NEWS: My Photos in ‘Capture the Colors’ Contest Get Shout by Two Judges! Wow! I’m amazed, thrilled and honored. Two of the five judges have mentioned my photo submissions to the contest! My ‘white’ photo of salt in Amed, Bali has been mentioned by Abigail King of Inside the Travel Lab. Since Abi is the judge …
PHOTO GALLERY: Amazing Architecture of Singapore Singapore is bursting with gorgeous and surprising architecture wherever you turn. Sparkling glass skyscrapers, creative modern designs, grand colonial British buildings, beautifully restored row shops, colorful temples of different denominations… Singapore has them all. This photo gallery presents a collection of my favorite bulidings in Singaopre, the best city …
NEWS: My Guest Post Featured on Go Backpacking Once again, I’m psyched to announce that I’ve written a guest post for a Top 100 Travel Blog. This time it’s Go Backpacking, one of the longest-standing travel blogs and one of the most popular for backpackers. And once again, I’ve written travel tips about my beloved …
How to arrive in a destination and find a room without pre-booking As a nomadic traveler, I prefer to show up in a destination and find a room after I arrive. I rarely pre-book accommodation. This has worked successfully for me for 14 years of nomadic travels. In fact, I’ve only been ‘stranded’ once, and …
TRAVEL UPDATE: First Impressions of Java Indonesia A few days ago I landed on the far eastern tip of Java, Indonesian by a one-hour ferry from Bali. We crossed a sea channel full of supremely treacherous-looking, churning waters. Right in the midst of an otherwise calmly bobbing sea appeared strange round water spots of incredibly …
NEWS: My Guest Post on Art of Backpacking Big news! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been accepted to guest post on one of the top 100 travel blogs on the internet! I wrote a travel tips post for Art of Backpacking: ‘5 Authentic Indonesian Foods You Wont’ Find in Tourist Restaurants’. It just got …
PHOTO GALLERY: COLORS I’m absolutely wild about vibrant colors! The brighter the better. Somehow, pastels and neutral colors have never done one thing for me. Soooo dull! But bright colors make me feel immensely happy just from looking at them. I can’t count how many times I’ve had a natural high solely from staring at …
LashWorldTour Entries for ‘Capture the Color’ Bloggers Photography Competition I’m hoping that everyone in the travel / blogging / photography sphere who wants to know about ‘Capture the Color’ photo contest at Travel Supermarket already knows about it: the deadline is August 29. Hopefully everyone who would like to join has had their chance to …
When to Book Your Hotel Ahead vs When to Just Show Up and Find a Room During my 14 years of world travels I’ve noticed over and over again that western travelers, particularly Americans and Europeans, seem obsessed with booking all their accommodation before they travel. As if that’s the only possible way to travel. …
TRAVEL STORY: DISASTER- MISSING RENTAL MOTORBIKE! I watched my burgeoning travel and blogging life disintegrate before my very eyes. I nearly had a heart attack as my heart thumped full steam ahead. My rental scooter was gone! I searched up and down the street in the area I’d parked it three hours earlier. A car …
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! 
