BALI TRAVEL TIPS: Costs of Budget Travel Around Bali in 2012 Since I started visiting Bali in 2000, the costs of budget travel there have doubled to tripled. Within a decade, prices of budget rooms have jumped from 50,000 rp to 100,000-150,000 rp. Meal prices at local markets and warungs (local-style restaurants) have also mostly …
Travel Tips for Visiting Java Indonesia What to see and do in Java: “Visit Java for its scenery, natural wonders and cultural highlights. Skip the towns.” Java has lots of beautiful natural scenery, including exotic volcanoes, steeply terraced rice fields, flat rice fields, wide sweeping beaches, national parks, forests, plantations and mountains. Java is also …
BALI TRAVEL TIPS: 10 Tips and Cautions for Visiting Bali Anyone who’s familiar with me or LashWorldTour knows that I absolutely love Bali, Indonesia. I’ve been making extended visits of the island since 2000, when I first discovered this amazing, culturally-rich tropical paradise. Of all the places I’ve traveled in the world, Bali is the …
TRAVEL TIPS: 5 Techniques to Avoid Sitting on a Toilet Seats As a long-term world traveler I’m constantly using different toilets. Some are more private like the toilets in my hotel, guest house or home stay rooms- for my sole use while I’m there. Others are communal toilets in hostels or other budget accommodation. Many are …
TRAVEL TIPS: How To Deal With Noise My biggest pet peeve about traveling life is excessive noise. And Asia can be very noisy. There’s traffic noise: two-stroke motorbike engines, horn honking and the roar of massive traffic. There’s people noise: screaming children, chattering groups and adults who talk at yelling volumes. There are modern life …
How to arrive in a destination and find a room without pre-booking As a nomadic traveler, I prefer to show up in a destination and find a room after I arrive. I rarely pre-book accommodation. This has worked successfully for me for 14 years of nomadic travels. In fact, I’ve only been ‘stranded’ once, and …
When to Book Your Hotel Ahead vs When to Just Show Up and Find a Room During my 14 years of world travels I’ve noticed over and over again that western travelers, particularly Americans and Europeans, seem obsessed with booking all their accommodation before they travel. As if that’s the only possible way to travel. …
10 FREE THINGS TO DO IN UBUD BALI 1. Admire Balinese paintings and artists Since Ubud is Bali’s ‘village of the artists’ it’s only right to start with the painters… Several of Ubud’s major museums charge 50.000 rp entry fees ( $6 US). While that’s not outrageous, such costs do add up for budget travelers. These …
ADDING LUXURY TO MY TRAVELS: CAVE GROTTO SPA IN UBUD BALI Sinking down into an enormous hot pool, in complete solitude, I was engulfed by glorious heat. Hot water seeped into my aching muscles that were screaming from yesterday’s extensive cycling. Soon heat invigorated skin tissue, soothed nerve endings and penetrated muscles. My face muscles …
LUXURY TRAVEL TIPS: BEST ROOFTOP COCKTAIL BARS IN KUALA LUMPUR I’m a cocktails girl. Always have been. Somehow, I’ve just never acquired a taste for beer, nor wine for that matter. All those fermented and yeasty beverages just don’t gel with my palate. Over the years, at the strong insistence of friends, acquaintances, colleagues and …
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! 
