Justine Lopez

  • Justine Lopez
    Justine is a writer and editor who always seems to take the unconventional route in life. She also suffers from a serious case of wanderlust!

    In 2013, she left her hometown in California and set off on a yearlong round-the-world journey with her now-husband – they never looked back. Since then, she’s lived the expat life in Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Vietnam, Mexico, and now Dubai. Along the way, she's written and edited for magazines, newspapers, and websites in Asia and beyond.

    When she's not stoking her wanderlust by working on travel articles for Wandering Wheatleys, Justine is busy caring for her many foster cats in Dubai, seeking out all the delicious vegetarian food, and taking every chance she gets to explore a new corner of the world!
    Currently Lives In: Dubai, UAE
    Local Expertise: USA (California), Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam), and the UAE
    Favorite Destinations: Cuba, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Vietnam, and so many more!
    Top Travel Experiences: Backpacking across Cuba before smartphones were a thing, motorbiking to surreal beaches in Bali, kayaking among towering limestone karsts with her mom in Vietnam, unexpectedly swimming with a pod of dolphins in Maui.
    Fun Facts: These days, Justine always has an apartment full of foster rescue kitties; she has to try any Mexican food she comes across in any new city she travels to (it’s often terrible!); she once moved to a Mexican town based off of a photo she saw on Instagram (the food there was incredible!).