THE FLIP SIDE OF CULTURE SHOCK IN AMERICA Last week I wrote about how strange is it to visit the USA after 20 years living in Asia. Some of it bad, some just weird. Here’s my post on Reverse Culture Shock. This week , to balance things off, I’m presenting 10 GREAT THINGS about …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> CULTURE SHOCK IN AMERICA! The STRANGENESS of being in the USA… I’ve heard it said many times that the biggest culture shock of all is returning to your own country after an extended time away. For me, having …
Travel Story: Mighty Big! Crossing the US of A… Everyone knows the United States is a BIG country, but there’s no way to actually understand what that means until you take a road trip across the States. I recently did just that when I drove from Pennsylvania to Florida with my brother. Having just …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to RSS feed —–>> gorgeous Sanur Beach, Bali SANUR BEACH Bali Seaside Extraordianaire Sanur is one of South Bali’s beach-side tourist areas, and one of my favorite places in Bali. Although Sanur is quite developed, it’s very tastefully developed with a rather upscale, …
[ 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 …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> Balinese gamelan troupe at local funeral BALINESE GAMELAN: BALI’S TRADITIONAL PERCUSSION ORCHESTRAS Balinese gamelan music is a dynamic choppy fast-paced percussion orchestra consisting of several gamelan ‘marimbas’, drums and cymbals. Gamelan is played throughout Bali …
BALINESE CEREMONIES: DAILY HINDU OFFERINGS When you visit Bali, you’ll quickly notice that traditional Balinese ceremonies are an important, integral part of daily life for the Balinese. And that’s partly what makes Bali so unique and charming: regularly seeing the locals dressed in traditional ceremonial clothing, carrying baskets of fruit/flower offerings, going off to temples …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter —–>> pouring arak for a friend BALI ARAK AND TUAK: BALI’S LOCALLY BREWED “MOONSHINE” Most S.E.Asian countries have some form of locally brewed ‘hard stuff.’ In Asia such brews are usually made from rice or palm juice. Bali’s …
The first week Kitty came to live with me she was a bouncing bundle of joy and energy, racing around the room, puffing up like a porcupine, prancing sideways, popping up in the air, attacking, hiding, and generally playing energetically as young kittens do. She also ate, drank and poo-ed in large doses. Basically, she …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> baskets of finished salt awaiting pick up SALT MAKING IN AMED BALI Making salt from sea water is a traditional livelihood in the Amed area. Nowadays only a couple small communities, namely at Amed village and Jemeluk, still make salt. …
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! 
