…te favorite / preferred / ideal cycling trip? If so, what and why? I love a 2-3 week trip. It’s enough time to get you out of any rut at home and to get immersed in a culture. And I love the physical sense of well-being after several weeks in the saddle. LEIGH McADAM -HIKE-BIKE-TRAVEL Leigh on the Tour de Afrique, 2009 Q5. What’s the longest cycling trip you’ve done? Please tell us about it: when, where, with whom, and how was it? In 2009 I join…
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…e Music all day!!!! My crowd – with cool clothes, tattoos, piercings, dance-o-maniacs. Fun, fun day. Needless to say, I ended up dancing on the beach all day. Luckily under shade… I’m sure I could live at Tulum Beach for a very long time… ———— Tulum Beach has several really amazing resorts… …all with very cool, unique architecture. Most use all natural materials and artsy interiors. Lots of thatched roofing, wood and open air rooms, balconies, res…
…everywhere * DANGEROUS CHAOTIC TRAFFIC * RIP-OFFS – greedy, ‘cheating’ hard-as-balls, argumentative shop keepers pushing their wares and taking as much as they can get Puxi district, Shanghai, China Puxi district of Shanghai, China Here’s what I found: ** NOISE– Noise was my longest-standing worry about traveling through China. I feared I’d never get a full-night’s peaceful sleep. I also thought I’d be constantly surrounded and bombarded by LOUD…
…ration office in Denasar, the airport, or Singaraja. Tourist Visa This is a 2-month (60 days) visa which you must get at an Indonesian Embassy before you go to Bali. Apply at any Indonesian Embassy with their application form, photos, photocopies of your passport. It costs roughly $50 US. The exact amount will be affected by the currency of the country in which the Embassy is located. Tourist Visas can be renewed after arrival in Bali 1-4 times, o…
…d taxes that were based on the houses’ width. Two famous streets are Sannen-zake and Ninen-zaka, but the whole neighborhood is full of narrow stone roads. one of Kyoto’s many stunning temples 9. Visit many days’ worth of gorgeous temples While several of Kyoto’s most famous temples have pretty hefty entry fees, dozens and dozens of temples are free. They range from huge, important temples like Kitano Tenmagu to long, rambling monasteries like Dait…
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…hree days, bullying the normally tranquil Andaman Sea into a wild tumble of 2-meter swells rolling every which way, crashing into each other, creating a washing-machine sea. The monsoon season had strangely arrived one month early this year. I was infinitely grateful to our superbly skilled young captain, who patiently navigated the chaotic waves, up and down, up and down, rarely even slapping the boat over the wave crests. It was thanks to his sk…
…o explore Europe, South America and then up to North America. Q6. What were 2-3 of your best experiences during that trip? One of my favorite experiences was trekking through the Himalayas in Nepal. Beside the amazing scenery, I saw some of the happiest people I’ve ever met. Although the locals might be labeled as poor by Western standards, many of them had such a joyous spark in their eyes. They really know how to appreciate the simple things in…
…t be able to get into El Salvador or Nicaragua without first going to a non-CA-4 country like Belize or Costa Rica. For Costa Rica we’d have to fly. Going to Belize first and then heading to El Salvador was not something I was looking forward to, so I began checking out airfares. Tigger had been saying he really was ready for South America, and I was feeling like I’d like to take him to Machu Picchu on the winter solstice like I did 2 years ago, w…
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! 
