PHOTO GALLERY: Traditional Boats of Asia Asia is a vast continent with a huge diversity of countries and cultures. One thing most have in common is a lot of water. Many are island nations. Others have long coastlines. Still others harbor long rivers or large lakes. All that water means boats. All sorts of boats: …
LashWorldTour News: I’ve Been Dubbed the ‘Pink Nomad’ Yep, Anuradha of Anuradha Goyal Travels has dubbed me the ‘Pink Nomad’! What a great nickname. Thanks, Anuradha! :)) This was all part of an interview Anuradha did with me, focused on my adventurous travel spirit. She explained when she sent me the interview that she was …
How to Afford Long-Term World Travel pt 2 – How I Do It The most frequent question hopeful world travelers ask me is how I can afford travelling the world, especially long-term. This seems to be the major question asked not only to myself, but to many other travel bloggers and long-term world travelers. As …
My First Impressions of Sri Lanka My first glimpses of Sri Lanka appeared through my plane window. They revealed a sea of dense green. Thick tropical forests and tea bushes rolled over gentle hills in every direction to the horizon. No cities or towns marred the beautiful unending sea of green. Not even many houses …
Alor Setar – Malaysia Alor Setar is a small but important city in the far northwest corner of Malaysia, just 30 km from the border of Thailand. Not surprisingly, some Thai influence is found in the city, including several Thai temples. When I visited I didn’t actually come across any Thai restaurants, shops or people. …
Asia’s Amazing Shopping Malls Let me start this article by qualifying that I am not into shopping. At all. For instance, whenever making plans with friends or on my own, I would never come up with the idea, “Hey, let’s go shopping!”. Not gonna happen. I’m much more inclined to head outdoors for hiking or …
How to Afford Long-Term World Travel pt 1 – The Three Components The most frequent question hopeful world travelers ask me is how I can afford to travel the world, especially long-term. This seems to be the major question asked not only to myself, but to many other travel bloggers and long-term world travelers. Everyone …
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 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 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 …
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! 
