PHOTO GALLERY: Dharamsala, India Dharamsala is a small mountain town in the Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamsala is primarily world famous as the base of the Tibetan government in exile and home of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s secular and spiritual leader. HH the Dalai Lama escaped from Chinese oppression in Tibet in 1959 …
Travel Update: Change of Itinerary for my ‘Sneaky Plan’ Trip to India In my recent post Sneaky Plan for an Easy Trip to India I explained why I’ve been dying to visit India for many years but always equally terrified to go because of India’s horrific noise, chaos, crowds and the dangers & hassles posed to …
Travel Tips: Five Delicious Local Foods in Nepal to Try Wherever I travel in the world I’m in the habit of eating local foods almost exclusively (and I eat them at local restaurants & shops, not tourist restaurants, guest houses or hotels). Nearly every country has delicious local cuisine and, for me, eating them at …
PHOTO GALLERY: Scenic Pewa Tal Lake at Pokhara – Nepal Pokhara is one of Nepal’s most visited destinations. It’s particularly famous for gorgeous Phewa Tal (Lake). The large, shallow lake is surrounded on three sides by low mountains, the foothills of the Annapurna Range of Himalayan Peaks. The southern end of the lake is flat …
10 Important Tips for Visiting Kathmandu, Nepal If you’re heading to Nepal, this post provides some very useful information for your arrival in Kathmandu, the nation’s capital. For my recent trip to Nepal, despite reading up and preparing beforehand as I usually do, I didn’t find any guidebooks or online sources that mentioned these super-useful …
Travel Tales: Waking Up in a Medieval Town I was awakened at dawn by live accordion music. Whhaaat the..? Before I could make any sense of it, a loud bell rang out three clear notes. The accordion continued its melodic song. Despite my weariness this was just too bizarre to sleep through. I rolled out …
PHOTO GALLERY: Pashupatinath Temple – Kathmandu Pashupathinath Temple is the most important Hindu temple in the entire nation of Nepal. Located along the scenic banks of the holy Bagmati River on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu, it is also a major site for Hindu cremation ceremonies, which take place almost daily. Both royalty and …
LashWorldTour NEWS: 1000 Fans on Facebook! At long last, LashWorldTour has finally reached the first major benchmark on Facebook: 1000 Fans. And it happened soon after I arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal to apply for my first visa to India. Good timing as I’m about to embark on a whole new travel adventure after 15 years …
PHOTO GALLERY: Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu is a city dominated by brick: brick houses, brick shops and brick temples. Established way back in the 700s AD, the city’s gorgeous Newari architecture developed over several centuries, reaching it’s most glorious craftsmanship in the 1200s and 1300s AD. The city is full of narrow stone, dirt and slightly …
Travel Perspectives: Should I Live in San Francisco? A lot of people ask me if I plan to eventually return to the USA to ‘settle down’ and establish a home. In reply, I wrote a post entitled Would I Ever Live in the United States? I explained that, for many many reasons I actually have …
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! 
