Lola Méndez is an Uruguayan-American journalist who has been traveling full-time for 11 years and is location independent. She has visited every continent and nearly 100 countries, with extended stays in Uruguay, Mexico, Thailand, Spain, India, Morocco, and Vietnam.
Lola has worked as a freelance journalist for a decade and was previously a senior publicist in New York City's fashion industry, following completion of her BA in Marketing at LIM College. She is cited several times in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Lola covers sustainability, travel, culture, veganism, lifestyle, and wellness for numerous print and digital publications, including Frommer's, CNN Travel, Lonely Planet, NatGeo, Fodor's Travel, Time Out, Thrillist, ArchDigest, and others, as well as on her responsible travel blog MissFilatelista.com.
Born in San Diego, California, she received her first passport in early childhood when she moved to Uruguay at age three. Follow her on social media at across platforms.
Other ContributionsCNN Travel
Time Out
Thillist
ArchDigest
National Geographic Traveler
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Covered TopicsWellness
Sustainability
EducationLIM College
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