MAY 2016 TRAVELS IN REVIEW – FLORIDA The biggest event for me in May, 2016, was my mom turning 80 years old. For that reason I returned secretly to Florida in early May to plan and prepare a big surprise birthday bash for her. I’d actually gotten the party ball rolling more than six months …
April 2016 Travels in Review – pt 2 Puerto Rico When I sat down to compile my review of April travels, I quickly accumulated entirely too much news for a single article. Since I spent all of April in just two places – Tulum, Mexico and Puerto Rico – I decided to break my April …
April 2016 Travels in Review – pt 1. Tulum – Mexico When I sat down to compile my review of April travels, I quickly amassed way too many travel updates for a single article. Since I spent the entire month in just two places – Tulum, Mexico and Puerto Rico – I decided to break …
My 10 Best Photo Galleries of 2015 As many of you may already know, in 2015 I began focusing more seriously on travel photography. I enrolled in Matador U Travel Media School, where I joined two courses – Fundamentals of Travel Photography and Advanced Travel Photography. I learned tons of new skills, techniques and …
My 10 Best Travel Stories of 2015 on LashWorldTour In 2015 my travels spanned half the globe. After exploring New Zealand’s South Island in January, I next flew to Australia for one month, then on to my old stomping grounds in Bali and Malaysia in SE Asia for two months before crossing the Pacific to …
Happy New Year 2016 Everyone! How are you celebrating New Years’ Eve this year? Where will you be? …and with whom? …and what will you be doing? I’ll be celebrating off-grid at the small eco-resort, Hotelito Perdido, in the heart of Rio Dulce National Park, Guatemala. At the same place I celebrated Christmas this year. …
Merry Christmas 2015! …and here we are yet again… Another December. Another online Christmas greeting from the road. From my ongoing life of travel. This year I have a question for all of you: Do you ever travel for Christmas? If so, to where? What kind of place? A European city for its glittery lights, …
NEWS: Change of Travel Plans! Oops. My one-month off-grid jungle adventure in the heart of Guatemala’s Rio Dulce, that I had so eagerly anticipated for several months, was a bust! Darn it. The small eco-resort I went to volunteer at was wonderful, just as I’d expected. The beautiful wood & thatch buildings are fantastic. The …
NEWS: I’m going off-grid in the jungles of Guatemala for 1 month! That’s right! I’m heading into the jungle! To be specific, the jungles of Rio Dulce National Park in Guatemala’s far eastern corner. Rio Dulce (Sweet River) runs from Guatemala’s largest lake, Lago de Izabal, over to the country’s tiny Caribbean coast near the …
NEWS: I’m featured in an article about female traveler bloggers over 40! Kate McCulley – aka Adventurous Kate – has written an excellent article shouting out 16 of her more senior female world travel bloggers. Here’s the article. I’m honored to be featured alongside these other adventurous, talented long-term female travelers. Some are professional journalists. …
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! 
