About Jacki

Globe Trotter. Extremist. Nomad. River Rat.

As a Wanderlust, my passion has been anything but a 9-5, mundane lifestyle. I’ve grown up with a fascination for the National Geographic & Travel Channel and have dreamt of being a Gypsy trotting the Globe. Throughout my teen years, I began to travel with my family on tour buses and caught a glimpse of our fascinating world.

After reading ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ at the age of 22, I realized the time was NOW, and not after I was divorced in my late 30′s or even retired. I immediately booked a solo trip to India, where I had been longing to go for a month. With a backpack, Lonely Planet guide book & no real agenda upon landing in this mysterious country, I began to really see the World outside of what the ratings-driven media or any books could teach. I made a vow to live my dream and Travel the World. My Love for Travel, Food & Culture has taken me through 23 countries.

How I afford to travel you can read more at Travel Affordably. As my day job, I have been an AVP “Title Rep” for a Title Company in Los Angeles since I graduated UCR in 2006. My hours are flexible as I’ve worked creatively to build my Clientele through the years. I am also a certified Yoga Instructor (with Yoga Works Larchmont) and occasionally hold Karma Yoga classes, donation based to Room to Read.

When I’m not traveling abroad, I’m hopping in my Prius to local destinations. Blogging about life in Southern California: favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurants, Ethnic districts, Yoga, nightlife, eccentric bars, nature, hikes, beaches, shopping and wherever my Dharma takes me. I hope my public diary inspires you to Travel, or pursue whatever it is that you’d do if failure was not an option!