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 …
TRAVEL INTERVIEW: Geraldine DeRuiter of the Everywhereist Travel blog, The Everywhereist, has been deservedly racing up the ranks of ‘Top Travel Blog’ lists lately. It’s great popularity is due to the quirky wit and humor of the lady behind the blog, Geraldine DeRuiter. Geraldine is an American woman regularly out traveling the globe with her …
PHOTO GALLERY: Arak and Tuak Distillery in Rural Bali Arak and Tuak are Bali’s locally brewed spirits, both made from toddy palm tree juice. Some distilleries are legally registered and adhere to regulations. Smaller, private distilleries which are owned and operated by local residents, also flourish around rural Bali. I was privy to visit one …
NEWS: LashWorldTour has been named one of ’28 Travel Blogs that Rock’ on All Colores Travel Blog I’m very excited to announce that Ayelet of All Colores Travel Blog has designated LashWorldTour as one of 28 Travel Blogs that Rock, alongside several of the Top 100 Travel Blogs on the web: yTravelBlog, Adventurous Kate, …
Wanderlust Hotel in Singapore: A Boutique Hotel Review I recently had the pleasure of staying in an exceptionally unique boutique hotel in Singapore. Wanderlust Hotel in Little India, is part of a collection of artistic boutique hotels. The theme for Wanderlust reads: “a left-field and totally experimental boutique hotel set to draw madcap voyagers and curious …
BALI TRAVEL TIPS: 10 Tips and Cautions for Visiting Bali Anyone who’s familiar with me or LashWorldTour knows that I absolutely love Bali, Indonesia. I’ve been making extended visits of the island since 2000, when I first discovered this amazing, culturally-rich tropical paradise. Of all the places I’ve traveled in the world, Bali is the …
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! 
