PHOTO GALLERY: LIFE IN RURAL BALI PHOTOS In great contrast to the traffic-clogged, over-developed tourist regions in south Bali, most of Bali still consists of small villages and towns with people who continue going about their daily lives much like they have for centuries. Many people still live in simple unfinished cement houses or thatched …
PHOTO GALLERY: AMAZING SEA LIFE PHOTOS The past two weeks I posted my guides to diving in Thailand and diving in Malaysia. In conjunction with these guides, today I bring you an extensive photo gallery of amazing reef creatures: from brightly patterned fish to sea turtles to crazy eels to astounding macro creatures. If you’re …
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 …
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 …
beautiful golden featherstar PHOTO GALLERY: FEATHER STARS Feather stars belong to the starfish family. While resembling plants, they are actually animals. As such, they can move their multiple arms, change locations, and even swim! Feather stars live on tropical reefs throughout the world. These graceful creatures generally perch themselves on corals and seafans. This photo …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> AMED BALI- THE REMOTE NORTHEAST COAST Amed is a fairly remote arid coastal region of poor fishing/ farming communities on the far northeast coast of Bali. The entire area is collectively referred to as Amed but actually consists of …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> Bali’s northern shores are becoming increasingly more famous for underwater ‘macro life,’ small critters. Diving enthusiasts are greatly enamored of all sorts of tiny creatures crawling about the reefs and sea bed, such as this colorful harlequin crab. CHECK …
PHOTO GALLERY: NUDIBRANCHES- UNDERWATER JEWELS Vibrant and colorful with amazing patterns and fluffy exposed gills, nudibranches are adored by advanced divers and under water photographers around the world. Check out this photo gallery of nudis in Bali. SEE FULL GALLERY
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter —–>> BALI DIVE SITES: AMED WALL ‘Amed Wall’ is one of the spectacular wall dives in Amed and one of my favorite dives. Covered in a variety of sponges, soft and hard corals, seafans, and hydroids, it plunges …
[ NOTE: SORRY, NO PHOTOS DUE TO REQUEST OF BEACH BOYS] It has happened in a few instances in the general Amed area that a European woman has come here, fallen in love with one of the gorgeous local boys, married him, and then either opened a resort here or taken the fresh new hubbie …
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! 
