Aside from “How do you make money to travel so much?”, and “If you’re traveling solo, who’s taking the picture?”, the next most common question I get asked is, “Why do you choose to travel solo?” My immediate logical response is usually something along the lines of, “Because if I want to go somewhere, I just buy a...
They say “you win some, you lose some”, right? Well, I’m not entirely sure who “they” are, but I’d have to say I agree with them. Especially when it comes to friendships and traveling. I’m not saying I was insanely popular before I started traveling, or that I have 0 friends now (side note: ask Siri what zero divided by zero...
by Alyssa Ramos Valentine’s Day sucks. No one can win on Valentine’s Day. If you’re in a relationship, chances are one of you are getting anxiety wondering what the other is planning or getting, and will end up getting pissed if expectations aren’t fulfilled. If you’re just dating, you’re probably freaking out because this is...
This year’s birthday party was definitely the best one yet! It was a Midwinter’s Day soirée that started in the beautiful, sunny, Sunday afternoon at the breathtaking Tinsley Estate in Bel Air, and meandered on through the fiery sunset and into the evening. Gary Reisman captured the festivities, and even brought a drone to get aerial pics of the gorgeous...
by Alyssa Ramos As expected, Halloween in Hollywood this year was another major production, especially for the Treats! Magazine party that happened last Friday at the historic Los Angeles Theater in Downtown LA. The star-studded event was also in partnership with Utsinger Entertainment, and sponsored by Absolut Elyx and Curbstand, occupied all three floors of the lux...
by Alyssa Ramos The way that I was eagerly scanning the upstairs deck for the waitress was comparable to the anxious urgency of finding a misplaced iPhone, but it was an urgent matter, there was only ten minutes left in Happy Hour, and with the way we drink white wine, those ten minutes were vital. Finally one of the scantily dressed model-waitresses came bounding up...
by Alyssa Ramos Unless you’re a Melrose neighborhood local, or an extremely keen eyed pedestrian, chances are you haven’t heard of Vinoteque on Melrose. I myself found this fabulously quaint wine restaurant while walking my dog who pulled me into the narrow alleyway lined with “love locks” that leads into a charismatic patio surrounded...
The journey never ends. by Alyssa Ramos I’ve been extremely lucky these past two years in LA. Not only have I traveled, found my career path, and made some incredible connections, but…no wait, my emphasis was going to be on my connections with people. I have a tendency to meet certain people one time, and form this crazy universal connection that makes us...
I heard it’s normal to visit LA and never go home… On September 15th, 2011, I apologized to my mother for missing her birthday because a guy I had met in Vegas randomly booked me a ticket to visit him in LA the same day. I promised to celebrate her when I got back the following Monday with several glasses of wine, and assumed I’d carry on with my...
“Because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” –Steve Jobs by Alyssa Ramos Note: The photos in this post will be a collection of the some of the random things I have accomplished so far…I’m not done yet. It has of course occurred to me that I might be crazy, and I may have perhaps...
