PHOTO GALLERY: Lash at Halloween Growing up in the USA, Halloween was always my favorite holiday. I just love getting dressed up, and Halloween allowed my imagination to run wild and come up with the most outrageous costumes. Such fun! Then of course, getting a sack full of tasty candy was exciting too. My sweets …
How to Learn English Survey Recently I was contacted by Kaplan English schools about a very interesting survey they conducted on How to Learn English. In the survey, they asked hundreds of people their opinions on the best ways to learn English and whether any media like movies, TV, music, computer games or comics had …
TRAVEL TIPS: Back-up Plans for Accessing Money with ATMs Problems How do you access money while you’re traveling overseas? Do you rely on ATM machines? Credit cards? Cash or travelers checks to exchange money into local currencies? Do you have a back-up plan? ATM machines: I have to admit that I rely almost entirely …
Working Crew on Survivor TV Show: pt 3 – Mishaps and Misadventures Behind Scenes In my last Thailand Survivor update, Crew Life, I left off in the thick of frenzy busyness. My immediate supervisor, Wendy, and I were running around doing the work of three people, since Wendy’s immediate boss had quit a few days …
PHOTO GALLERY: Lombok Island – Indonesia Mountainous Lombok island lies just east of Bali. It’s a much more laid-back, quieter sister island. Lombok’s topography varies tremendously, including lush mountainous forests with plunging waterfalls, scenic coastlines of headlands interspersed with sweeping bays, empty beaches, flat rice fields and dry scrubby hills, all looked over by volcanic …
TRAVEL INTERVIEW with Tony Eitnier of Contemporary Nomad Tony and Thomas have been out traveling the world nomadically since 2007, when they packed up their lives in Germany and hit the road. They first caught my attention with their beautiful site, ContemporaryNomad, that quickly became one of my favorite blog designs and collection of photo …
10 More Free Things to do in Singapore (pt 3) Just when I think Singapore can’t get any better, I visit again and discover even more great places to go and things to do. Some are things I just hadn’t yet discovered. But most are new places, new events or new activities that have been …
Where is Borneo? Here’s a question for you: Do you know where Borneo is? Is it some far-flung South Pacific island? Is it set deep in the heart of African jungles? Part of exotic Asia? Perhaps hidden in rugged South America? Further, do you know if Borneo is its own independent nation or part of …
PHOTO GALLERY: Beautiful Mosques Around SE Asia Most countries in SE Asia are predominantly Buddhist, while maintaining laws for freedom of religion. Therefore, scattered throughout each country are people of many other faiths, including Christians, Muslims and Hindus among others. On the other hand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei are three predominantly Muslim countries located in the …
REVIEW: National Museum of Singapore Last time I visited Singapore I discovered a remarkably captivating state-of-the-art history museum. Yes, history museum! I kid you not. I know, I know ‘captivating’ and ‘exciting’ are not usually the first words that pop into most people’s minds at the thought of a history museum. So to best illustrate …
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! 
