Be a Girl Who Travels

By Hannah Logan | February 3, 2015 |
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This is for all the incredible girls out there struggling to fit into this crazy, beautiful world. xoxo

Be a Girl Who

Be a girl who travels.

Be a girl who doesn’t strive to look like the models on the cover of high fashion magazines, but rather learns to find the beauty in her own body and strength. Embrace your thighs, even though they touch, because those are the legs that have allowed you to see some of the most amazing things the world has to offer.  As for the few extra pounds around your waist? Well, that beer belly is curtesy of numerous social nights at Irish pubs, wild parties at underground European bars, and the best meals you have ever had. All of which resulted in new and incredible friends.  Trust me when I tell you, those memories will last you lifetimes longer than the size 2 pants that are this season’s latest style.

Be a girl who isn’t afraid to show her true face; who would rather get up early to watch the sun rise over the temples than spend an hour in front of a mirror. Those around you will notice the sparkle in your eyes and warmth of your smile rather than your shade of lipstick. And later, when you look through your photos and come across a candid shot someone took of you living life to the fullest, you too will realize that you don’t need to have perfect hair and make up; being happy is what makes you beautiful.

Be a girl who values her brains over her boobs. Smart is sexy, and being well travelled and cultured is more attractive than a low cut top or high slit skirt. Flaunt your travel stories and language skills instead of your ass(ets).  Knowledge is power, and this ability to stand out from the crowd is what will, respectfully, land you the job or man of your dreams.

Be a girl who dreams of adventure rather than of a fat paycheck. There is a lot of truth behind the saying ‘money cannot buy happiness’, and although money can buy a lot of things, you can’t take it with you. Think about this: will you lie on your death bed wishing you had more money? Or wishing you did more with the time you had?

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Be a girl who chases the sun rather than a man.  Life is short, and timelines are apparent, but that doesn’t mean you should settle. Too often we rush into things, afraid of being alone or left behind, and as a result end up angry and unsatisfied. So take a breath, and slow it down. Take your time and enjoy; fall in love with life and learn to love yourself because you ARE amazing. The sooner you realize this, the quicker others will too.

Be a girl who aspires to be more. Be a girl that others should look up to. Be a girl that makes her own decisions.

But most importantly; be a girl that you can look back at later in life, and be proud about what you have accomplished and who you are today.

Be a girl who travels.

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93 Comments

  1. anna parker on February 3, 2015 at 1:08 pm

    good piece. my dad said something else that belongs here when he did his father of the bridge speech at our wedding. We are the first generation that has really had the opportunities we do – not just for travel, but of knowledge and health, so absolutely take it in hand and make the most of it!

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 1:21 pm

      Love that! Your dad is a smart guy!

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  2. Heather on February 3, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    So very true! Thank you for reminding us, we can get so lost in the every day life that these points can get forgotten. Re-inspired! x

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 1:45 pm

      thanks for your kind words Heather! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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  3. Christina Ernst on February 3, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    What a beautiful and inspiring article. It took me over 15 years to get to this point where I am today and for 20 years I’ve done a lot of traveling around this big world by myself. I wish I would have read this when I was younger but I’m happy to pass it on and share it with those in my life that may reap from it. Thank you so much for the inspiration

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 8:21 pm

      Thank you Christina- its so hard to find your ‘place’ sometimes and fit in, but I’m glad you are there now. Keep the travel going! xo

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  4. Houda El on February 3, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    Inspiring piece 🙂 Most of what you said applies to me..or at least I’d like to believe it does. Enjoy life’s pleasure as it has so many to offer.

    Love and peace to you Hannah

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 8:23 pm

      Thank you Houda! I think (or at least hope) that every girl can relate to something here, and I hope it offers some inspiration. Thanks for your kind words and comment! xo

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  5. Hong on February 3, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Now we gooooo

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  6. amy - toothbrush travels on February 3, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    absolutely adore this post! xo

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  7. Nayeli on February 3, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    Beautiful!

    will you lie on your death bed wishing you had more money? Or wishing you did more with the time you had? – I know a lot of people who need to take notes specifically on this one.

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 8:24 pm

      Thanks girl! I have to give credit for that line to my mom, she’s always told me that and she’s 100% right!

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  8. Meg Jerrard on February 3, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    LOVE this! It really resonates with me – sharing it now – thanks for such an inspiration article!

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  9. Kach Medina on February 3, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    I really like this! Thank you for writing this one! =)

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 8:27 pm

      So glad to hear that 🙂 thanks for reading! xo

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  10. Emma Hart on February 3, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    Hannah, I love this post. I love that it’s encourages women to be independent and chase their dreams and to live a life that they are happy and in love with. I’m working towards being in love with my life and I hope that working hard and developing skills in my job now will lead me to being happier a bit further down the line. I’ve never been in love with my life more than when I was in Oz and I’ll regain that feeling at some point! Travel is important to me but so is my career and I hope those are things that I will look back on with pride one day.

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 8:28 pm

      Thank you Emma! Finding the perfect balance happy is tough, I’m working on mine too. Here’s to a life of love and adventure, may all of our dreams come true! xo

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  11. Brooke Vlasich on February 3, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    Fantastic words of encouragement and advice. I think women are often too afraid to explore the unknown and feel they should settle, and I’m glad you faced that apprehension by letting women know they can get what they want without having to compromise who they are. A very important message for women, whether they travel or not.

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    • Hannah Logan on February 3, 2015 at 8:29 pm

      Thanks for your kind words Brooke! I definitely hope this inspires all women.

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  12. Karina Noriega on February 3, 2015 at 9:11 pm

    Thank you Hannah for using your powers to bring us back to what REALLY matter 🙂

    Karina @ http://www.karinasextraordinarylife.com

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  14. Kelly on February 3, 2015 at 10:39 pm

    Great post Hannah 🙂 Wish more people could understand this!

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  15. Monica Gray on February 4, 2015 at 12:41 am

    Beautiful post and very inspirational! It’s always amazing to have a reminder like this once and a while. Girl Power! 😀

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 12:49 am

      Thanks girl! Girl power all the way 😉

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  16. Echa on February 4, 2015 at 1:25 am

    Inspiring! I really love to read this. Thank you for writing this! It makes me realize bout many things. <3

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  17. Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) on February 4, 2015 at 1:36 am

    Good stuff, and cheers to another girl who travels! I’m all for adventures over money. And, side note, congrats – I’m seeing this is getting a ton of shares/likes on Facebook. 🙂

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 2:26 am

      Thanks Jessica!
      Its my secret plan to corrupt all girls into awesome travellers 🙂

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  18. Jackie Laulainen on February 4, 2015 at 2:17 am

    Love the beer belly comment! I think the only other thing to add to this is, be a girl who can be accompanied, not tied down. Because you will meet that guy who will go with you, who will complete you on your travels, it’s an amazing thing! Great post, Hannah.

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 2:28 am

      Thanks Jackie! Let me know if you find any extra guys like that and feel free to send them my way 😉

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  19. Andrew on February 4, 2015 at 2:33 am

    Excellent, inspirational post Hannah!

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  20. Leah on February 4, 2015 at 2:42 am

    Lovely stuff, Hannah! And all so very true. The one thing I hope for down the road is for a man to fall in love with my intellect, not my looks. Outer beauty fades, after all, and my body will be weathered from all the amazing adventures I’ve had 🙂

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 10:45 am

      Haha I hear you girl! Crossing my fingers for both of us 😉

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  21. Bryna on February 4, 2015 at 3:31 am

    Great post! It’s so easy to get sucked into feeling bad about yourself seeing all ‘beautiful’ and skinny ladies in the media. Great reminder to just be you and love who you are!

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 10:44 am

      Right? Darn media. I’m glad you agree with me 🙂

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  22. Jolanta aka Casual Traveler on February 4, 2015 at 3:57 am

    Hear, hear! I might need to work on one or two of your points, but you are absolutely right! Life is short and we should all enjoy it more and stop stressing out about things that don’t matter. Thank you for writing this!

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  23. Jenna on February 4, 2015 at 5:39 am

    Love this–such a great post! Totally agree with all of it 🙂

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  24. Anna on February 4, 2015 at 9:58 am

    This is so beautiful, Hannah!! I feel like I really needed this to help me fall back in love with traveling! And to focus more on all the amazing things travel has given me, instead of on the negatives! <333

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 10:42 am

      Thanks Anna! Positive thoughts all the way! xo

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  25. Ying on February 4, 2015 at 11:32 am

    “Be a girl who dreams of adventure rather than of a fat paycheck” – Amen to that! Good luck Hannah. Happy adventuring and I’m loving your stories so far!

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  26. Shikha (whywasteannualleave) on February 4, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    I love this! It’s quite liberating and inspirational and I’m so glad you’ve pushed through these messages about not worrying about hair, make up and latest fashion trends – I would much rather spend my money seeing the world any day than clothes or make up and would hate to miss an experience sat in front of a mirror 🙂

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 11:26 pm

      Thanks Shikha! I’m so glad you agree with me 😉

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  27. Laurie | joyfuljourneying on February 4, 2015 at 4:14 pm

    Hannah-this is awesome and I am so glad so many folks have gotten to read it. Neil and I are so much older than you. After a few too many years worrying about all those things, I have let go of caring about all those things. We started our journeys as active boomer travelers. Seeing the world from a motorbike or ATV is far better than seeing it from a recliner chair! You go girl!

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    • Hannah Logan on February 4, 2015 at 11:24 pm

      Thanks Laurie- and cheers to you two! I admire you adventures and hope to avoid that recliner chair for as long as possible as well! xo

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  28. Carey on February 5, 2015 at 12:39 am

    I’m not a girl myself, but I fully support this message and hope others are inspired by it!

    Keep on traveling!

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    • Hannah Logan on February 5, 2015 at 1:43 am

      Thanks Carey, it’s always great to see a guy supporting girl empowerment!

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  29. Erika on February 5, 2015 at 12:52 am

    Wow! Amazing advice and inspiration for women to get the courage to travel solo. The best times of my life have been traveling. This post is my life’s motto! Thanks for encouraging us all. Keep on traveling. 🙂

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  30. Sammi Wanderlustin' on February 5, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    All of the love for this post, Hannah <3

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  31. Rachel on February 5, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    Good post, I love the topic. But I wish the whole thing was a little less focused on appearance. But traveling out doing what you love in life should be about more than just proving that you don’t care what you look like; it should be about expanding the parts of yourself that you value or want to be more of. I would challenge you to right under the same topic again, but not mention appearance, weight, makeup etc. at all.

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    • Hannah Logan on February 5, 2015 at 9:25 pm

      Hi Rachel. Thanks for your feedback. I do realize that about half this post is in regards to appearance. But, the sad fact today is that girls’ appearances not living up to the ‘ideal standard’ is the primary reason behind a lot of self-hate. I don’t mean for this post to be a reason why women and girls shouldn’t care what they look like, but more so to find the beauty in themselves, no matter what they look like. A lot of girls out there need to find their value before they can expand it, and that’s what I was hoping to accomplish here. I hope that some of the people that read this will find just that. I definitely appreciate your view though 🙂

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  32. Alli on February 5, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    Show her true face and brains over boobs all the way! Fantastic post Hannah! Love this 😉

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  33. antonette - we12travel on February 5, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    Such a great great article – captures what life is all about! <3

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  34. Ewa on February 5, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    Wonderful article. Hanna, be yourself, be beautiful! You are already doing the most beautiful thing in that world – you travel.
    Greetings from a girl who also doesn’t wear size 2 😉

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  35. Raphael Alexander Zoren on February 6, 2015 at 7:48 am

    LOVE this article Hanna! It’s so lovely and awesome!

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  37. Valerie on February 6, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    Beautiful post! I got chills reading it!!

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  38. Lauren on February 7, 2015 at 3:31 am

    Fantastic article and I’m so glad that you are helping to inspire girls to travel! Girls shouldn’t be afraid to travel solo – if you want to travel, GO! I’m glad that you are living your dreams! And you are so right – smart is sexy!

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  39. Meg Ten Eyck on February 9, 2015 at 6:04 am

    I love this! such positive energy!

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  40. Sarah Ebner on February 9, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    This is absolutely wonderful. I love it. Not much more I can say than that!

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  41. Zascha Friis on February 11, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    I am loving every bit of this blog post!
    So inspiring. X

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  42. Chalsie on February 12, 2015 at 5:15 am

    What an inspiring post!!

    Chalsie | The Workshop Co. x

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  43. Dav on February 13, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    Just wondering…how can you travel if you have no money? As far as I understand money buys you a ticket, a meal, a pint of beer. And I can’t see why looking good is bad and looking fat is good? Lazy is the new crazy or smth?

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    • Hannah Logan on February 13, 2015 at 10:36 pm

      Hi Dav,
      I’d invite you to re-read the post.
      At no point do I say don’t work or don’t have a job. My point is that you cant take it, or anything material with you. So you may as well go out with a bang and some awesome experiences and memories.
      Neither do I say let yourself go and look bad. The point is that looks aren’t everything and people need to do what makes them happy. And if that means having a few beer with friends, or eating gelato in Italy rather than denying yourself these treats to fit into a sterotype- then break out of that mould and do it.

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  44. Sara on February 13, 2015 at 11:46 pm

    You are my fave, one day we shall be girls who travel together (and drink lots of Cosmos on a beach somewhere, checking out hotties behind our sunglasses)

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  48. Michael Huxley on December 31, 2015 at 5:27 am

    So well said! There’s very little I can add to that.

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  49. sheree on January 10, 2016 at 2:41 pm

    So inspiring and I wholeheartedly agree. Youth and beauty are not accomplishments but health and happiness are something we can all strive for. x

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  50. amanda on February 4, 2016 at 2:14 am

    Love this! So inspirational!! That’s how I feel. I don’t spend my money on getting my hair done, nails done, etc. I’d rather spend it on travel.

    Reply

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