What It’s Like doing International Travel during Covid-19 Pandemic I arrived in Istanbul, Turkey on February 6th on a flight from neighboring Cyprus Republic (a small Mediterranean island nation). I had a 90-day tourist e-visa, which meant I could stay in Turkey until May 5th. It was right about that time in early February that …
My First Hot Air Balloon Ride! OMG! I finally got to take a hot air balloon ride! Hot air ballooning has been one of my longest-standing, most passionately desired dreams. Finally last week, in mid-March, 2020, I got to glide in a hot air balloon high above the beautiful rocky canyons of Cappadocia in central …
12 Fantastic Things to Do in Istanbul for under $5 US Istanbul is an absolutely massive city with an incredibly extensive & regal history. The city is full of world-class museums, historic Sultan’s palaces, some of the world’s most famous mosques, intriguing ancient markets, interesting & quirky neighborhoods, castles, a plethora of architecture from various …
10 Free Things to do in Istanbul – Turkey Istanbul is a massive city. A city with an extremely extensive and important history. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of interesting sites for visitors to see and explore: dozens of museums, hundreds of mosques, several historic royal palaces, large plazas, massive covered markets, quirky neighborhoods, …
My First Impressions of Istanbul – Turkey Wow! What a fantastic city! Istanbul is massive, studded with impressive historic mosques, hefty stone castles, elaborate Turkish palaces, European-era shopping streets, historic Turkish bathhouses still in use, ancient towers, underground cisterns, churches & cathedrals, world-class museums, Byzantine wall ruins and many other historic structures. The sprawling mega-city …
Cost of Budget Travel in Cyprus in 2020 All said and done, my visit to Cyprus cost me considerably more than I’d expected and certainly much more than countries in Eastern Europe that I visited just prior to Cyprus. Countries including Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and most Balkan countries were much cheaper for me to explore …
17 Best places to Visit in Cyprus I’ve just spent nearly six weeks exploring the small Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. Despite having to put up with really crappy weather almost the entire time (I estimate literally 95% days with bad weather / only 5% days of good weather) I did still manage to explore …
My First Impressions of Cyprus As I explained in last week’s article 18 Surprising Facts about Cyprus, Cyprus is a small independent Mediterranean island nation situated in the far eastern Mediterranean Sea. It’s located just south of Turkey and west of Syria & Lebanon. I landed here on Dec. 30th, 2019 after skiing in Bulgaria, …
18 Surprising Facts about Cyprus The Republic of Cyprus is a small independent Mediterranean island nation situated in the far eastern Mediterranean Sea. It lies just off the southern coast of Turkey and the western coasts of Syria & Lebanon. I arrived in Cyprus at the tail-end of 2019 and will be exploring this hilly …
LashWorldTour 2019 World Travels in Review 2019 was a whopper travel year for me. I traveled full-time for a total of 10 months and ‘stayed put’ twice, for one month each. First in Florida, US with family in January and later in Varna, Bulgaria in November/December. I spent the year in 15 different countries, including …
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! 
