The 11 Best Places I Visited in 2018 As I noted in several recent articles, in 2018 I finished up three years of travels around wonderful Mexico and Central America. More specifically, in 2018 I explored Costa Rica, Panama, northwestern Mexico and Cuba. Following are my favorite 11 places in that region of the world, …
My 20 Favorite Cities and Towns in 20 Years of Nomadic World Travels Although I’m primarily geared towards nature and the great outdoors, I do also love cities and towns. At least great cities & towns. I don’t have any interest in your average, run of the mill town or ugly, nondescript city. I’d rather …
The Famous Copper Canyon – Mexico Mexico’s astounding Copper Canyon is located in the northwestern states of Sinaloa and Chihuahua. If you haven’t heard of it before, this might astound you – Copper Canyon is four times bigger and two times deeper than Arizona’s Grand Canyon! I kid you not. It’s actually a vast region …
El Chepe – Mexico’s famous Copper Canyon Train Mexico’s extensive Copper Canyons National Park is situated in the far northwestern states of Sinaloa and Chihuahua. The vast rugged region consists of six deep, interconnected canyons, each cut by a river. The canyons, in total, are four times bigger than the Grand Canyon and twice as …
All About El Fuerte – Mexico El Fuerte is a small colonial Spanish-built town in northern Sinaloa state, which is situated in Mexico’s far northwest. El Fuerte is just south of the border with Sonora state and about 1-1 ½ hours northeast of the Pacific Coast at Los Mochis city. As its name implies, El …
Budget Travel in Sonora – Mexico When I planned my travels through Mexico’s far northwestern states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua (then into central Mexico) I assumed that travel there would be the same as in the rest of Mexico in terms of plenty of hostels & other inexpensive accommodation options, inexpensive buses and easy, …
Gorgeous Colonial Alamos – Sonora Alamos is a small well-preserved Spanish colonial town in southern Sonora state. It’s one of Mexico’s 111 ‘pueblos magicos’ aka ‘magic villages’. Along with even smaller Magdalena del Kino further north (also a pueblo magico), Alamos is the only other colonial town in Sonora. The two towns are considerably different, …
Bahia de Kino – Sonora – Mexico Bahia de Kino (Kino Bay) is a broad, shallow bay on the Mexican mainland side of the long, narrow Sea of Cortez, and situated in the dry, hot state of Sonora. On the other side of the Sea of Cortez is famous Baja Peninsula. Sonora state lines the …
Magdalena de Kino – Sonora – Mexico Magdalena de Kino is a small historic town located about 1 ½ hours south of the US/Mexican border of Nogales and situated in the far northwestern state of Sonora. Magdalena is one of Mexico’s 111 ‘Pueblos Magicos’ aka ‘magic villages’. It’s also one of only two Pueblos Magicos …
News – I’m Returning to Mexico! Those who have been following my travels in recent years will know that I’ve spent more than 1 ½ years exploring the vast country of Mexico and have visited about 2/3 of its diverse destinations. I’ve already written 45 articles & photo galleries about my explorations in Mexico, all …
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! 
