Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please‘LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> My Guide to Diving at Tioman Island, Malaysia Tioman Island thrusts up dramatically from the South China Sea. Long famed as the film location of ‘Bali Hai,’ the classic American movie, Tioman is a large jungle-clad mountainous island still …
Bali’s central mountains CYCLING BALI DAY 9: THE KILLER MOUNTAINS I’d been dreading this day since starting my circumnavigation of Bali. Today I had to cycle up into Bali’s rugged interior mountains from the south coast, grind up over Bali’s heights, and then pedal down to Bali’s distant north coast. I actually loathe uphill cycling. …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter. Thank you!—–>> Bustling Hanoi I VISIT HANOI, VIETNAM Chaotic traffic, NOISE, bustle, hodge-podge of narrow streets… that about sums up Hanoi! It’s a stark contrast to the calm, peaceful, quiet countryside of flat rice fields that I passed from …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter —–>> CYCLING BALI DAY 11: BALI’S ARID NORTHEAST COAST Singaraja City, smack in the middle of Bali’s stunning north coast, marks a clear dividing point in Bali’s climate, topography and scenery. West of Singaraja, all the way to …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> HOW I BECAME A DIVE PROFESSIONAL part 1: DECIDING TO BECOME A PRO DIVER In early 2004, six years into my world travels, I was propelled into my professional diving career, primarily because I needed …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter —–>> BALI DIVE SITES: AMED WALL ‘Amed Wall’ is one of the spectacular wall dives in Amed and one of my favorite dives. Covered in a variety of sponges, soft and hard corals, seafans, and hydroids, it plunges …
View of Lake Tamblingan from Mt Bratan’s crater rim CYCLING BALI DAY 10: Retracing Bali’s central North coast Today I had 2 alternatives: option 1– Go back up into Bali’s rugged mountains, enjoy splendid views of Lake Tamblingan, nestled down in the crater of volcanic Mt Bratan for a few hours, whiz back down to …
CYCLING BALI DAY 8: Rice Fields and Mountains and Sea! Oh my! Today’s ride was not far: just 30 km from Negara to Medewi, along Bali’s central South coast, and it was full of spectacular views. I’d planned this ride for late afternoon rather than morning in order to take advantage of Negara city’s excellent …
I finally jumped out of an airplane! Yeeehaaa! It encompassed thrilling moments, surprising discoveries and fantastically sweeping views over Florida. If you’ve ever wondered, “What’s it like to go sky diving?” read on… Short version: Arriving at Skydive City in Zephyrhills- Florida I excitedly arrived at SkyDive City at Zephyrhills airfield and met my charming …
The new Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida The Salvador Dali Museum in Florida. EH? What the heck is a world-acclaimed museum dedicated to Salvador Dali doing in St Petersburg, Florida? Good question! After all, Dali was Spanish, wasn’t he? Yes indeed. So… what did Dali have to do with Florida? Absolutely …
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! 
