Busting American Myths About Mexico Growing up in the United States, the only things I’d ever heard about Mexico were negative. Mexico was continuously and repeatedly portrayed by the media and US government as poor, dirty and dangerous, a developing country lacking modern conveniences, sophistication or wealth. Mexico was also portrayed as entirely hot and …
10 Reasons I’m Itching to Visit Iceland Iceland has been a big travel hot-spot in recent years. And I’ve been paying attention. After all, Iceland can easily catch one’s attention. Such a physically unusual, culturally unique and exotic destination – a solitary island situated all alone way, way up north near the arctic circle. Several …
34 Reasons I Love Yucatan – Mexico When I set out on my first explorations of Central America last November, I was very excited about Guatemala and Belize. But I didn’t know what to expect from Mexico. I ran out of time to research, so I had no knowledge of particular destinations or things to …
My First Impressions of Mexico As of this Wednesday, March 9th, I’ve been traveling around Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula for six entire weeks, but have yet to write a single post about this amazing country. That is not due to a lack of things to say. In fact, I’ve posted near-daily updates and photos on FB …
13 Surprising Facts About Guatemala In this post I reveal over a dozen interesting & unusual things I learned about Guatemala by traveling around the country for two full months in Nov-Dec, 2015. A few of these facts anyone could learn easily by researching Guatemala, but most of them you’d only discover by visiting the …
My First Impressions of Guatemala When my flight landed at Guatemala International Airport in early November, I instantly knew I liked the country. Even before I got off the plane or entered the airport. Even before I set foot outside the airport or actually experienced Guatemala. It just had a very relaxed, calm peaceful vibe …
6 American Habits I Will Always Keep 1. I will always enjoy solo travel and activities. “Khun bai kon diao?!” “Anda datang sendirian?” “Jalan jalan se-orang?” are the wide-eyed questions I get every time I arrive in a new town, a new hotel, a new store or market in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. I get …
14 REASONS I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY Working as a travel blogger during the past four years, I’ve noticed a distinct trend in my tendencies. Whenever I have to slough through the never-ending tasks entailed in running a website in this hard-core Google Panda-Penquin update world, I’ve noticed quite clearly certain tasks that make me say, “Ugh, …
10 Ways SE Asia Changed my Habits and Lifestyle For the past 17+ years, I’ve spent most of my life traveling, living and working around SE Asia. Not surprisingly, the region has greatly impacted who I am as a person, my habits, outlooks on life and lifestyle choices. At the same time, I have also …
Travel Perspectives: Hang Out With Locals, I Say! Recently I ended up talking to a well-traveled British guy who’s been living here in New Zealand for about six years. We were discussing world travels, swapping travel adventures. He began telling me about a night out with his mates in Thailand and said something to the …
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! 
