This paper examines the travel experiences of Iranian solo female travelers through an analysis of their Instagram posts. While there is a growing body of literature on solo female travelers, few studies involve women from Asian or Middle Eastern countries. In the case of the Iranian women who are the focus of this study, our analysis identified three main themes: meaning-making; power and empowerment; and facilitation of self-awareness and transformation. We argue that traveling solo is a form of active resistance against Iranian gender relations that creates opportunities for the women to overcome personal fears and logistical challenges. The act of writing up their experiences in their Instagram posts involves self-reflection and such critical analysis allows for greater levels of awareness of self that may then lead to self-transformation.

本文通过对伊朗单身女性旅行者的Instagram帖子进行分析，考察了他们的旅行经历。尽管关于单身女性旅行者的文献越来越多，但很少有研究涉及亚洲或中东国家的女性。对于本研究的重点是伊朗妇女而言，我们的分析确定了三个主要主题：意义的创造；思想的发展；思想的转变。权力和赋权；促进自我意识和转变。我们认为，独自旅行是对伊朗性别关系的积极抵抗的一种形式，为妇女创造了克服个人恐惧和后勤挑战的机会。在自己的Instagram帖子中写下他们的经历的行为涉及自我反思，而这种批判性分析可以使人们对自我有更高的认识，进而可能导致自我转变。