News: I’ve Been Interviewed on a Budget Hotel Travel Blog I’m excited to announce that I’ve been interviewed on yet another travel blog. This time the travel blog of a successful budget hotel website. They’ve put together a great selection of interesting and useful questions such as how travel enriches peoples’ lives, how to pack …
PHOTO GALLERY: New Zealand’s Stunning Marlborough Sounds New Zealand’s stunning Marlborough Sounds spread across the northern tip of the South Island. There the cold Tasman Sea reaches inland in a series of deep narrow fingers of turquoise water separated by densely-forested, mountainous peninsulas. It’s a remote, lightly-populated region bombarded by stiff gusty winds and rain …
Five Reasons Why Traveling the World is Cheaper Than Living at Home If their claims are to be believed, thousands of people would absolutely love to give up the rat race and their mundane existence in exchange for setting off to travel the world. The biggest reason typically given for their hesitation is money. More …
All About Kauri Trees – New Zealand’s Ancient Giants In my mid-20s I planned an extensive 3-6 month cycling – hiking – camping trip around far flung New Zealand. While researching for that trip I first learned about New Zealand’s unique & massive Kauri trees, one of the country’s many unique native tree species. Kauris …
My Proposed Highlights of My 3-Month Trip to New Zealand’s South Island Last week I detailed my plans to minimize costs while traveling around New Zealand’s South Island on a budget for 3 months. Read that post here to learn exactly how I’ll cut down expenses considerably on accommodation, transportation and supplies. I also expressed …
Travel Tips: My Plans for Budget Travel to New Zealand’s South Island In early 2014 I traveled around New Zealand’s North Island for 3 months on a tight budget. Before I went I worked out several methods to keep my costs low, even though NZ is actually a very expensive country, on par with Europe, …
My Super Low Costs to Travel Around Australia for 2 Months After traveling around New Zealand on a tight budget for 3 months earlier this year and then coming back to Australia for 3 months, I’ve discovered that Australia is even more expensive than New Zealand! That quite surprised me since I’d long thought that …
My Fabulous House Sitting in Fiji Assignment I awoke to this (above) amazing, luxurious view from my plush private bedroom every morning for two weeks in, of all places, tropical Fiji! A vibrant orange-pink-golden sunrise would be unfolding as I’d gaze out across the pool to distant mountains. Then I’d shift my gaze inside and …
NEWS: My Guest Post on Hopscotch The Globe This week I’m excited to announce that one of my travel stories is being featured on Hopscotch the Globe travel blog. It’s run by my fellow travel blogger, all around fun & fabulous girl, and Canadian travel chic whom I’ve long admired, Kristen Sarah. Her award-winning site …
Travel Tale: The Day I Saw Whales When I recently headed to Australia’s gorgeous Sunshine Coast this year I had no idea I was landing myself at one of the best places for whale watching in Australia. I didn’t even have whales on my mind. Though whale watching is most definitely on my Must Do …
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! 
