I won’t go into full details since they’re pretty terrible, but let’s just say I had really bad luck in Dublin, Ireland… As in, I ended up breaking up with someone and fleeing the country a few days early. But before that, when I was still trying to make the best of it, I went off on my own, which was terrifying at the time, but now that...
by Alyssa Ramos Honduras was never on my top list of places to go. In fact, it wasn’t even my idea to go in the first place, but of course, my wanderlust-ism got the best of me, and before I knew it I was taking a propeller plane from the mainland of Honduras to its most popular island, Roatán Bay. Now, if you asked me what one of my favorite places has been...
by Alyssa Ramos I thought I was just so clever when I blurted out to my roommate that I was going to enable my Tinder profile on a recent trip to New York City, and frankly, she did too. What better way to meet cute, sophisticated guys in suits in a city where I had no idea where they hid, right? Well. It didn’t exactly turn out with the fairytale Sex and the...
byAlyssa Ramos If “The Packing Procrastinator” were a movie, I’d have the leading role. I have no idea why, but I can never seem to pack for a trip any earlier than a few hours before my plane takes off, which tends to not end well. But I know I’m not the only one. The packing struggle is real for a lot of travelers, which is why it helps to...
by Alyssa Ramos After a full week of shooting models backstage at New York Fashion Week, photographer Kevin Lu (Instagram: @sweatengine) lent me some time to interview him on tips for taking travel photos with your iPhone. I met Kevin on my flight from New York to LA when he noticed me blogging and I noticed him editing photos. It turns out that Kevin used to be a...
by Alyssa Ramos After traveling to 6 continents and almost 30 countries, I’ve had my fair share of travel mistakes and fails, and witnessed even more of them. Luckily, that means I can compile these mistakes into a list to help other travelers avoid my same misfortunes. You’re welcome. 1. Not Researching Best LOCAL Areas to Stay In Don’t just go...
I got to go to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Fiji, Samoa Islands, and Honolulu for FREE, just by booking flights with longer layovers! by Alyssa Ramos World travelers, globe trotters, solo travelers, backpackers, gap years, wanderlusters, and travel buggers — no matter what you call us, we are all travelers. You probably remember the moment you realized you had a severe...
Do you gag every time you see yet another one of your college friends post an engagement photo on Facebook? Does your family give you that passive aggressive guilt-trip when you don’t bring anyone home for Christmas? If so, you’re in luck. That means you’re still single! Sure, the majority of the world probably thinks that’s a bad thing, but...
by Alyssa Ramos Traveling really isn’t as ridiculously expensive as you think, in fact there are plenty of affordable international trips you can and SHOULD take in 2015. Let’s get one thing clear first – if you suck at planning and that’s why you end up paying a shit ton of money when you travel, than that’s your fault. There IS a...
by Alyssa Ramos We’ve all been there — inconveniently hungover on the morning that you’re supposed to be traveling. It sucks. A lot. But it’s not like you’re just going to rearrange your social life so you can be bright eyed and bushy tailed on your flight the next morning! You have to cheers with ALL of your friends, multiple times...