ALL ABOUT SINGAPORE: WHY SINGAPORE IS ‘BEST CITY IN THE WORLD’ When it comes to evaluating cities I have some long-held personal criterion for ‘Great City’ status. To achieve this status in my books a city must have the following: 1. Nature Outdoor spaces, greenery and quick, easy access to nature. A city void of nature, …
I VISIT KATHMANDU, NEPAL Kathmandu is a unique, extremely interesting, exotic old city. It’s what I imagine a medieval city to be like, however close or far from the truth my imagination is? Kathmandu is almost entirely red brick: the streets, buildings, numerous city squares, temples. All brick. At the time of my visit, I’d been …
TRAVEL SAFETY TIPS: HOW TO TRAVEL SAFELY- pt 1- ATTITUDE I’ve been traveling solo since 1998, often by bicycle, often to remote areas of developing countries- to tiny villages, along empty rural back roads, in wild mountains, in Asia’s major cities, on empty undeveloped beaches. And, to date, I’ve never been robbed nor mugged nor …
One year ago, I started interviewing travel bloggers who caught my interest. Lainie Liberti of Raising Miro was my very first interview, airing on Wed, March 9th- exactly one year ago today! Interviewing fellow traveler bloggers was really fun: getting to know them more personally, hearing about their travels and experiences, and discovering what they’ve …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thanks> FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF KATHMANDU NEPAL July to Oct 2001 I conducted an import sales’ trip to Japan, my first attempt at an import/export business. I sold hip bags, t-shirts and pants from Bali and Thailand at Kyoto …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> FLIGHT ADVICE- GREAT REASONS TO LOVE SUPER-LONG FLIGHTS What’s there to love about super long flight schedules? Plenty! I hear lots of people moaning and groaning about long flights, even among veteran world travelers. Come …
CULTURAL INSIGHTS: DISPELLING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CHINA For many years I’d been eager to travel through China. Simultaneously, I’d been equally hesitant to go because of my perceptions of China: packed with super-noisy, super-messy, phlegm-spitting Chinese citizens; shady aggressive business tactics; and great difficulty getting around. Those were images I’d developed both from other travelers’ stories …
What I’m Grateful For in this Wonderful Life on Planet Earth On Thanksgiving Day I intended to write a brief Thanksgiving Message on Facebook, mentioning several things I’m most grateful for. But I quickly realized that I’m grateful for sooo much that I could easily write an entire post- or 2 or 3. So here …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter —–>> Budget Travel Guide to Adding Luxury to Your Travels Independent budget traveling is a lot of fun. You get to really dig into the culture, interact with locals, support local businesses, and experience a lot of …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter —–>> refined lobby of the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore MY SECRET TRAVEL HOBBY I have a travel secret: although I’ve been a budget traveler for over 12 years, I secretly love luxury hotels. My secret hobby is visiting 5-star …
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! 
