Happy New Year 2016 Everyone! How are you celebrating New Years’ Eve this year? Where will you be? …and with whom? …and what will you be doing? I’ll be celebrating off-grid at the small eco-resort, Hotelito Perdido, in the heart of Rio Dulce National Park, Guatemala. At the same place I celebrated Christmas this year. …
Merry Christmas 2015! …and here we are yet again… Another December. Another online Christmas greeting from the road. From my ongoing life of travel. This year I have a question for all of you: Do you ever travel for Christmas? If so, to where? What kind of place? A European city for its glittery lights, …
NEWS: Change of Travel Plans! Oops. My one-month off-grid jungle adventure in the heart of Guatemala’s Rio Dulce, that I had so eagerly anticipated for several months, was a bust! Darn it. The small eco-resort I went to volunteer at was wonderful, just as I’d expected. The beautiful wood & thatch buildings are fantastic. The …
17 Reasons Guatemala is an Easy Travel Destination As many of you may already know, in November, 2015, I headed to Guatemala for the first time in my life. In fact, it’s my first time to visit Central America…and I’m loving it here! While traveling around Guatemala these past six weeks, it has quickly become …
NEWS: I’m going off-grid in the jungles of Guatemala for 1 month! That’s right! I’m heading into the jungle! To be specific, the jungles of Rio Dulce National Park in Guatemala’s far eastern corner. Rio Dulce (Sweet River) runs from Guatemala’s largest lake, Lago de Izabal, over to the country’s tiny Caribbean coast near the …
PHOTO GALLERY: 12 Views of Toliman Volcano at Lake Atitlan – Guatemala [ see photos of Toliman Volcano here ] This photo gallery represents my third take on the famous Japanese woodblock print series “12 Views of Mt. Fuji”, which showcases the nearly-symmetrical Mt. Fuji from 12 outstanding vantage points around the Japanese countryside. My previous …
10 Advanced Photography Techniques and Habits I Use This summer I immersed myself in two intensive travel photography courses at Matador U Travel Media School. Mat U is the educational branch of Matador Network, which is the world’s largest independent travel publication, with over 12 Million unique monthly visitors. That is HUGE! Even though I’ve …
PHOTO GALLERY: 12 Views of Agua Volcano – Guatemala (see photos of Agua Volcano here) Volcan Agua is the most prominent of three volcanoes visible from historic Antigua. It’s so prominent, in fact, that it’s used as Antigua’s main directional landmark, lying directly south of the UNESCO World Heritage City. The stunning, near-symmetrical volcano is …
My One Big Problem with Guatemala On FB I recently ranted about how much I love Guatemala… the comfortable climate, polite people, delicious food, beautiful landscapes and the gorgeous architecture of Antigua. In last week’s article, My First Impressions of Guatemala, I further detailed my many favorable impressions of this wonderful country. Despite all that, …
NEWS: I’m featured in an article about female traveler bloggers over 40! Kate McCulley – aka Adventurous Kate – has written an excellent article shouting out 16 of her more senior female world travel bloggers. Here’s the article. I’m honored to be featured alongside these other adventurous, talented long-term female travelers. Some are professional journalists. …
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! 
