Will be in New York wkend of June 6 so looking to go on a trip before that or after (I’m based in Chicago). Will be traveling solo as a woman and looking for public transport and English speaker friendly places to visit! I like visiting big cities or places with a lot of nature (have been to a few national parks in the US and enjoyed it but national parks here and most of the US aren’t very public transport friendly 🫠). When I’m traveling, I enjoy sightseeing, exploring different neighborhoods, hiking (I am not an intense hiker though. The hikes I've gone on are like 3-4 hrs max), and going to places where I can see pretty views of the city (when I’m visiting a big city). Am not really in museums or nightlife.

I’ve mostly been to big cities in the US and haven’t spent much time outside of the country except a few spots here and there. I feel like visiting a country in Europe would be fun but am a bit concerned about the cost of flights and hotels as it’s high season then. I usually travel in Sept. alternatively would love to go somewhere I can easily access hiking with public transport but I'm not sure how common that is. Below is a list of places I’ve been to. TIA!

-Belgium (Bruges and Ghent - Vancouver - Paris - East coast (NYC, Boston, DC, Philly, Baltimore) - Midwest (Chicago, St Louis -West coast of US (LA, SF, Portland, - Seattle - South (Austin, New Orleans - national park (Zion, Mt Rainier, North casades, and Bryce Canyon)