Chandigarh, India: The Strangest City I’ve Ever Visited Chandigarh was not part of my original travel plans for India. In fact, I knew nothing about it except that it was a large Indian city on the hot plains just south of the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. ‘Big city in India’ was enough to put …
PHOTO GALLERY: Rewalsar, India- A Holy Lake With Monasteries & Temples Rewalsar is a small lake and community set in the lower Himalayan mountains of Himachal Pradesh State, India. According to legend, the Indian Buddhist teacher, Padmasambhava, often referred to as the Second Buddha, created the holy lake water at Rewalsar due to an elaborate …
Travel Tips: Options for Accommodation At Delhi International Airport Delhi is one of India’s main international gateways. Delhi’s Indira Gandi International Airport is also a major domestic port, with flights to/from just about everywhere in India. If you’re traveling through India, there’s a good chance you’ll fly into/out of Delhi at some point. If you …
Travel Perspectives: Maybe It’s Time for Me to Leave SE Asia? When I arrived in Nepal in late-September, I was suddenly struck by a very peculiar personal phenomenon. One that has continued unabated ever since. Now two months in the making, I’m still scratching my head over this one… It all started during my first …
PHOTO GALLERY: Triund Trek – Overnight Hike in the Indian Himalayas Triund is a grassy mountain meadow situated on a Himalayan ridgetop at 2842 M / 9325 ft. Triund is a stiff day hike up from Dharamsala, with an ascent of over 1000 M / 3300 ft. Once there, bare rock faces of neighboring high …
Travel Tips: Want an Easy Trip in India? Start in Dharamsala! Everything about Dharamsala is easy. Eating, finding your way around, safety, cleanliness, lack of hassle, getting online. In fact, it’s not any more difficult or much different from visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Bali or Nepal. Actually, I found it considerably easier than either Nepal or …
Travel Tales: Search for a Chicken Meal It took me three days to find a chicken meal in Amritsar city, India. I had come to this small northern city to visit the astounding Golden Temple, the most revered temple of the Sikh religion. To be more specific, I was staying at the Golden Temple, which …
PHOTO GALLERY: The Golden Temple of Amritsar, India The famed Golden Temple of Amritsar is the Sikh religion’s most revered & holy temple. Sikhs welcome visitors of all faiths, genders and walks of life to come bask in the amazing glow and ambiance of their shining temple complex. In fact, not only do they invite …
Travel Perspectives: Dreaming of Viewing the Northern Lights Earlier this year I wrote about my strong aversion to cold and how that’s been holding me back from visiting many places in the world and enjoying many wonderful cold-weather activities that I actually used to love as a kid. I pondered how I was ever going …
PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween Extraordinaire in St Petersburg, Florida Happy Halloween! For some unknown reason, the residents of St Petersburg, Florida celebrate Halloween with a special fervor. In the wealthy Northeast District particularly, home owners decorate their houses and properties with elaborate Halloween displays. Visitors can choose to be ‘killed’ by decapitation or the Electric Chair …
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! 
