Traveling with pets is ridiculously stressful, especially during the holidays when everyone seems to kick up a few notches of crazy, and airports resemble a herd of confused gazelles, except a lot less graceful. But for most of us, our pets are part of the family, so traveling with them is essential, even if it’s not easy to do. I travel with my dog Oscar...
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...
Contributing Author Are you member of multiple hotel loyalty programs? Do you consider yourself a road warrior and pointshound? Are you traveling on the company’s dime? If the answer to these questions is YES, your goal is simple, to optimize all your trips to build or grow your personal stockpile of hotel points. So when it’s vacation time, you’ll...
via Huffington Post by Alyssa Ramos Up until about a year ago, I would have expected myself to be in a serious relationship right now, and getting engaged in five months, since that’s when I’ll be turning 28. Year-ago-me would have expected to be getting married by 29, and having a baby by 30, because that’s what seemed to be expected by family...
I was a little sad when I realized that I couldn’t afford any of the cool tours in Iceland, but quickly realized that I could just Google the stops they listed on their websites, rent a car, and go to them by myself since it’s nature, and nature is free! Check out some highlights from my four road trips in Iceland, and if you’d like more information...
Trust me when I say that I've traveled solo enough to know every safety tip for traveling like a ninja, and staying out of harms way. Here's my top safety tips!
by Alyssa Ramos Follow up post to my recent article in The Huffington Post, “Yes, I’m Pretty and I’m Traveling Alone” Yes, I got the typical hate-comments from my recent Huffington Post Article, most of which just re-stated the opening sentence that I wrote about how I expected some people to immediately jump to judge me for writing it, even...
via Huffington Post I can already hear Regina George saying, “So, you think you’re pretty?”, and can imagine the amount of “Is this b*tch seriously complaining about being pretty and traveling?” comments this post will inevitably attract, but trust me, I’ve gotten worse things inferred about me when I travel alone. You would think...
There seriously couldn't be a better place to travel solo than Iceland! It's like a natural amusement park with no rules except respecting the nature (and elves)!
by Alyssa Ramos People tend to make friends with people who share similar interests, and looking back to my elementary school days, I can definitely say that my best friend and I were always looking for adventures. That’s why now it doesn’t surprise me at all that while I’m on a constant travel adventure, she’s on a constant adventure as...
