cow herders drive their herd down a country road near Hsi Paw town on the Shan Plateau – Myanmar PHOTO GALLERY: The People of Myanmar Myanmar is a huge melting pot of people from many different cultures: Burmese, Thai, Indian, Nepali, Chinese and many tribal people such as the Shan and Kachin. All these people …
Langkawi Tour Review: Bird Watching Tour with Wendy Chin On my request, Wendy picked me up at 7:30 at the restaurant where I ate breakfast. This was my second bird-watching tour with Wendy, so I knew she’d be punctual and well-prepared. Even so I was taken aback at how extremely well-prepared she was. Before we …
Travel in Myanmar 2013 – Update Many big changes have taken place in the past two years for international travelers to Myanmar. Exchanging money, arriving in Mandalay from abroad, prices of rooms and other services have changed significantly since the last guidebooks were published in late 2011. There are major changes in: * International arrivals …
Myanmar Then & Now: 2000 and 2013 When I traveled through Myanmar for one month back in 2000, I was so awestruck by the country that it quickly snapped to the top of my ‘return to …’ list. Visiting Myanmar was like stepping completely out of the modern world and falling into a different century. …
PHOTO GALLERY: Images of Myanmar Formerly known as Burma, Myanmar lies in SE Asia bordering Thailand, Laos, China, India and Bangladesh. The country is a kind of crossroads between the more Indian Asia & the Far East Asia. It’s a huge melting pot of people from its neighboring countries as well as various tribal people. …
2013 Guide to Arriving in Mandalay Myanmar Many big changes have taken place in the past two years for international travelers to Myanmar. Exchanging money, arrival in Mandalay, transportation to/from Mandalay airport, prices of rooms and other services have changed significantly since the last guidebooks were published in late 2011. I’ve written an extensive post …
Langkawi Tour Review: Evening Jungle Walk The company van picked me up at my hotel at promptly 4.30 as scheduled. We collected the remaining guests at their hotels en route to our evening jungle walk with Dev’s Adventure Tours. Jerome, our guide, was waiting for us when we arrived at Berjaya Resort. That seemed to …
LashWorldTour NEWS: I’ll be in Myanmar May 12 – June 12 I’m making this announcement because I’m anticipating very little internet access while I’m in Myanmar for one month! Hopefully I’ll be able to get online once or twice a week for a few hours… Enough time to post some new photos and travel updates …
Travel Tale: That Wonderful Thai Train Experience I’ve always loved taking Thailand’s trains. Then again, I love taking trains just about anywhere. There’s something about the rhythmic swaying motion, the clanketey-clanking sound of the train on the rails and the occasional horn blasts that I find very relaxing and pleasurable. What’s more, with train travel …
Travel Tips: 10 Great Thai Products I Swear By Since 1998 I’ve been in and out of Thailand so many times I can’t even count them any more. From 1998 to 2004, Bangkok was my ‘home base’ as I traveled around SE Asia and beyond. I’ve cycled southern Thailand’s entire east and west coasts as …
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! 
