I’m Alyssa Ramos, a full-time, self-made, solo traveler who’s been to over 85+ Countries, all 7 Continents, 7 World Wonders, 7 Wonders of Nature, plus I recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and dove the Great Barrier Reef!
I created this life of full-time traveling completely on my own, and my goal is to give you as much information and inspiration as possible to make travel happen for you too!
Now that I have successfully trekked both Everest Basecamp and Kilimanjaro summit, I can give my comparisons, and my opinion on which was more difficult. Spoiler alert: BOTH were difficult. Neither is just a cute and scenic walk through a National Park, or a trendy jog around Runyon Canyon. Both are intense, extreme, and do require a certain level of physical and...
After completing EBC using the packing list our tour company gave us, I decided to make this extensive essential Everest Basecamp packing guide, to help you all out more than I was helped. I definitely ended up not having or not needing quite a few things, so knowing that info alone will make your EBC packing experience better! Also, if I knew I could buy many of...
Madagascar is definitely a destination that should be on your bucketlist, but also one that you should be well prepared for. I’ve already gotten a lot of questions ranging from vaccines to drone regulations, so I’m going to go through them all to help you prepare! I will definitely disclose up front that we were told by the local guides and hotel several times that...
Let me just start this post out by saying that you have to do a Bhutan tour in order to visit the country. You cannot just go there and explore on your own. This is likely part of the country’s aim to protect their culture and holy sites, since it’s one of the few non over-tourism destinations in the world! This is a smart move, considering how many...
I’m not going to lie, I had no idea, nor was I prepared, for the about of Bhutan fun facts that I learned on my eight day tour there! Like most people, when I became interested in visiting Bhutan, it was primarily to see the famous Tiger’s Nest temple. But what I learned and experienced was so much more than that! Here’s some Bhutan fun facts! Leave...
So the Tiger’s Nest temple in Bhutan is on your bucketlist, eh? Well guess what, it’s a lot harder to get to it than you may think? Well, maybe you do think it’s hard to get to, considering it’s perched on the side of a sheer cliff. The Travel God’s blessed me with a sunny day in winter, and no people since it was low season, so I threw...
Preface: There is A LOT that goes on during my travels that I don’t record on video, or show on social media. In fact, it usually seems like an entirely different experience from what I post, because I know I have to abide by the infamous algorithms, which is why I enjoy writing about what actually happens! During my solo adventure in Socotra, I had a lot of...
Socotra Island is an extremely remote, difficult, yet unique and beautiful destination, which many people don’t think to travel to. Therefore, there isn’t a lot of solid information or posts with travel tips to prepare you for a intense week there. The famous Dragon’s Blood Trees of Socotra that are only found on this island! I wasn’t aware of...
Dragon Blood Tree forest in Socotra Island – Copyright @mylifesatravelmovie Let me just start out by saying that Socotra Island is one of the most intense adventures I’ve had in my ten years of traveling solo, but absolutely worth it. This relatively small island has drastic and stunning landscapes, plus a lot of endemic plants, like the famous...
This year, 2024 will officially be my tenth year of traveling solo! I went on my first ever solo trip when I was 26, thinking I was “too old” to travel solo, but low and behold, I discovered a whole wide world, and I have been diligently exploring all of it ever since! There’s so many things I’ve learned, but here are my top ten, and hopefully...
