My First Impressions of Guatemala When my flight landed at Guatemala International Airport in early November, I instantly knew I liked the country. Even before I got off the plane or entered the airport. Even before I set foot outside the airport or actually experienced Guatemala. It just had a very relaxed, calm peaceful vibe …
Spirit Airlines – Excellent Budget Flights! I booked my first ever flight to Guatemala with Spirit Airlines. Why? Simply because Spirit offered, by far, the cheapest flight I could find from Ft. Lauderdale. I paid just $157 US one way for the 2 ½ hour flight. That included paying $30 for my checked luggage. …
6 American Habits I Will Always Keep 1. I will always enjoy solo travel and activities. “Khun bai kon diao?!” “Anda datang sendirian?” “Jalan jalan se-orang?” are the wide-eyed questions I get every time I arrive in a new town, a new hotel, a new store or market in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. I get …
My First Trip to Central America Starts Sunday! Despite growing up in America and being a life-long world traveler, I have yet to visit the Americas or Caribbean islands. In fact, aside from Canada, I haven’t explored one single place near the USA. But there is a reason. Shortly after graduating from university I moved …
14 REASONS I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY Working as a travel blogger during the past four years, I’ve noticed a distinct trend in my tendencies. Whenever I have to slough through the never-ending tasks entailed in running a website in this hard-core Google Panda-Penquin update world, I’ve noticed quite clearly certain tasks that make me say, “Ugh, …
NEWS- My 2nd Article Published on Matador Network I’m excited to announce that my second article 9 Reasons I Will Always Love Japan has been published on Matador Network. Even better, this post is generating some stir… It’s been shared nearly 7000 times on FB – in just a week. My Matador editor says this …
NEWS: I Just Got my First Smart Phone! Yippie! I finally own a smart phone! A Samsung Galaxy Core II. The phone is marvelous! And I feel like I’ve suddenly been blasted into the modern world. I know, I know, it is about dag time for me to be using a smart phone! (Especially considering …
NEWS: I Just Started Matador U Advanced Photography Course This summer I started my courses at Matador U Travel Media School. In late June I kicked off my training with Fundamentals of Photography. Wow, did I learn a lot in that course! In fact, I’d go so far as to say it took my photography …
10 Ways SE Asia Changed my Habits and Lifestyle For the past 17+ years, I’ve spent most of my life traveling, living and working around SE Asia. Not surprisingly, the region has greatly impacted who I am as a person, my habits, outlooks on life and lifestyle choices. At the same time, I have also …
NEWS: My First Article Published on Matador Network! I’m excited to announce that my first paid article for Matador Network is now live here: 6 American Habits I Lost When I Became a Nomad in SE Asia As the title implies, I’ve written about how my extensive travels around SE Asia changed several of my …
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! 
