…ry, but all are reasonably priced. Typical costs for an overland journey of 2-4 hours is around $5-15 US. 13. It’s Safe Some people might have misgivings about the safety of travel in certain Balkan countries, particularly Serbia, Bosnia & Hergovia, Albania or Kosovo. After all, there have been some pretty bloody wars here not so very long ago. Luckily, those wars ended years ago. Long enough ago that tensions have ceased, travel warnings have lon…
…i island! I recommend it highly! UPDATE: Cycling Bali was published on July 29, 2011. It’s on sale in print format on Amazon.com and in 3 eBook formats here at LashWorldTour Travel Book Store. You can choose between pdf, ePub, and Kindle formats to suit your particular reading preferences. In addition, I also wrote/published Hiking in Bali, also available in print format on Amazon.com and eBook formats on LashWorldTour TRavel Book Store. cheers, L…
…mes. Unique visitors have increased 15-fold. Page views have increased over 20-fold. I expect this trend to continue due to vastly improving SEO skills, more website exposure on guest posts, and regularly published material. I will be traveling the globe for another 10-15 years, so LashWorldTour is a long-term investment. Statistics by Google Analytics: (all current as of September, 2013) Google PR 3 DA: 37 PA: 42 monthly page views: 30,000+ m…
…… Q1: You kicked off your long-term travel life with a 1-year RTW trip in 2008-2009, visiting 15 countries. What are 3 important lessons you learned from that trip? Perspective is the biggie for me. I left the cocooned bubble of my life in the United States and saw for the first time cultures and lifestyles so different from my own. It sounds so cliché to remark about the culture and socioeconomic differences abroad, but it really does just hit…
…Today Dave talks about his travels past, present and future… Q1. From 2007- 2009 you traveled around the world for 20 months visiting 22 countries. Sounds amazing! What were your 3 favorite places and why? Every country I visited was unique and interesting in it’s own way, however to answer your question, I’d go with Nepal, Thailand, and Colombia. I went to Nepal for the experience of trekking in the Himalaya, and the natural beauty and physical…
…emala and Mexico. Here is a link – http://travelingcanucks.com/2011/04/trip-to-central-america/ We plan to do more travel in North America over the coming years, taking advantage of our amazing surroundings in the Pacific Northwest. We also want to do a road trip from Vancouver to Utah, passing through Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Montana. The more time we spend overseas, the more we realize how much there is to see in Canada and the US. So much…
…our. On the other hand, I’ve found many specialized tours that cost just $5-10 US, including island-hopping snorkeling tours in Thailand; a mangrove river trip; village visits in Sapa, Vietnam; a Perfume River trip in Vietnam; and river tubing in Vang Vieng, Laos, among others. Lash on rural village tour near Sapa, Vietnam So I have to confess that I’ve never been entirely against tours either, at least not small specific tours. When they’ve fit i…
…ravel another 10-15 years. 8. I have done: sky diving, bungee jumping, para-sailing, hang-gliding and piloted an airplane 3 times. 9. I’ve driven across the USA twice, from Pittsburgh, PA to San Fransisco, CA 10. I once had a 3 Meter python enter my bungalow at night and proceed to eat my kitten! Lash at Koh Phi Phi viewpoint If you’re not familiar with my travels and want to get an in-depth overview of where I’ve been/when check out ‘WORLD TRIP O…
…ut since a taxi only has four seats, it’s all very quick. And it gives door-to-door service, unlike buses. Best of all, share taxis are incredibly cheap. In Nicaragua, for instance, each town or city has a standard fare for any destination within the city. In Leon it’s 30 cordobas / $1 US. In Granada it’s 20 cordobas / 0.65 US. In Esteli and Matagalpa it costs a whopping 10 cordobas / 0.35 US. Even I can afford taxis at these rates ! Volcanoes at…
…il and a rainy season from May to October. Daytime temperatures are between 28-31 C / 80-90 F, while night time temps are cooler at 15-20 C / 60-70 F. – The currency is called ‘colon’. At the time of writing, $1 US = 8.75 colones. However, US dollars are generally used instead, with the colon rarely seen in circulation. In any event, $1US = 8.75 is a better exchange rate than for Guatemalan Quetzales, at $1 = 7 Q. Hopefully that means El Salvador…
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! 
