My Impressions of Phnom Penh Cambodia Leaving Vietnam to reach Cambodia entailed yet another day-long bus ride, this time from Saigon to Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh: three hours to the border, an hour for everyone to pass through Vietnamese and Cambodian immigration points, a break for lunch and another four hours to central Phnom Penh. …
PHOTO GALLERY: El Chorro and El Torcal National Parks – Spain One summer I visited my aunt and uncle, living at Spain’s stunning Costa del Sol. I quickly discovered that the region offers a surprising diversity of topography, scenery and important historic places. The coast lines the sparkling Mediterranean Sea and is dotted with lovely …
TRAVEL INTERVIEW: David Thompson of Dave’s Travel Corner Dave’s Travel Corner is literally one of the world’s first ever travel blogs, having been established way back in 1996. That also makes it one of the longest-standing travel blogs around, seeing as how most blogs got started around 2008 or later. Needless to say, I’m very …
Why Living Overseas is Better pt 2 – Lower Crime / Higher Safety Most Americans seem to believe the ‘world out there’ is dangerous- more dangerous than the USA. As far as I can glean, the average American thinks most other countries in the world have higher crime rates, poor sanitation conditions and dodgy living …
Working Crew on Amazon Survivor pt 1- Flying to the Amazon After working crew on ‘Survivor Thailand’ from May to August 2002, I was offered a position on the ‘Dream Team’ for Survivor Amazon starting in mid-October in the Brazilian Amazon. At the time I was vacationing in Bali. Before heading off to Brazil, I …
PHOTO GALLERY: Gorgeous Temples of Thailand Although Thai temples do have several distinctive features that immediately identify them as Thai, the variety of styles, architectural features, detailing and colors is quite surprising. You’ll find gilded temples, colored glass mosaic temples, white temples, stupas, Chinese Thai temples and others. This photo gallery presents an assortment of Thai temple styles …
Kuala Lumpur City Walking Tour: A Review In 2012 I discovered the great merits and fun of joining small localized specialty tours. Until recently, I’d generally avoided them, even scoffed. “I’m an independent traveler! I don’t need to join a tour. I can manage on my own. I don’t want to be herded around like …
LashWorldTour Best Travel Tips of 2012 My ongoing series, ‘10 Free Things to do in…‘ destinations around the globe, include many of my most viewed, most commented on, and most popular posts on LashWorldTour. I currently have 18 posts dedicated to free things to do in various cities and regions. People pop in to LashWorldTour from search …
Travel Bloggers Best Dozen Project To kick off the new year I’ve come up with a fun project for all us travel bloggers, a project that should be equally fun and beneficial for our readers and fans as well. Most, if not all, bloggers have recently conscientiously reflected back on 2012: their best (and worst?) travel …
LashWorldTour Best Photo Galleries of 2012 I was happy to note that my photography skills improved vastly in 2012. The improvements were due to many factors, the most significant of which was reading and applying Bethany Salvon’s photo guidebook Getting Out of Auto. Her book got me quickly and easily shooting in manual mode for the first …
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! 
