33 Highlights of my South American Journeys In February of 2022 I set out from St Petersburg, Florida to explore South America for the very first time. I planned to take two years to visit all 13 countries, exploring as many of their beautiful outdoor places, historic towns, glamorous cities and other renowned attractions as …
20 Highlights of my travels in 2023 Last week I published a detailed review of all my travels in 2023. In brief, I spent the year continuing my two-year explorations of South America, visiting seven countries in total. Along the way I also reviewed 162 luxury & boutique hotels. Yep, 2023 was another year of …
LashWorldTour 2023 Travels in Review 2023 was yet another year of full-time world travels for me. In fact, it was my 26th year of continuous travels! Waaaayyy back in mid 1998, when I kicked off my world travels, it wasn’t long before I thought to myself, “Wow, this is awesome! I’m going to do this …
15 Interesting Facts about Brazil I arrived in Brazil at the tail end of May, on a short flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Rio de Janeiro. I’ve been in Brazil ever since, a total of seven weeks thus far. My visa is valid for 90 days, so I have another six weeks to explore …
Introduction to El Calafate and Perito Moreno Glacier – Argentina El Calafate is a small town in southern Argentina’s vast Patagonian region. The once tiny remote town has become one of the country’s major tourist towns ever since its airport was built in 2001. The main draw is its proximity to Glacier National Park, and …
Introduction to Ushuaia – Argentina Ushuaia is Argentina’s southernmost city. It’s situated at the bottom of the South American continent in Tierra del Fuego. Ushuaia is generally considered not just Argentina’s but the world’s southernmost city (though that claim is disputed by Puerto Williams, Chile, which is actually slightly further south, on the other side …
10 Surprising Facts about Paraguay I’ve been traveling around Paraguay for nearly three weeks so far. From what I’ve seen, it’s a very laid-back, tranquil country with lots of tropical jungles, agriculture and dairy farms and a low population density. Through my personal observations, online research and chats with locals, I’ve learned some very surprising …
Introduction to Paraguay Last week I arrived in Paraguay, making this my seventh country to visit in South America. I’ll be traveling around Paraguay for about three weeks. Getting here was utterly simple. I just took a regular, one-hour bus from Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, across the border into Brazil, where we drove in-transit for about …
Introduction to Patagonia I recently spent six weeks in the southern end of South America exploring the incredibly vast region known as Patagonia. It easily ranks as one of the most spectacular natural regions of the world that I’ve ever visited. I experienced many amazing & diverse sites. Through preparatory research, followed by my own …
9 Things Distinctly Argentinian Argentina is one of 13 South American countries, which in general share many similarities and cultural traits. To start with, all were colonized by Spain in the 1500-1800s, and a few also by Portugal. As a result, all speak Spanish, except Brazil, and have a predominantly Latino culture. Most countries on …
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! 
