LashWorldTour NEWS: My Interview About Teaching English in Japan for 6 Years Before I started my world travels I lived in Kyoto, Japan for 6 years teaching English in Kyoto and Osaka cities. That’s actually how I saved money to start traveling the world. Recently, Samuel Jeffries of Nomadic Samuel interviewed me about teaching in […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Malacca Malaysia
PHOTO GALLERY: Malacca Malaysia Malacca is a famous historic port town on the west coast of Malaysia. As one of the most important ports on the old Asian trading route, Malacca is packed full of historic buildings: restored Chinese shop-houses, colonial European buildings, temples, mosques, churches and forts. Today Malacca also boasts nearly 40 museums […]
10 Free Things to do in Malacca – Malaysia
10 Free Things to do in Malacca – Malaysia Melacca is a famous historical port town on the west coast of Malaysia, located about 2 hours southwest of Kuala Lumpur. For several centuries from the mid 1400s, Malacca was one of the most important ports on the old Asian trading route. It attracted traders, merchants […]
Travel Tale: How I Missed My Trip to the Dominican Republic
Travel Tale: How I Missed My Trip to the Dominican Republic I’ve never been to the Dominican Republic. Yet. But I came this close to visiting just one year ago. I did all the research. I made my whole plan. In fact, I made two whole plans. In the end, I had to give them […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Three National Parks in Utah – USA
PHOTO GALLERY: Three National Parks in Utah – USA Utah is a stunningly beautiful state full of amazing national parks featuring rock outcroppings, pinnacles, canyons and cliffs. They present a surprising diversity of formations and colors. I was lucky enough to visit three of them, namely, Canyonlands, Arches and Bryce Canyon. Of the three, it’s […]
TRAVEL INTERVIEW: Andi Perullo of My Beautiful Adventures
TRAVEL INTERVIEW: Andi Perullo of My Beautiful Adventures Gorgeous Andi Perullo is quite a remarkable, diverse and unusual young American woman. First of all, she’s a Chinese medicine doctor with her own wellness center in Charlotte, North Carolina. That’s already rather unique for a young American woman. But that impressive achievement isn’t nearly enough to satisfy adventurous, […]
Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 2 – First Week in the Amazon
Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 2 – First Week in the Amazon Safely installed in Ariaus Amazon Tower Hotel, perched on the banks of the mighty Rio Negro, deep in the heart of the Brazil Amazon, I promptly settled into my first week crewing Amazon Survivor. That entailed getting up at 5:30 am, a […]
10 Free Things to do in Singapore Chinatown
10 Free Things to do in Singapore Chinatown While Singapore is my favorite city in the world, the city’s Chinatown district is an area I have decidedly avoided for many years. Sadly the beautiful colonial Chinese shop-house buildings lining the main streets are buried behind a dense horde of tacky, chaotic souvenir stalls that clog […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Interesting Transportation In Asia
PHOTO GALLERY: Interesting Transportation In Asia Throughout Asia, public transportation takes many forms. Besides a plethora of buses and trains, you’ll find trishaws, rickshaws, tuk-tuks, ferries, horse-drawn carts and motorcycle taxis, among others. This photo gallery presents a collection of public transportation options around this intriguing area of the world SEE FULL PHOTO GALLERY ———————————————————————————————————— […]
Car Rental Overseas: To Rent or Not to Rent? pt 2- Cautions
Car Rental Overseas: To Rent or Not to Rent? pt 2- Considerations In pt 1 of Car Rental Overseas, I discuss the many advantages of renting a car to explore foreign countries. You’ll enjoy freedom, independence and the ability to reach more remote areas, among other advantages. In order to rent a car overseas, you […]