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“Do it. Just do it.”

Nicole’s story

AGE

FROM

Philadelphia

TRIP

Bali

WHEN

June 2026

Nicole at Finns Beach Club on her Females Flying Solo trip to Bali

her story at a glance

01 · BEFORE

Fresh out of a hard breakup and already travelling solo, she wanted somewhere new, with new people.

02 · THE TRIP

Bali, June 2026. Finn’s, sunrise paddleboarding on Gili T, Mount Batur and snorkelling with turtles.

03 · AFTER

The friendships, the deep conversations and the 1000 belly laughs. “A type of therapy you can’t find anywhere else.”

Who she is

Nicole is 32, originally from Jamestown, Rhode Island, and has lived in Philadelphia since moving there for grad school in 2016. She joined our June 2026 Bali trip.

She came to solo travel after a difficult breakup in September 2025. Her first solo trip, to Costa Rica that November, was life changing, and she carried on travelling on her own from there. By the start of 2026 she was in a really good place, but she still wanted something different: somewhere new, with people who were not friends or family from home, and not on her own either.

Going in

Nerves were not really part of it. She had no reason to doubt that everything would be organised and taken care of, and it was.

The trip

There was not a moment she did not enjoy, apart from leaving. Finn’s, sunrise paddleboarding in Gili T, biking around everywhere, the Mount Batur hike and snorkelling with turtles all made her list.

Sunrise paddleboarding off Gili T on Nicole’s Bali trip

Sunrise paddleboarding, Gili T

Sunrise on Mount Batur

Sunset in the pool at Finns Beach Club, Bali

Last night at Finn’s

What has stayed with her is the women.

“The friendships that were built, the honest and deep conversations that were had and the 1000 belly laughs are a type of therapy you can’t find anywhere else.”

Snorkelling with a sea turtle off Gili T

Letting go of the planning

She also found something unexpected in handing the planning over.

“There was something special for me in not having control over a trip and leaving it up to FFS and Putri and it was well worth it!”

HER ADVICE TO YOU

To the woman who has been watching and putting it off:

“Do it. Just do it. Life is short, money will always come back but time is so precious. The sisterhood that is formed from these trips are worth everything and can really change your life. Even if you feel out of your comfort zone you will not be alone and you will be surprised by how much you will learn about yourself and what you’re capable of. There is simply nothing to regret!”

Nicole

more from her trip

Nicole and the group on the beach in Gili T

Travellers showing off their jewellery in Bali

Sunset selfie with Nicole and new friends in Bali

Travellers in a nest over the rice terraces in Ubud

Group of women relaxing in a jungle infinity pool in Ubud, Bali

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Bali Retreat

SHE TRAVELLED WITH US TO

Ubud to Canggu

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· June 2026

“Do it scared.”

Liv on safari with elephants behind her in Sri Lanka

Liv

“I got back home a changed woman.”

Group of women on a night out in Shibuya, Tokyo

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