The 11 Best Places I Visited in 2018 As I noted in several recent articles, in 2018 I finished up three years of travels around wonderful Mexico and Central America. More specifically, in 2018 I explored Costa Rica, Panama, northwestern Mexico and Cuba. Following are my favorite 11 places in that region of the world, …
The Fabulous Bocas del Toro Islands – Panama Bocas del Toro is an archipelago of a dozen or so fairly undeveloped ‘au naturale’ densely-forested, tropical islands situated just off the Caribbean coast of far northwestern Panama, close to the border of Costa Rica. They are inhabited by indigenous islanders who live in small isolated villages, …
25 Highlights of Travels in Central America I just completed my extensive, 15-month explorations of Central America! Yes, in mid July, 2018, I flew out of Costa Rica to Phoenix, Arizona for a big family gathering, thus ending the final leg of my long, long jaunt through the 7-country isthmus that connects the North and …
8 Things Distinctive to Panama Unlike Costa Rica, where I couldn’t see anything distinctively Costa Rican for weeks and weeks after my arrival, in Panama I started seeing clear differences immediately. As soon as I crossed the border into Panama and took my first bus, the differences emerged. That bus driver was driving like …
10 Things I Love About Central America 1. It’s Very Affordable for Budget Travels Central America, like South East Asia, is a great region for budget travelers. Although Mexico is cheaper (depending on the exchange rate) I’ve been able to travel through all the countries here on an average of $600 US per month or …
10 Things I Dislike About Central America Before I get into the negative aspects of Central America (from my perspective), I want to clarify up front that I do actually quite like this region of the world over all. I’ve been traveling in Latin America for two years now and I’ve greatly enjoyed every country …
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! 
