About Me
My name is Andrea Mae Constantino. I’m a solo female traveler and digital storyteller from Norway and the Philippines. I create raw, real, and deeply human content that documents my experiences as I journey across the world. one country, one story, one soul connection at a time.
With a growing global community, I share stories of resilience, culture, and adventure. From high-altitude treks in the Himalayas to volunteering in remote villages, I explore the world not just to see it but to understand it.
From Isolation to Exploration
When I was 14, I left the Philippines and moved to Norway. It was a massive transition. Years later, as a university freshman in a new country during the COVID pandemic and after a breakup, I hit a low point.
I felt isolated, anxious, and lost.
One day, I went outside. Just a walk. Then another. That one small decision changed everything.
The outdoors became my sanctuary. It gave me space to breathe and reflect. From that point, I promised myself that I would do something new every month big or small. That promise led to my first solo trip to Rome at 20 (2021) where I celebrated my 21st birthday with strangers from all around the world. That trip opened my world and many ways possible, and today, I still keep that promise.
30 Countries.
Two Backpacks.
A Thousand Lessons.
Since then, I’ve traveled to over 30 countries and counting. I’m a certified scuba diver, solo paraglider, high-altitude trekker, and a budget backpacker. I don’t come from wealth. I worked part-time jobs, saved every krone, sold cookies and bottles to fund my dreams.
My mission is proof that you don’t need luxury to explore the world. You need vision, grit, and community.
In 2024, I launched Project Nepal, a self-initiated, crowdfunded mission to reach Everest Base Camp. At the time, I had just 2,000 followers on Instagram. I made a video, shared my dream online, got featured in a local Norwegian newspaper and asked for support. I had an unwavering self-belief that it will all work out despite what others around me thought.
Donations poured in. People believed in me. I carried their names on a flag and raised it proudly at base camp. That hike was not just mine, it belonged to everyone who helped me get there.
Adventure with Purpose
Travel isn’t always beautiful. In fact, my most transformative experience happened in India. After a week of graduating at Uni in 2023, I went to India to volunteer for an NGO with their mission to make sustainable hygienic sanitary pads accessible to women. However, that volunteering program fell apart the moment I arrived.
You see, I wasn’t always a budget backpacker. Traveling in Europe solo was quite decent and growing up in both Philippines as a child, I thought I was prepared for the world. The living conditions I experienced in India were far below what was promised. I lived at a university dorm with students. I asked how they were able to live in such condition. I was heartbroken. I already lost my why and being there was a nightmare.
I was disappointed and culture shocked but something shifted.
Strangers, Indian students, locals, new friends, embraced me. They showed me their homes, shared their food, their stories, their strength. Gradually, I saw their resilience, their pride, their beauty. That experience changed me. Those moments cannot be bought. You just have to be there. It made me realize that sometimes, the purpose reveals itself after everything seems to fall apart.
That’s when I stopped traveling just for myself. I started traveling for connection
Building a New Kind of Movement
Throughout my journey across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, I’ve stayed in hostels, volunteered in schools, slept in mountain huts, hitchhiked, couchsurfed, and collaborated with local NGOs. I celebrated Holi in India, drove the Hai Van Pass in Vietnam, danced through Songkran in Thailand, and taught English in a Hmong village in Laos. I also found community through strangers and unexpected friendships that have shaped me in ways I never imagined.
Today, I share more than just tips and itineraries. I share lived experiences both light and heavy. I speak honestly about mental health on the road, homesickness, heartbreak, visa struggles that many face, privilege, and the challenges that POC travellers face on a daily basis. I use my platform to spotlight underrepresented voices, promote slow travel, and give back to the communities I pass through.
Pathbreaker Adventures
I’m the first woman in my family to travel solo. The first to trek the Himalayas. The first to build a career on the road. And now, I’m building something bigger than myself, Pathbreaker Adventures.
It’s not just about going off the beaten path. It’s about breaking it entirely, especially for travellers like me: women of color, immigrants, dreamers who were never handed a map but decided to create their own.
Pathbreaker Adventures is a storytelling platform and travel community that champions ethical travel, representation, cultural exchange, and purpose-led adventures. Through this initiative, I aim to support and empower aspiring travelers especially people of color and women by sharing practical resources, honest insights, and mentorship grounded in lived experience.
Let’s Connect!
I’m currently documenting my journey across 12 countries from my one-year solo backpacking trip through South Asia and the Middle East. You can follow the real-time story on Instagram (@perspectives.with.andrea), where I share behind-the-scenes, local tips, and honest reflections.
This isn’t just a travel blog. This is a movement of heart-led exploration, purpose-driven impact, and storytelling that connects.
If you’re a brand, creator, traveler, NGO, or dreamer interested in collaboration, campaign partnerships, I’d love to hear from you.