Now that I’ve officially been traveling full time for over ten years, I have decided to start a podcast since, well, I have a lot to say about my travels! I don’t want to make it just about me (but I do have some pretty entertaining stories if I do say so myself) so I’m going to make a mix of story telling, tips, and motivation! If you have any...
I decided to take it upon myself to make traveling to the World’s Best Islands my bucketlist goal in 2019! It was mostly because I love islands (who doesn’t?!). But also to provide a solid guide to help with your future vacation or adventure planning! I’ve now been to over 50 islands, and can definitely say which are the world’s best islands...
Samoa has been on my bucketlist for quite some time now, and I’m beyond fulfilled after finally traveling there! Chances are if you’re reading this you already know where it is and what’s mostly there, but for generality, I’ll start from the top! For starters, there are two “Samoa’s” and they’re separated by the International Date Line; one that’s it’s own...
Eeewwww how terrifying are the words “invest money” and “save”? No one wants to do that, yet everyone does want to travel, and the result is usually a bunch of people complaining that they have no money to travel. You can literally start an investment account from anywhere. Well, I am not one of those people, because I started saving all my...
If you’re looking for an exotic vacation destination that’s way more epic than the usual choices, check out Rarotonga in the Cook Islands! The Cook Islands don’t get as much publicity as they should in the U.S., and in my opinion it’s because the New Zealander’s and Australians like to keep it their own holiday secret! That’s...
I have a bit of an obsession with chasing after and checking off my bucketlist items…so much so that I recently decided to get my greatest bucketlist checks tattooed on my forearm! It’s probably the most meaningful thing I’ve ever done for myself other than sending “Future Alyssa” postcards from Antarctica and Kilimanjaro saying how...
Hiking is something I typically only do if there’s a waterfall involved, or an epic viewpoint. I don’t really feel the need to prove my strength to myself (or anyone else), or do strenuous exercise just for the hell of it. I do however tend to chase after the most extreme bucketlist adventures I can find, so you can probably imagine my immediate response when Whoa...
Recently I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for International Women’s Day with Whoa Travel, and I have to say it was one of the most epic moments of my life! I’m by no means a professional hiker, but I honestly can say I didn’t find many difficulties with the climb up Kilimanjaro, and was actually the first one to reach the summit! The tips I...
When the opportunity first arose for me to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro, my immediate response was “Hell yeah, that’s badass!”, and my secondary one was, “Wait, can I really hike one of the World’s highest mountains for 8 days?”. So many questions bubbled inside my adventure-lusting mind, especially since the trip was only a few weeks...
Crystal clear water rolling up onto white sandy beaches is just a fraction of the things you can look forward to experiencing in the Maldives! While it’s 100% fine to spend most of your days lounging under palm trees, in the two weeks that I spent on these spectacular islands, I came up with quite the list of must-do things in the Maldives! From what type of...
