Woohoo! Today I’m doubly honored: Barbara Weibel of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel Blog has selected a second of my stories as the day’s ‘Best Narrative Travel Article’. In Cycling Shanghai I relate the perils of bicycling through Shanghai’s manic traffic. After living and cycling in hectic Asian cities for 17 years, I thought …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> David Lee at Cheetah Conservatory in South Africa TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH DAVID LEE OF GO BACKPACKING David Lee is the bright American behind the highly successful websites GoBackpacking and TravelBlogSuccess. Dave is a travel blogging pioneer and now educates …
Dali Museum, St Petersburg, Florida PHOTO GALLERY: Dali Museum – St Petersburg, Florida St Petersburg, Florida is proud home of the Salvador Dali Museum, one of the largest retrospective collections of a single artist-in the entire world. If you’re wondering why a museum dedicated to the famed Spanish artist is located in Florida, USA, of …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to RSS —–>> My idea of ‘Paradise on Earth’ = tropical islands and beaches. My answer to any “Where’s the best…?” is without hesitation, “Tropical islands and beaches.” Qs: The world’s most romantic place? Top travel destination? Best place to retire? Same answer …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to sign up for my free monthly newsletter —> Nicole and Cam on a heli-tour of the Remarkables Mountain in Queenstown, New Zealand TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH TRAVELING CANUCKS Cam and Nicole of Traveling Canucks took off on a 1-year round-the-world odyssey in 2009. Now settling back into …
PHOTO GALLERY: BUMPHEAD PARROTFISH OF AMED Of all tropical fish on the world’s coral reefs perhaps the most majestic and awe-inspiring are the grand bumphead parrotfish. AT 2-3 meters in length, these gentle giants cruise the reefs chomping on coral with their fused-teeth beaks. A school of bumpheads is truly breath-taking… as in, don’t forget …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please‘LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> Arrival in Sydney, Australia on Christmas day 2002 MISADVENTURES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA In 2003 I toured Australia for several months by caravan with my then German boyfriend, Denis. We splashed off our Australian odyssey with a …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please ‘LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> Jason and Aracely at Bolivia Highlands TRAVEL INTERVIEW: JASON AND ARACELY OF 2 BACKPACKERS Jason and Aracely of 2 BackPackers spent several months planning and preparing for a year-long world trip and then carried out their bold …
PHOTO GALLERY: YUYUAN GARDENS AND TEMPLE- SHANGHAI China’s gorgeous traditional architecture is nearly gone- victimized first by Mao’s Cultural Revolution and then by China’s great rush to modernize. Fortunately some superb relics remain scattered around the vast country. Yuyuan Temple Area in Shanghai is one such gem. Delight in Yuyuan Gardens and the Temples’ charming …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscrivbe to my free monthly newsletters. Thank you! —> street sign in Shanghai’s old neighborhood TRAVEL STORY: CYCLING SHANGHAI, CHINA Before moving to Shanghai I’d been repeatedly warned about the city’s extremely chaotic and dangerous traffic. I’d formed the distinct impression that bicycling in Shanghai would amount …
Hi! I'm Lash, an American nomadic world traveler who's been traveling solo since 1998. I’m passionate about traveling the world nomadically and then sharing it all with you. I hope to inspire you to travel the world, to entertain you with tales from the road, and to help you reach your travel dreams. Welcome! 
