NEWS: I’ve been interviewed on GAFFL – Travelers’ Meeting Site Recently I was approached by GAFFL, asking to interview me about my travel life. Sure, thanks for the opportunity! GAFFL is a new website that was created to help travelers find other people who are going to the same destination so they can have a …
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Update on Staying Safe Traveling During Covid-19 Pandemic
Update on Staying Safe Traveling During Covid-19 Pandemic Landing in Turkey during the year of Covid-19 This year, to date, I’ve spent the entire Covid-19 Pandemic in the wonderful country of Turkey. I arrived in Istanbul in early February from Cyprus with a 90-day tourist visa. Long before my visa expired, the deadly Corona Virus …
An Ideal Life in a Covid-19 World
An Ideal Life in a Covid-19 World I have been quite hesitant to write this article. I don’t want to appear callous towards the millions of people who are suffering during this crazy moment in history, either with illness or financial problems caused by this terrible virus pandemic. But recently I’ve heard several other people …
The Covid-19 Situation in Turkey
The Covid-19 Situation in Turkey I arrived in Istanbul, Turkey on Feb. 6th, from Cyprus, with a 90-day visa in hand. As it turns out, in hindsight, I arrived more than one month before Turkey discovered its first case of corona virus. Early February also dated before the disease hit Iran, Italy and then the …
LashWorldTour 2019 World Travels in Review
LashWorldTour 2019 World Travels in Review 2019 was a whopper travel year for me. I traveled full-time for a total of 10 months and ‘stayed put’ twice, for one month each. First in Florida, US with family in January and later in Varna, Bulgaria in November/December. I spent the year in 15 different countries, including …
NEWS FLASH: I will be on vacation for 2 weeks over Christmas & NYE!
NEWS FLASH: I will be on vacation for 2 weeks over Christmas & NYE! Yes folks, I’m taking my annual year-end vacation from travel writing. I will be on vacation from this Saturday, December 21st until Monday, January 6, 2020. This year I have lots of exciting action lined up for my long-awaited break! The …
Confessions of a Revised Cold Weather Hater
Confessions of a Revised Cold Weather Hater Several years ago I wrote an article confessing how much I hate cold weather and how that came about. My confession came up when I was looking ahead to when I would some day explore Europe. After all, I am on a mission to visit every country on …
NEWS: Big Change in my Travel Plans 2019!
Big Change in my Travel Plans 2019! It’s not often that I make a major change to my travel itinerary. That’s because I’m such a big planner. I actually love pre-researching for my upcoming year’s travels, making notes about all the places I want to see & all the things I want to experience, along …
Changes in my Travel Style for 2019
Changes in my Travel Style for 2019 This year will be another exiting year of full-time world travels for me. I detailed my year’s plans in this article. As usual, I’ll be traveling slowly, exploring several countries in depth, moving mostly overland from area to area and country to country. My focus, as usual, will …
LashWorldTour 2019 World Travel Plans
LashWorldTour 2019 World Travel Plans As 2019 gets underway, I’m excitedly looking forward to exploring some new regions of the world, including several very distinct cultures. I’ll also finally make it to Africa and Eastern Europe. I’ll be exploring Morocco, Canary Islands, Barcelona, Italy and the Balkan countries of Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria and …







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! 



