Know Before You Go: Hiking Roy’s Peak

I only had two days in Wanaka and I knew one of those days I wanted to tackle a hike. Go big or go home, I thought, and decided to go for Roys Peak. Every article you read will make you want to not do this crazy hike. You will see the same things across the internet: it's…

ByKaitlyn RosatiFebruary 1, 20190Comments

New Zealand

Time and a budget: South Island 6-Day Road Trip

I heard New Zealand was extremely expensive. I heard under a week was a pointless amount of time to even attempt the roads of either island. I heard the roads were hilly and narrow. It seemed like everything was telling me I was an idiot to try to tackle a road trip in a country…

ByKaitlyn RosatiJanuary 31, 20191Comment

New Zealand South Pacific

Riding the Nevis Swing (The World’s Largest Swing!)

Why did I skip the north island entirely to fly directly to the south island of New Zealand? Queenstown. The adrenaline capital of the world. When I was five years old, my parents took me to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and I didn't reach the height requirements to ride space mountain, so I bought…

ByKaitlyn RosatiJanuary 28, 20191Comment

Belgium

Women inspiring women in Brussels

Traveling solo makes for a great filter. It makes you quick to detect those that are not worth your time, and it makes you highly appreciate that one person you truly have a connection with and enjoy being around. Let me rewind for a second. I work at a bar in New York City called The Hog Pit (37…

ByKaitlyn RosatiJanuary 25, 20190Comments

French Polynesia South Pacific

Planting Coral with Coral Gardeners

I had heard about a small organization called Coral Gardeners through a high-profile instagram account I follow (@gypsea_lust). She is notoriously known for posting pictures of her flawless perfect body with beautiful landscapes, but what really caught my eye was when she had planted coral in an effort to save our planet. I was immediately curious and…

ByKaitlyn RosatiJanuary 25, 20190Comments

French Polynesia South Pacific

What exactly is Tahiti?

When I was in the seventh grade, we had to do a presentation on a place we would like to visit someday. I remember googling the furthest most beautiful place in the world (I guess I was always who I am!), and a magical place popped up called "Tahiti." I saw that it was French…

ByKaitlyn RosatiJanuary 25, 20190Comments

French Polynesia South Pacific

Mo’orea: Is It Possible On a Budget?

My round-the-world trip has officially begun, and what better place to start it than in the middle of absolutely nowhere on a beautiful island? I booked a one way to Pape'ete, French Polynesia from Newark, New Jersey on January 15th, 2019, and off I went. After a brutal long travel day and jumping through a few…

ByKaitlyn RosatiJanuary 25, 20192Comments

The Netherlands

420 in Amsterdam with my best friend

Yes, yes, I know..I am the ~solo female travel expert~, but sometimes a little companionship doesn't hurt! My best friend of over ten years, Katie, had booked a flight to go to Amsterdam for 420. Now, I admittedly am not a huge pot smoker. I'm not against it and I've definitely hit a joint or two…

ByKaitlyn RosatiSeptember 4, 20180Comments

Germany

Berlin vs. Munich

Germany. It was never at the top of my bucket list but I decided to go on SkyScanner to see where would be cheap-ish to go in February, and based on my options, I went for a direct flight with Lufthansa into Berlin, and out of Munich. I scored the ticket for a little under…

ByKaitlyn RosatiSeptember 3, 20184Comments

Bahamas

Swimming with the Pigs

I had been scrolling instagram and seeing the various glorified photos of majestic pigs swimming in crystal clear waters. Can you even imagine anything so adorable? Well, I had my flight booked to The Bahamas and knew it was finally my turn to partake in swimming with these fat little creatures. I went on viator.com and…

ByKaitlyn RosatiSeptember 3, 20181Comment