Happy Monday, errybody! Checking in from Singapore this week. Have I mentioned that Singapore is my favorite? Because it’s my favorite. I’ve already spent serious hours stuffing myself in Little India and am spending today catching up around Clarke Quay. You’d think I’m such a seasoned traveler I’ve got all this stuff locked down, but I made the rookiest of rookie mistakes and forgot to bring my plug adaptor for Singapore. So this is going to be a quick check-in because I hav

Last year I blogged about digital nomads, wondering why more fiction writers don’t take up the call of the road. After a year bopping back and forth between Asia and the U.S., I want to update my thoughts and give you a peek into the reality of my life as a digital nomad. In the abstract, ditching the 9-5 to travel and write full-time sounds like living the dream. Beaches! Exotic locations! So much inspiration all around! There’s a whole niche of travel bloggers trying to sel

I’ve been neglecting my blog (again). This time, my excuse is travel and sickness and general busy-ness, but I’m back now, and I’m ready to get you caught up with all things happening in Lolaland. 1. I spent last week in Taipei. After two years in Taiwan, the city feels like home, so I didn’t take many pictures or do touristy things or even go anywhere new. Instead, I met up with friends. We made a list of things to eat while I was in town and hit that list HARD. I had all my

So I generally post my blogs on Friday, but I’m posting on Monday this week because I’m in Thailand and every so often a girl in Thailand has to get off the Internet and make like Dora. Since I’ve been doing so much go go going, I got distracted and the weekend got away from me. But now I repent! This past week, my friend from Taiwan (@themisspw) arrived and we’ve been kicking around Chiang Mai eating and adventuring and generally doing indulgent things. She’s the girl who go