All About The Amazing Japanese Public Toilets Have you ever heard about Japan’s amazing super-VIP, over-the-top toilets? I’m talking toilets with optional heated seats, butt showers and sound effects, to name a few regular features. If you haven’t come across these extraordinary inventions before, read on… Personally, I had many opportunities to try Japan’s eclectic …
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My Guide to Eating Dim Sum Dim Sum could be described as the Chinese version of Spanish tapas. Small, visually-delightful, mouth-watering steamed morsels are served up on tiny plates to be eaten solo or shared among family and friends. These personally-selected collections of little dumplings eaten with piping hot Chinese tea will leave you happily …
NEWS: My Third Article Published on A Luxury Travel Blog A Luxury Travel Blog has just published my 3rd article, 4 Amazing Traditional Balinese-Style Resorts. Yippie, it looks like I’m becoming a regular contributor to one of the world’s top travel blogs: consistently ranked #4 of Top 100 Travel Blogs at Nomadic Samuel’s renowned list. …
PHOTO GALLERY: Working Rickshaws of Malacca and Penang, Malaysia ( SEE Photos of Rickshaws here ) Malacca and Penang are two historic towns that rose to fame and glory during the Asian trading route days of the 1880s. Both towns are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites, full of beautiful colonial architecture, old Chinese shop houses, temples …
How I Plan For Travel to New Countries As many of you may know already, I’ve been traveling solo & continuously since 1998. By now I’m a well-seasoned traveler, accustomed to dealing with changing countries, languages, food, hotels & guest houseS, currencies & exchange rates, peoples’ customs and religious habits, climates & topographies. However, I’ve …
Costs of Traveling in Bali on a Budget in 2015 I just spent one month immersed in my beloved Bali – after a 2-year hiatus. Quite predictably, prices in Bali have risen again since I last left the island in late 2012. At that time I wrote Costs of Budget Travel Around Bali in 2012, …
The Joys of Visiting Bali In 2014 I left SE Asia entirely to explore Oceania for one year. I spent six months roaming around New Zealand, four months visiting friends in Australia, and two months checking out Fiji. That region of the world is expensive and I managed to afford traveling an entire year mainly …
Bali Arrival Visa 2015 and other Arrival Procedures Updates I just arrived back in my beloved Bali after a much-too-long absence of over two years. To my surprise, I noticed immediately that a lot has changed since late 2012. As I travel around the Island of Gods during the next month, I’ll be updating everyone …
NEWS: My Second Article is Featured on A Luxury Travel Blog ! I’m thrilled to announce that A Luxury Travel Blog has recently published my second article, entitled 5 Unique Luxury Resorts on Langkawi Island – Malaysia. Along with my article, five of my own photos were included, three of them used as feature photos …
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! 
