Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please‘LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> beach in Krabi, Thailand GUIDE TO SCUBA DIVING IN THAILAND Thailand is blessed with extensive coastlines and hundreds of tropical islands ringed by coral reefs. Simply put, Thailand is a divers’ paradise. Beautiful reefs are found everywhere, from Thailand’s […]
PHOTO GALLERY: RURAL LIFE IN AMED BALI
PHOTO GALLERY: RURAL LIFE IN AMED BALI This week, in conjunction with the submission of my guidebook Hiking in Bali for publication, I’m presenting a photo gallery full of scenes from daily life in remote Amed, Bali , the setting of the 20 hikes. View photos of mackerel fishing, colorful Balinese sailing boats, salt-making, volcanic […]
TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH SHERRY OTT OF OTTSWORLD
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please‘LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> Adventurous Sherry Ott of Ottsworld is about to set off on a major epic voyage, The Mongol Rally. She’s traveling with Dave and Deb of ThePlanetD and Rick Griffin of MidLifeRoadTrip. The Rally cannot fail to be an amazing […]
MY STORY ‘CYCLING SHANGHAI’ SELECTED AS’ BEST NARRATIVE TRAVEL ARTICLE’ BY HOLE IN THE DONUT CULTURAL TRAVEL BLOG
Woohoo! Today I’m doubly honored: Barbara Weibel of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel Blog has selected a second of my stories as the day’s ‘Best Narrative Travel Article’. In Cycling Shanghai I relate the perils of bicycling through Shanghai’s manic traffic. After living and cycling in hectic Asian cities for 17 years, I thought […]
TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH DAVID LEE OF GO BACKPACKING
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> David Lee at Cheetah Conservatory in South Africa TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH DAVID LEE OF GO BACKPACKING David Lee is the bright American behind the highly successful websites GoBackpacking and TravelBlogSuccess. Dave is a travel blogging pioneer and now educates […]
PHOTO GALLERY: DALI MUSEUM ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Dali Museum, St Petersburg, Florida PHOTO GALLERY: Dali Museum – St Petersburg, Florida St Petersburg, Florida is proud home of the Salvador Dali Museum, one of the largest retrospective collections of a single artist-in the entire world. If you’re wondering why a museum dedicated to the famed Spanish artist is located in Florida, USA, of […]
10 FREE THINGS TO DO ON TROPICAL ISLANDS AND BEACHES
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to RSS —–>> My idea of ‘Paradise on Earth’ = tropical islands and beaches. My answer to any “Where’s the best…?” is without hesitation, “Tropical islands and beaches.” Qs: The world’s most romantic place? Top travel destination? Best place to retire? Same answer […]
TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH TRAVELING CANUCKS
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to sign up for my free monthly newsletter —> Nicole and Cam on a heli-tour of the Remarkables Mountain in Queenstown, New Zealand TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH TRAVELING CANUCKS Cam and Nicole of Traveling Canucks took off on a 1-year round-the-world odyssey in 2009. Now settling back into […]
PHOTO GALLERY: BUMPHEAD PARROTFISH OF AMED
PHOTO GALLERY: BUMPHEAD PARROTFISH OF AMED Of all tropical fish on the world’s coral reefs perhaps the most majestic and awe-inspiring are the grand bumphead parrotfish. AT 2-3 meters in length, these gentle giants cruise the reefs chomping on coral with their fused-teeth beaks. A school of bumpheads is truly breath-taking… as in, don’t forget […]
MISADVENTURES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please‘LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> Arrival in Sydney, Australia on Christmas day 2002 MISADVENTURES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA In 2003 I toured Australia for several months by caravan with my then German boyfriend, Denis. We splashed off our Australian odyssey with a […]