TRAVEL STORY: DETOUR TO UBUD BALI Recently I had to make a long unexpected detour to Ubud in central Bali. I had not planned on going all the way down there from Bali’s north coast, nor did I particularly want to visit that over-touristy, traffic-clogged town. I wanted to continue westward along Bali’s north coast …
BALI TRAVEL TIPS: 5 DELICIOUS TREATS AROUND RURAL BALI Visitors to Bali who venture away from south Bali’s hideously over-developed, sprawling tourist region will quickly transport themselves into an entirely different world- traditional Bali, still quite intact. Discoveries of stunning visual scenery, unique cultural arts, delicious food, and local daily lifestyles await travelers who take …
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 …
CULTURAL INSIGHTS: The 4 Balinese Names All Balinese people are named one of just 4 names: Wayan, Made, Nyoman or Ketut. Both men and women. Isn’t that amazing? To get a better feel for the implications of this naming strategy, imagine that every single citizen of your own country- such as USA or Canada or …
Yippie! A final year-end surprise: My story ‘Jacuzzi in the Jungle‘ has been selected by Keith Jenkins of Velvet Escape as one of a collection of ‘Velvet Moments’ in 2011 by other travel bloggers. Keith asked all of us travel bloggers to submit any tales of luxury travel we’ve enjoyed. Since I’m a budget traveler, I don’t …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter —>> 10 FREE THINGS TO DO IN BALI, INDONESIA Anyone who knows me or has visited LashWorldTour knows that I’m crazy about Bali, Indonesia. To date, I’ve written 10 posts on Balinese culture and life, 4 posts on scuba …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thanks! —–>> CYCLING BALI DAY 13: HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN, DIGGITY DIG… And so, on Dec. 1, 2010, I completed my bicycle circumnavigation of Bali in the same manner I’d begun three weeks earlier: * in Sanur, …
PHOTO GALLERY: 12 VIEWS OF BALI’S SACRED MT. AGUNG Suggestive of Japan’s Mt. Fuji, volcanic Mt Agung holds the spotlight as Bali’s highest peak and most sacred mountain. Mt. Agung’s almost perfectly symmetrical cone serenely watches over the island and can be glimpsed from many points around Bali. Harking back to Hokusai’s famous ukiyoe, ’36 …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to sign up for my free monthly newsletter —–>> CYCLING BALI DAY 12: LAST PUSH THROUGH RURAL BALI Yesterday I had bid a piercing, bittersweet farewell to my glorious summer romance, not even knowing it was the last time we’d ever see each other …
PHOTO GALLERY- NUDIBRANCHES: CORAL REEF’S LITTLE ‘CANDIES’ Bizarre, gaudy, psychedelic-colored, wildly-patterned. Circles, stripes, dots, bumps, antenna, frilly gills. What am I talking about? Nudibranches, literally ‘naked gills’. These delicate, tiny creatures live on tropical coral reefs, adding their own splash of color and other-worldiness to an already rich and vibrant Eco-system. Essentially snails without …
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! 
