My Sneaky Plan for an Easy Trip to India As long as I can remember I’ve been wanting to make a trip to India. India has so many amazing sights and experiences that I’ve been dying to see & do: The Taj Mahal, considered the world’s most astounding tribute to love; Veranasi, an entire city …
My Own Portable Internet Cafe As a professional travel blogger & writer, I need good internet access wherever I go. I must get online to work nearly every day for anywhere from 4-10 hours. Without internet access, I’d have to say goodbye to my career & livelihood as well as interactions with friends, fans and …
Myanmar Then & Now: 2000 and 2013 When I traveled through Myanmar for one month back in 2000, I was so awestruck by the country that it quickly snapped to the top of my ‘return to …’ list. Visiting Myanmar was like stepping completely out of the modern world and falling into a different century. …
Travel Tale: That Wonderful Thai Train Experience I’ve always loved taking Thailand’s trains. Then again, I love taking trains just about anywhere. There’s something about the rhythmic swaying motion, the clanketey-clanking sound of the train on the rails and the occasional horn blasts that I find very relaxing and pleasurable. What’s more, with train travel …
TRAVEL TALES: Living in a Thatched Bungalow I had completely forgotten the novelty of living in a thatched bungalow. I’ve spent so many years living off-and- on in such quaint, cozy rooms around SE Asia since 1998 that I’d come to consider them just ‘standard’, ‘normal’ and ‘common’. In a word, I’d come to take …
Pakbara, Thailand – An Unexpectedly Great Place to Chill Out Pakbara is the gateway to the tropical islands of Satun Province, Thailand. That includes the pristine islands within Koh Tarutao National Park, super famous ‘hot spot’ Koh Lipe and low-key Koh Bulon. Koh Lipe has become so outrageously popular, especially among Thai travelers, that a …
LashWorldTour News: I’ve Been Dubbed the ‘Pink Nomad’ Yep, Anuradha of Anuradha Goyal Travels has dubbed me the ‘Pink Nomad’! What a great nickname. Thanks, Anuradha! :)) This was all part of an interview Anuradha did with me, focused on my adventurous travel spirit. She explained when she sent me the interview that she was …
My First Impressions of Sri Lanka My first glimpses of Sri Lanka appeared through my plane window. They revealed a sea of dense green. Thick tropical forests and tea bushes rolled over gentle hills in every direction to the horizon. No cities or towns marred the beautiful unending sea of green. Not even many houses …
Asia’s Amazing Shopping Malls Let me start this article by qualifying that I am not into shopping. At all. For instance, whenever making plans with friends or on my own, I would never come up with the idea, “Hey, let’s go shopping!”. Not gonna happen. I’m much more inclined to head outdoors for hiking or …
Travel Perspectives: Confessions of a Cold Weather Hater Anyone who knows me or has been following LashWorldTour might already have an inkling that I’m extremely adverse to cold weather. In fact, I hate cold. My body hates cold. The mere thought of cold makes me shudder with dread. My anti-cold sentiment is one of the major …
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! 
