This week I’m excited to present a travel blogger who’s been online since 2005: American Chris Christensen. To be more accurate, Chris is a travel podcaster, a slightly different form of travel blogger. He makes audio travel shows rather than written posts on his two travel podcast sites Amateur Traveler and This Week in …
MY TRIP TO BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA I arrived one fine evening in Brisbane on a train from Australia’s sparkling Gold Coast. That morning I’d packed up my tent in a campground startlingly hemmed in by soaring skyscrapers, then cycled along a peaceful inland waterway one hour to the train station, where I hopped aboard. I don’t recall …
PHOTO GALLERY: MODERN SHANGHAI ARCHITECTURE Once known as the ‘Great Athens of China,’ Shanghai became a huge international hub of trade, finance, and gangster activities in the 1930s. Today Shanghai is still China’s most international city, packed with an amazing array of eye-popping futuristic architecture, the likes of which are seen nowhere in the …
SINGAPORE TIPS: 14 MONEY SAVING TIPS FOR BUDGET TRAVELERS To repeat myself from last week’s Singapore tips: Costs of Visiting Singapore on a Budget: Although Singapore is my favorite city in the world, I have to admit to its one downside: it’s expensive. Even worse, every time I return the prices have increased, especially for hotel and …
Ilya Houben is a Dutch guy who’s crazy about Malaysia. He loves Malaysia so much that he’s created 2 websites devoted entirely to the country. Wonderful Malaysia is the English version and Veelzijdig Maleisie is the Dutch version. The Dutch one is his first website, which quickly became Holland’s most popular website on Malaysia. But …
MY GOLD COAST CYCLE TRIP After nearly 2 weeks hanging out at Byron Bay and spending much time with Denis, my then-German-boyfriend, I finally set out to cycle again. I actually hadn’t done any cycle-touring since the previous April in southern Thailand, where I’d been cycling down the west coast until I was picked up as crew …
stunning Helix Bridge and ArtScience Museum at twilight SINGAPORE PHOTO GALLERY: NIGHT PHOTOS OF SINGAPORE Singapore is a dazzling city anytime of day, with all its stunning architecture, beautiful harbor, riverside, and abundant greenery. At night, the city beomes especially dazzling as sparkling lights illuminate skyscrapers, waterways, shopping districts and night clubs. Check out this Singapore …
MY GUEST POST FEATURED ON C AND C FOOD TRAVEL BLOG I’m thrilled and honored that Mei of C and C Food Travel Blog has invited me to guest post on her site! For one thing, I really like Mei and her fun, upbeat, enjoyable writing. I’m honored to have my writing featured alongside her …
TRAVEL TIPS: COSTS TO VISIT SINGAPORE ON A BUDGET Although Singapore is my favorite city in the world, I have to admit to its one downside: it’s expensive. Even worse, every time I return the prices have increased, especially for hotel and hostel fees. In addition, in recent years the $ Sing continues getting stronger, …
ESCAPE FROM BORACAY… ON TO PANGLAO ISLAND After an excruciating four months living on ramshackle, over-developed Boracay Island and scuba diving daily on devastated coral reefs while observing divers grabbing coral, fish and marine life, I was practically ready to lose my mind. I opted for the saner option: at lonnnng last, I finally and …
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! 
