Yearly Archive: 2011

MY INTERVIEW WITH ANIS ON TRIPPING

I’m excited to announce my interview with Anis Salvesen of Tripping.com about my WWOOF volunteer experiences over the years. As Anis clearly brings out, I’ve had many wonderful WWOOF experiences in Australia. Quite unfortunately, I recently had one bad experience to blight my record. I’m especially happy about this interview at Tripping because Anis is …

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VOLUNTEERING GONE WAAAYYY WRONG and 10 TIPS TO AVOID BAD VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

VOLUNTEERING GONE WAAAYYY WRONG and 10 TIPS TO AVOID BAD VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES   Recently I had  very bad WWOOF volunteering experiences at WWOOF host farm, Kanalu Kennels, near Tallahassee, Florida. I found out when I arrived that they expected me to work 10-12 hours/day, 6 days/week for room and board. That was quite different from …

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PHOTO GALLERY: BALINESE STATUES

Many times I’ve gushed on and on about Bali’s plethora of amazing arts: wood carvings, stone sculptures, unique architecture, colorful paintings, elaborate temples, beautiful fabrics, exciting gamelan music and exotic dance performances. In this photo gallery I present an assortment of Bali’s exquisitely carved stone statues which grace the lawns and gardens of Bali’s resorts, …

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I’M IN THE NEWS!

I’m in the news this week. Nancy of FamilyonBikes has written an article in Washington Times  Communities about my recent bad WWOOF volunteering experience at Kanalu Kennels in Quincy, Florida. Nancy’s done an excellent job of presenting all sides of the issue: from myself, Kanalu, and the WWOOF USA program director. I especially love what …

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MY INTERVIEW WITH JESSIE AT WANDERING EDUCATORS…

Me in traditional Javanese clothes, visiting a temple with Indo friend. I’m excited to announce my interview with Wandering Educators. Jessie came up with some great questions which resulted in me sharing a lot of useful travel tips to world travelers including how to really dig into the cultures of countries you visit, what it’s …

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ANNOUNCEMENT: MY 2 GUIDEBOOKS TO BALI HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED!

I’m thrilled to announce the official publication and online sales of my 2 guidebooks to Bali: Cycling Bali: Guidebook to Circumnavigating Bali by Bicycle Hiking in Bali. 20 Hikes in Amed: Bali’s Remote Northeast Coast If you love cycling or hiking in beautiful, ever-changing natural surroundings, why not visit Bali, Indonesia for your next cycling …

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TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH BRENDAN VAN SON OF BRENDAN’S ADVENTURES

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–> Brendan in Antarctica TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH BRENDAN VAN SON OF BRENDAN’S ADVENTURES Meet Brendan van Son, travel writer, photographer, blogger, and world adventurer. Brendan is also famous among fellow travel bloggers for his Top 100 blog list, where he …

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PHOTO GALLERY: FLORIDA WATER BIRDS

  PHOTO GALLERY: FLORIDA WATER BIRDS Florida is flush with water: the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Intercoastal Waterway, The Everglades swamps, and a plethora of bays, lakes and rivers. All this sea and fresh water attracts a diverse variety of water birds. Birds, birds, and more birds help make …

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TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH KEITH JENKINS OF VELVET ESCAPE

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to sign up for my free monthly newsletter. Thank you!—–>> Keith Jenkins of Velvet Escape is one of the most successful travel bloggers around. He’s traveling almost continuously on sponsored press trips, blogger trips and events. He’s a great writer and photographer. He’s got branding and …

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PHOTO GALLERY: AMAZING SEA LIFE PHOTOS

PHOTO GALLERY: AMAZING SEA LIFE PHOTOS The past two weeks I posted my guides to diving in Thailand and diving in Malaysia. In conjunction with these guides, today I bring you an extensive photo gallery of amazing reef creatures: from brightly patterned fish to sea turtles to crazy eels to astounding macro creatures. If you’re …

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