August 2016 Travels in Review In August I started taking weekly 3-day trips to places within a few hours of Tulum. I revisited a couple favorite spots in Yucatan, including historic Valladolid city and beach-side Playa del Carmen. I also explored some great destinations new to me, including Cozumel Island and, of all places, Cancun. …
My 10 Best Travel Stories of 2015 on LashWorldTour In 2015 my travels spanned half the globe. After exploring New Zealand’s South Island in January, I next flew to Australia for one month, then on to my old stomping grounds in Bali and Malaysia in SE Asia for two months before crossing the Pacific to …
Best Travel Stories of 2014 on LashWorldTour As I mentioned in a recent post highlighting My Best Travel Adventures of 2014, last year was another fantastic journey of continuous world travels for me, with many amazing adventures and several exciting ‘first’s and ‘at last!’s. After kicking the New Year off in India I returned to …
My Experiences Hitch Hiking Around New Zealand I first read about New Zealand and its amazing outdoor wonders while in university in my mid-20s. Ever since, I’ve been keeping my eyes & ears peeled for news, stories and tips about traveling around that far-flung natural paradise. Including in those stories were many tales about travelers …
Travel Tale: The Day I Saw Whales When I recently headed to Australia’s gorgeous Sunshine Coast this year I had no idea I was landing myself at one of the best places for whale watching in Australia. I didn’t even have whales on my mind. Though whale watching is most definitely on my Must Do …
You’ve Gotta Do House Sitting! I’m writing this post from a luxurious home in an upscale residential neighborhood in Noosa Heads, itself the most chic town on Australia’s glorious Sunshine Coast. My plush bedroom easily competes with any 5-star resort room. But it’s better because I have a whole house. I’ve been cooking in the …
Dreaming of Skiing Again In my post, Confessions of a Cold Weather Hater, I explained that I’ve had a very strong aversion to cold ever since I lived in an unheated house in Kyoto, Japan for six years. Winters there were near 0C and my body could not seem to keep it’s core temperature up …
Top 12 Travel Stories of 2013 on LashWorldTour 2013 was another whopping year of new travel posts on LashWorldTour. In total I published 42 new travel stories, 38 new travel tips articles and 40 new photo galleries from my world travels. The weekly travel stories consist of destination reports, adventure tales, travel perspectives, misadventures, lists …
Travel Tales: Overland Drive From Cairns to Darwin During my 9-month trip around Australia I explored the vast country via many different modes of transportation. When I first arrived in Sydney I met up with my then-German-boyfriend. He had bought a pick-up truck and luxury caravan, which we drove around the states of New South …
Travel Tales: My Visit to Sihanoukville, Cambodia After two days of exploring Cambodia’s blasé capital, Phnom Penh, I ‘escaped’ on a bus to the coastal beach area of Sihanoukville. At the time of my visit in late 2003 Sihanoukville was being lauded as Cambodia’s up and coming beach resort area with beautiful, quiet, undeveloped beaches …
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! 
