Travel Perspectives: Would I Ever Live in the United States? Many people ask me if I’d like to return to the USA to live some day. My answer is always a resounding, “Absolutely not!” with a vigorous head shake. Why not? There are many reasons, but the most important are: * The US political, …
PHOTO GALLERY: Boats of Gili Meno Island – Indonesia Strolling around charming Gili Meno island, off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia, for days on end, I was surprised to discover that many of Meno’s abundant boats vary remarkably in design, construction and size. At most coastal regions and islands I’ve visited around SE Asia, I’ve …
TRAVEL INTERVIEW: Stephanie Yoder of Twenty Something Travel This week I’m very excited to talk with fellow American, Stephanie Yoder of Twenty Something Travel. Like me, Stephanie has a very strong wanderlust and grew up traveling around the US with her family. Maybe that’s what spurred both of us to travel the world? In any …
BALI TRAVEL TIPS: Costs of Budget Travel Around Bali in 2012 Since I started visiting Bali in 2000, the costs of budget travel there have doubled to tripled. Within a decade, prices of budget rooms have jumped from 50,000 rp to 100,000-150,000 rp. Meal prices at local markets and warungs (local-style restaurants) have also mostly …
Working Crew on Survivor TV Show: pt 2- Life on Crew So, what’s it like being part of the Survivor TV show crew? I suspect you’re all dying to hear how glamorous life is crewing one of America’s most famous and popular Reality TV shows… So here you go: Yes, I did in fact get …
PHOTO GALLERY: Gili Meno Island – Lombok – Indonesia I’ve landed in paradise! A Robinson Crusoe-style white-sand island with thatched huts, no motorized vehicles, crystal-clear aquamarine seas, a fringing coral reef, ‘restaurants’ on sand and very few people. At Gili Meno I’m simply surrounded by the soothing sounds of nature: gentle waves lapping the shore, a distant …
Kayaking in Mangroves at Langkawi Island – A Langkawi Tour Review Have you ever visited a mangrove forest? They are fascinating ecosystem to explore. Mangrove trees thrive in brackish water along seashores close to the mouths of rivers and inland along those rivers. The mangroves’ root systems, which are exposed-to-the-air, create a dense maze both …
NEWS: My Second Guest Post Featured on Art of Backpacking! Man oh man, so much news for me lately! Guest posts, photo mentions, another interview, my featured article in print magazine, being listed as one of the Top 28 Blogs That Rock… rolling right along… Last week I had another guest post featured on one …
Travel Tips for Visiting Java Indonesia What to see and do in Java: “Visit Java for its scenery, natural wonders and cultural highlights. Skip the towns.” Java has lots of beautiful natural scenery, including exotic volcanoes, steeply terraced rice fields, flat rice fields, wide sweeping beaches, national parks, forests, plantations and mountains. Java is also …
Working Crew on Survivor TV Show: pt 1- How I Got Picked Up to Crew Walking along the shady road of a Thai National Park island one lazy tropical afternoon, an Australian man I’d met two days earlier caught up with me and asked, “Would you like a job?” “Say what?” He proceeded to explain …
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! 
