Hey, I’m Lotta!

The world’s most influential travel blogger

Have you ever stared at a glossy spread in a major magazine—perhaps while waiting for a delayed connection in a terminal that smelled faintly of industrial floor wax—and wondered, “Who is the freebie-grifting travel journalist behind this amazingly improbable listicle of the World’s Top Ten Alpine Spas?”

The answer is, quite simply, me. 

Whether it’s Michelin, Time Out, Forbes, Travel+Leisure, or some other legacy publication clinging to the wreckage of the twentieth century, even if my name isn’t on the byline, my spirit is in the ink. When a hotel boasts it was "named" the best, you no longer have to wonder who they paid for that decree because if it’s worth the plaque it’s engraved on, it was likely me.

My Narrative

It’s literally been a minute since I staged a daring escape from the corporate panopticon to become a digital nomad—which is essentially a travel bum with a better data plan. I launched Arbiter of Everything as an act of public service for the aesthetically adrift so you don't have to suffer through the same mid-tier tragedies I’ve endured. (And, to score some amazing travel “partnerships,” natch).

People often ask, “Lotta, how can a girl so young possess such a seasoned, almost geological understanding of the world?” and I just have to sigh. It’s a vibe, sure, but it’s also a commitment. In my twenty-two years on this spinning marble, I have stayed tethered to the global discourse. For example, when I traversed my ancestral home, Italy, I never removed my AirPods. Not. Even. Once. Plus, I'm ruthlessly efficient. That same month I traveled on like three press partnerships to literally interrogate the entire European landmass, except places like the Balkens, or the Baltics (who can keep those two straight?).

Look, I’m not asking for your hand in marriage or a kidney. I’m just saying if you want the be the first to know, enlist below.👇