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
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
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
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
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 […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Dramatic Geothermal Earth at Rotorua, New Zealand
PHOTO GALLERY: Dramatic Geothermal Earth at Rotorua, New Zealand New Zealand is solidly situated on the great Pacific Rim of Fire, a geothermal hot zone that produces volcanoes, earthquakes and all sorts of strange geothermal activities on the Earth’s surface. In New Zealand a large & active geothermal zone rears its head in the center […]
My Super Low Costs to Travel Around New Zealand for One Month
My Super Low Costs to Travel Around New Zealand for One Month You’re not going to believe this, but… During my first month traveling around New Zealand’s North Island, from March 13-April 13, 2014, I spent a total of just $207.50 NZ / $173 US. Seriously. In addition, I paid $75 NZ / $62.50 US […]
PHOTO GALLERY: The Ganges River at Rishikesh
PHOTO GALLERY: The Ganges River at Rishikesh The mighty Ganges is India’s longest, most famous and most sacred river. Starting from melt water off Gangotri Glacier at 3892 M / 12,769 ft in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakand, the Ganges flows 2525 km / 1569 miles through India before emptying into the Bay of […]
Travel Tips: 5 Best Things to do in Auckland, New Zealand
Travel Tips: 5 Best Things to do in Auckland, New Zealand Recently I recommended 10 Free Things to do in Auckland. They’re all fantastic activities & places to visit in New Zealand’s most popular city. In fact, several of them are so great that I also include them in this list of best things to […]
LashWorldTour NEWS: I’m a Top 100 World Travel Expert!
LashWorldTour NEWS: I’m a Top 100 World Travel Expert! Leif Harum of The Runaway Guide has created a new Top 100 World Travel Experts list. Ratings, from #1 to #100, are based on the number of years of travel, the number of countries visited and regions visited. This awesome list helps travelers and hopeful travelers […]