Passport Alert: I'm Going to Japan and Singapore

I am now less than 2 months away (7 weeks, to be exact - not that I'm counting) from my next international adventure.

I haven't visited Japan since 2004, back when Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Girls were all the rage, but it had been for a funeral...so that wasn't the best trip.

Now that I'm older, wiser, and more open to new experiences, I know I'll appreciate the hell out of this visit to the land where half of my roots originated.

Then, it's on to Singapore to visit some friends and stay at the gorgeous Scarlet Singapore for 4 nights. (I hear the airport there is exquisite.)

Lots of flying, lots of exotic cuisine, lots of opportunities to catch up on my reading, and lots of chances to find some new music along the way. Like...


Or maybe not.

Either way, my Instagram feed is going to blow up this fall.

@TheFirstEcho