PHOTO GALLERY: The Dramatic West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island New Zealand’s fabled South Island is an outdoor lover’s paradise, full of dramatic scenery that’s amazingly diverse. The country’s highest mountain peaks at altitudes over 3000 M / 12,000 ft are found there as well as several easily accessible glaciers, deep fjords, rugged coastlines, …
New Zealand’s Famous Abel Tasman Track – 11 Reasons it’s an Easy Multi-day Hike I recently completed New Zealand’s famous Abel Tasman Coastal Track, one of the country’s nine designated ‘Great Walks’. I’d originally planned doing the hike way back in my 20s, so I’d waited an awfully long, long time to hike that trail. …
What’s it Like to Pilot a Stunt Plane? My Story… “Roll, roll, roll, roll!” Bug-eyed, completely surrounded by bright blue sky, I pressed the stick and watched Earth’s horizon line tilt…further, further, further…until the distant ground was under me- above my head. I was upside down in the open cockpit of a tiny stunt airplane! …
Exciting House Sitting Experiences from Three Travel Bloggers How would you like to stay in a luxurious three-story home featuring spiral staircases, a large deck pool and a suspended balcony over-looking the gorgeous coastline of Fiji’s Viti Levua island? Or how would you like to look after a beautifully landscaped garden in a plush private …
Woo-hoo! Watch Me Fly a Stunt Airplane! I’ll be writing a full story about my experience soon. For now, watch me pilot a plane into rolls and loops, screaming the whole way round! Thanks to flight instructor Vincent D’Ath and his wife, Alison, at U Fly Extreme for this fantastic experience in Motueka, New Zealand …
BIG NEWS: My Article is Featured on A Luxury Travel Blog! I am super thrilled to announce that my article ‘Five Unique Luxury Hotels in Singapore‘ has been featured on A Luxury Travel Blog. One of my photos was also included, right alongside professional hotel media photographs. This is big. A Luxury Travel Blog is …
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 …
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! 
