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 …
PHOTO GALLERY: Vintage Cars Road Trip in New Zealand While traveling around New Zealand recently I was unexpectedly invited to join a 4-day vintage car rally around the Coromandel Penninsula. It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that I could not pass up! My hosts selected their 1950s Daimler from their collection of a dozen …
My Low Costs to Travel Around New Zealand – Month 2 I’ve been traveling slowly around New Zealand’s North Island for two months already. The longer I stay, the more I like it. I’ve been amazed at New Zealand’s exceedingly clear water in rivers, lakes and seas. I’ve been repeatedly enraptured by stunning forests full …
Thailand – My 5 Favorite Places I haven’t written much about Thailand on LashWorldTour, which is exceedingly ironic because Thailand has been the single most significant country of my entire world travels. For starters, I kicked off my life-long world trip in Bangkok. I thoroughly explored that vast & intriguing city before setting off on …
Budget Travelers Guide to Drinking Cocktails on the Road I’m a cocktails girl. Always have been. Somehow, I’ve just never acquired a taste for beer, nor wine for that matter. All those fermented and yeasty beverages just don’t sit well with my palate. Over the years, from the strong prodding of friends, acquaintances, colleagues …
Destination: Taupo, New Zealand Taupo is a small lakeside town nestled on the northeastern shores of beautiful Lake Taupo, situated in the center of New Zealand’s North Island. Stunning Mt Raupehu, Mt Tongariro and Mt Ngauruhoe, New Zealand’s highest peaks on North Island, stand majestically beyond Lake Taupo’s distant southern shores. On clear days, panoramic …
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! 
