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Stories by Mariellen Ward

About Mariellen Ward

Mariellen Ward is a professional travel writer and digital storyteller. She has a BA in Journalism, has been published in leading media outlets around the world, and runs the award-winning travel site Breathedreamgo.com. Her publication credits include BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller (India), Toronto Star, Conde Nast Traveller (India), Outpost Magazine and a guidebook on India for World Nomads.

The Great Dervla Murphy’s Bike Ride from Dublin to Delhi

By:Mariellen Ward

Famed travel author, Dervla Murphy, biked from Ireland to India and shares her secret to courage in travel.

India’s Pink Clad Vigilantes, the Gulabi Gang

By:Mariellen Ward

Meet the Gulabi Gang – a pink-clad vigilante group in India that is fighting for women’s rights and an end to femicide and domestic violence.