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube…

Bear with me as I navigate through!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️