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travel blogger Alyssa Ramos @mylifesatravelmovie in front of the ferris wheel in Turkmenistan Ashgabat

Ultimate Turkmenistan Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know!

Welcome to the ultimate Turkmenistan travel guide, which I can assure you is one of the most helpful ones you’ll find, even though it might be slightly confusing to take in all of the different information! Turkmenistan is one of the most mysterious, bizarre, and extreme countries that I’ve traveled solo to, out of 145 so far. From its all-white marble...

woman at a mosque in samarkand uzbekistan by mylifesatravelmovie

Complete Uzbekistan Travel Guide: Everything to Know

I traveled solo to Uzbekistan and can confirm: you need to be a moderate-to-advanced traveler to comfortably navigate it alone — especially as a woman! (Story of our lives) That said, don’t panic. It’s all totally worth it, and I also have options to help you out drastically! I ended up connecting with a local tour professional who basically saved me from a lot...

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Bull Shark Diving in Playa del Carmen 2024: Planning Guide, Info, and Tips

When I first heard that you can go bull shark diving in Playa del Carmen, so many thoughts ran through my mind. Since diving with bull sharks is at the very top of my bucketlist, the first questions of course were, “How much is it?”, “Are they here right now??”, “Do we have to be in a cage???” At first I did a quick google search...

10 Best Things to do in French Polynesia for Adventurers

10 Best Things to do in French Polynesia for Adventurers

French Polynesia was always at the top of my list to travel to because of the fact that it’s a string of mountainous jungle islands in the middle the ocean. Islands in the middle of the ocean obviously translates to beautiful Instagram-worthy tropical destinations, but there was more than just sunny beaches that I wanted to see on these islands in Oceania. UPDATED...

The World’s Best Islands Awards

I decided to take it upon myself to make traveling to the World’s Best Islands my “job” so I can do “market research” for you all, and report back about where to go! I also just really love islands (who doesn’t?!), especially remote ones. So now after going to over one hundred islands, I’ve created a solid guide to help with...