REVIEW: LANGKAWI CABLE CAR AND SKY BRIDGE I love heights. I just love being way up high, anywhere: on the top floors of skyscrapers looming over cities, climbing fire towers in national parks way up above trees, making forest canopy walks up at the tip top of jungle trees, in airplanes soaring through clouds above …
This week I’m very pleased to interview a famous woman in the American TV industry: Lisa Lubin. Lisa is an multiple-Emmy-award-winning TV producer, professional videographer, and editor, who also happens to be a travel addict with her own travel blog, LLWorldTour… Hey, almost the same name as my blog! lol. Lisa loves travel so much …
NEW ADVENTURE: SEA JACUZZI IN LANGKAWI MALAYSIA Our catamaran pulled out of the harbor and headed towards the looming limestone cliffs and lush little islands popping out of the sea on the near horizon. I was amazed at how much Langkawi, Malaysia resembled Krabi and Phang Nga provinces of southern Thailand, where I’ve spent many …
PHOTO GALLERY: HUE AND HOI AN, VIETNAM The two adjacent coastal towns of Hue and Hoi An were two of my favorite spots during my six-week tour of Vietnam. Like Penang, Malaysia, Hoi An was one of the major ports of call on the old Asian trading route. It’s packed with an eclectic mix of old architecture: …
HUTTON LODGE- A PENANG HOTEL REVIEW I eagerly walked over to Hutton Lodge, promoted as a budget hotel and set in a renovated colonial building in the heart of Georgetown’s cultural center on Jalan Hutton. I’d already walked past the place once, so I knew it was a large pale yellow mansion, set off the …
I first noticed Man on the Lam travel blog last year because of his fantastic, fun logo: a box with a man running around inside it. That definitely caught my attention! But as soon as I read the first post, Raymond’s super witty humor had me hooked. I immediately added it to my list …
PHOTO GALLERY: Japanese Temples, Shrines and Castles I’m a huge fan of Asian temples in general, and Japanese temples in particular. So much beautiful and unusual architecture; so many intricately carved wall panels, beams, furniture and roof fixtures; so many vibrant colors. Japanese Temples, Shrines and Castles are visually stunning and incredibly varied. Often set …
MANGO TREE PLACE BOUTIQUE HOTEL- A PENANG HOTEL REVIEW On my way to Mango Tree Place, I couldn’t help but recall their charming website with its relaxing music and unique, interesting design. This unusual boutique hotel aims to ‘provide interesting spaces and unique experiences’. It describes Mango Tree as an ‘away home’ (ie. ‘home away …
BEYOND GUIDEBOOKS: PENANG CULTURE- LOCAL HOMEMADE SWEETS Because of its multi-cultural heritage, Penang offers an amazing variety of delicious, homemade local sweets: Indian, Malay, Chinese, and others. Most are made in little bakeries and pastry shops on Georgetown’s side roads. Yet I rarely see any western tourists eating these delicious sweets! I suspect it’s simply …
Today I’m excited to find out all about Adam Groffman- Travels of Adam– who set out to travel the world in 2010 and, after 15 months of nomadic travels, ended up in Berlin, Germany. Today we find out how Adam ‘contracted the travel bug’, what places in the world have had the biggest impact on …
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! 
