…sessions, all for free! Paid activities on offer include surfing and scuba diving lessons, snorkeling and diving excursions, hiking and white-water rafting trips, visits to local villages and so on. Many of these trips are very modestly priced at $10-20 FJD / $6-12 US. As a result, staying at Fiji’s budget resorts feels more like luxuriating at an upscale beach resort, for a fraction of the price. Thus far, I’ve stayed at two budget resorts on Vit…
…ore, where the sea plunges down 3000 feet / 1000 M. There’s fantastic wall diving, drift diving in swift currents and lots of sea life, including many sharks. Sadly, I didn’t have the budget to enjoy Cozumel’s fabulous diving. But I did plenty of snorkeling and an all-day road trip by scooter around the island. Details coming up soon….! TRAVEL UPDATE MEXICO: Scooter trip around Cozumel Island! Katie, another American girl staying at my Cozumel hos…
…an see them. From forest-filled national parks, to diving out of planes or scuba diving, Floridian holidays attract both adventurers and beach-goers alike. There’s your itinerary: Now go get ’em! Visit St Petersburg Still got it in you for another adventure? Then let’s take a boat trip from St Petersburg. Speeding through the Tampa Bay, while a seaward breeze washes over you, should be on everyone’s bucket-list. The great thing about Florida is th…
…these many weeks. I’ve been building my first website. I started monthly ‘diving updates’ for all my diving students. I’ve been studying the financial markets, contemplating various investment options, and learning financial accounting, from George’s MBA Accounting book. It’s certainly is complicated. I had no idea accounting was so complicated, but I enjoy it thoroughly. Most recently, I bought my very first digital camera and have been wanderin…
…til you peel them off yourself. They hold up through swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving; through dirt and grime; through heavy trekking and camping. Those dang things just cling on! cost: 11 TB for one strip of 5 band-aids / $0.30 US Where to buy: local and some upscale pharmacies, some 7-11s and small shops anticil – antiacid tablets 2. Anticil – antiacid tablets These are the least expensive and best tasting anti-acid tablets I’ve found anywhe…
…ng in Bali 6. Dozens of scuba diving pros While training and then teaching scuba diving from 2004-2010 in several Asian countries, I met dozens and dozens of other western travelers doing the same. Most of them are either Dive Masters or Dive Instructors, but some own their own shops or work as Course Directors, Underwater Photographers, Underwater Videographers, or Technical Instructors. It’s a great lifestyle, though the pay is quite low conside…
…tures of any kind, head to Adventures, where you can get my scoops on best scuba diving spots around Asia, tales of international cycling, sky diving, camping and hiking. You can also read about my WWOOF Volunteering experiences, my behind-the-scenes look at Survivor TV show when I worked on crew, and random travel misadventures. Travel Tips– Need help, advice, suggestions on travel? Here you’ll find my very popular ongoing series, ‘10 Free Things…
…ST ============================================== Featured Article: Unique Scuba Diving Adventures in Florida Florida has long coastlines along both the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico as well as dozens of islands in the Keys, inland lakes and fresh water springs. All provide great scuba diving opportunities. Besides the usual coral reef and wreck dive sites, though, Florida offers some truly unique dive opps. If you’re ready for more unusual un…
…ough rice fields, visiting local villages, learning to cook Balinese food, scuba diving, surfing lessons, learning Balinese gamelan music and dance, among other fun options. These great tours and classes give you plenty of exciting and educational things to do with locals in Bali. You might even make life-long friends with your guides and teachers. You can easily find a huge variety of tours and classes online, from your guest houses and at local…
…ountries and really enjoy re-visiting all my favorite spots. Lash teaching scuba diving in Thailand Although it might not look like it, I’ve actually set out to see the whole world. Which means that at some point I’ve got to leave this region and get to some new destinations! So finally in 2013 and 2014 I began breaking away from SE Asia to visit countries new to me: India, New Zealand and Fiji, in particular. I noticed while preparing to visit th…
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! 
