Travel Misadventure: Case of the Kitten Eating Python Snake I was abruptly awakened in the middle of the night by my cat frantically jumping on me, running circles on the bed and dashing about the bungalow. Wearily I struggled from a sound sleep and asked her what was wrong. She never replied, just continued her …
Travel Misadventures: Panic at Midnight Instantly, I let loose an deep, gut-wrenching, morbid scream as pure panic swept over my body. I quickly swept the giant creature off my body. I was astounded that such a loud and clearly petrified scream did not bring one single person to investigate. Not one single guest in all …
TRAVEL STORY: DISASTER- MISSING RENTAL MOTORBIKE! I watched my burgeoning travel and blogging life disintegrate before my very eyes. I nearly had a heart attack as my heart thumped full steam ahead. My rental scooter was gone! I searched up and down the street in the area I’d parked it three hours earlier. A car …
TRAVEL STORY: FRASER ISLAND BACKPACKING DISASTER A ‘Survivor’ TV crew pal named Steve and I set out from Noosa early one morning on an exciting journey. We were heading out in his 4WD truck to drive 70 kms up the beach through Great Sandy National Park to a small town called Rainbow Beach. I had …
TRAVEL ACCIDENT: $23 CUP OF COFFEE! Holy S**t! I just paid $23 US for an espresso-size cup of coffee! While touring a Penang museum yesterday, I came upon their cafe. Jane, the friendly, outgoing cafe proprietor promptly told me about their Kopi Luwak and explained their process of preparing the coffee for customers at the …
VOLUNTEERING GONE WAAAYYY WRONG and 10 TIPS TO AVOID BAD VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES Recently I had very bad WWOOF volunteering experiences at WWOOF host farm, Kanalu Kennels, near Tallahassee, Florida. I found out when I arrived that they expected me to work 10-12 hours/day, 6 days/week for room and board. That was quite different from …
TRAVEL STORY: TENT ESCAPADE I’d been camping in Byron Bay about a week with my good ole tent that had already sheltered me for several years all over Asia. I’d pitched it near the top of three volcanic mountains in Java, on numerous beaches in Thailand and Malaysia, amidst the Himalaya mountains in Nepal …
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! 
