PHOTO GALLERY: Viti Levu Island – Fiji Fiji, as one might expect, is a beautiful tropical island with long sweeping white-sand beaches and picture postcard views. To be more accurate, however, the nation of Fiji is comprised of well over 300 islands. Only a handful are populated, and even fewer cater to tourists. Located south …
NEWS: I’m On Vacation in Fiji This Week – June 9 to 18th If you missed my post OMG – I’m Going to Fiji then this quick news flash is here to give you a head’s up that I’m offline, on vacation for 10 days in glorious, tropical, relaxing Fiji. I’ll actually be staying in …
50+ Money-Saving Tips for New Zealand New Zealand is a very expensive country. So expensive that I was afraid to visit for several years, despite my burning desire to see the acclaimed country. Accommodation, food, beverages, drinking, public transportation, petrol, personal needs, and even toiletries are all very costly. Yet I was able to travel …
PHOTO GALLERY: The Natural Beauty of New Zealand’s North Island New Zealand is deservedly famous for its stunning natural beauty. Its incredibly diverse topographies include long sweeping coasts, volcanic mountains, geothermic regions, vast rolling farm lands, majestic lakes and rivers, lush forests, and even glaciers and fjords. Lying squarely on the Pacific Rim of Fire, …
I’m Going to Fiji! I’m Going to Fiji! OMG! OMG! OMG! I’m going to Fiji! Ah, hem… does this by any chance sound somehow strangely familiar to you? Ummm, that might be due to another recent post of mine: OMG! OMG! OMG! I’m going to New Zealand! But if you thought I was excited about …
TEP Wireless Modem: A Review Recently Tep contacted me, asking me to review their portable wireless modem while I’m traveling around New Zealand. I thanked them for the offer but explained that I already had free wifi wherever I go in New Zealand due to staying with local people in their homes on HelpX assignments. …
Travel Perspectives: Hang Out With Locals, I Say! Recently I ended up talking to a well-traveled British guy who’s been living here in New Zealand for about six years. We were discussing world travels, swapping travel adventures. He began telling me about a night out with his mates in Thailand and said something to the …
PHOTO GALLERY: New Zealand’s Stunning Coromandel Peninsula Coromandel is a large peninsula on New Zealand’s North Island. It’s base lies south of Auckland on the east coast, but the long peninsula juts northward for 85 km, well beyond Auckland, forming the massive Hauraki Gulf between Auckland and Coromandel. The peninsula gracefully protects New Zealand’s largest …
A Guide to Spirits (Alcohol not Ghosts) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m a cocktails girl. Always have been. I’ve just never acquired a taste for any beers or wines. Those yeasty, fermented brews do not entice my palate or mix well with my body chemistry. I prefer to leave yeasty …
10 Free Things to do in Wellington, New Zealand Wellington is a fabulous city set on a stunning harbor and surrounded by forested mountains. Capital of New Zealand, home of the country’s now-famous film industry, trendy & artsy, outdoorsy & fitness-oriented, filled with top notch restaurants, bars and theaters, it’s by far New Zealand’s best …
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! 
