Rhonda Carrier
A freelance contributor to Good Housekeeping, Red, Prima and Country Living, as well as an array of national newspapers, Rhonda Carrier has a special interest in women’s travel, train travel, slow and sustainable travel, travelling with teens, and wellbeing.
Her work has taken her everywhere from the jungles of Malaysia and wadis of Jordan to the geysirs and glaciers of Iceland, although she can't do without her annual girls' holiday in Ibiza.
Together with fellow travel writer Tracey Davies, she publishes the Wayward Wimmin Substack, about the trials and travels of midlife women.
Rhonda is also an award-winning fiction writer and translator. You can follow her on Instagram @wayward_wimmin and @rhondacarriertravels

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The best Lake Como hotels for a chic getaway to Italy's lakes
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