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...
If you’re lucky enough to have a traveler in your life, you might want to take a look at the ultimate travel holiday gift guide for 2014 to get some sort of idea about what on Earth you’re supposed to get them for Christmas or Hanukkah (or in general). While most of the ultimate travel gifts are probably no where near an option, they’re still fun to...
by Alyssa Ramos Once upon a time, flying on a plane to a destination other than your own hometown used to be considered a luxury! Ah yes, taking a flight used to be thought of as so fancy that people would actually dress up for their flights, and look nice, and have manners, and be considerate of others, etc, etc. Now….not so much. I’m not sure if...