One major fail I always have when booking last minute adventures, is forgetting to look up if the place I want to go to has any restrictions or requirements for entry. That being said, I found myself extremely unprepared for my little random adventure to Bolivia after hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru. I had planned on taking the overnight Bolivia Hop bus...
I’ll admit, I look like I belong at the beach in Malibu rather than in a tent on a mountain in Peru. But crushing challenges and stereotypes just so happens to be one of my favorite things to do, so guess what my brain thought when I heard about the Inca Trail hike? Oh, there’s a more difficult way to get to Machu Picchu than taking a bus and a train? Sign me up...
I’ll be honest. I never did well in history class (AKA failed) which is why I didn’t know much about the Inca Trail when I was planning my trip to Peru to finally see Machu Picchu. Initially I was going to just take the bus from Cusco to Aguas Calientes and then the train that goes up to the ticketing area of Machu Picchu, because I thought that’s just how you do it...
Machu Picchu usually tops EVERYONE’s bucketlist, but trust me when I say, the BEST way to experience it is by doing the 4 day Inca Trail Hike to Machu Picchu! Ancient ruins always frustrate me. I like to know everything, so when I see something so mind-boggling that people think aliens helped build it, my brain goes into a frenzy trying to figure out how...
Aside from “How do you make money to travel so much?”, and “If you’re traveling solo, who’s taking the picture?”, the next most common question I get asked is, “Why do you choose to travel solo?” My immediate logical response is usually something along the lines of, “Because if I want to go somewhere, I just buy a...
Flying over the beginning flecks of islands amongst the clear blue ocean, darkened and lightened with depth, I was reminded of images I’ve seen in my undergrad ecology class textbooks. Darwin’s famed Galapagos Islands, whose contribution to evolutionary advances seemed almost mythical when studied in college, was now about to be a real experience. Jump To:...
Traveling with pets is ridiculously stressful, especially during the holidays when everyone seems to kick up a few notches of crazy, and airports resemble a herd of confused gazelles, except a lot less graceful. But for most of us, our pets are part of the family, so traveling with them is essential, even if it’s not easy to do. I travel with my dog Oscar...
Winter usually means cold weather for many people, but don’t forget that half of the world is in the opposite season! Well, technically even for some people in the U.S. like me, who live in year-round sunshine and warmth! But while many people flock away from the cold to warmer destination in the winter, I like to flock to the snow since I never get to have a...
Surfing is something I’ve wanted to do since high school, especially since I grew up by the beach in Jupiter, Florida where surfing was quite the popular thing to do. I remember thinking that the surfers looked so cool out on the waves with their short boards and dark tans, but I was always too shy to ask any of them if they’d teach me how to do it. I did get to try...
via The Huffington Post by Alyssa Ramos When I tell people I’m a travel blogger, there’s a fairly good chance they’ll either question how I make money from it, or say something along the lines of, “You get paid to travel? How do I sign up for that?” If they say nothing at all, that usually means they think I’m full of shit and have...