“Above all, life should be fun!” is Patti’s motto. Born with incurable wanderlust and thirst for adventure, she left her job as a lobbyist to become a freelance travel writer. TripAdvisor dubbed her one of “20 Baby Boomer Travel Bloggers Having More Fun Than Millennials.” Patti is the author of “Girls Go Solo: Tips for Women Traveling Alone,” and has over 150 bylines in 35 publications, including The Huffington Post, International Living Magazine, Travel Girl Magazine, Epicure & Culture, and Ladies Home Journal. Read her escapades on Luggage and Lipstick, her award-winning travel blog for baby boomer adventurers.