CURED BY ICECREAM- AKA BUS TO POKHARA- NEPAL As you may already know, Nepal sits in the Himalaya Mountains, just north of India. Anyone who attempts to climb Mt. Everest or other Himalayan mountains is most likely going to start their trek in Nepal. The two most popular trekking areas are the Everest region, including …
Do you consider ‘scenery’ to refer exclusively to natural scenes? Or would you also consider scenes of cities, buildings, urban landscaping, street scenes, nightscapes, and so on to be referred to as ‘scenery’ ? I’m really crazy about architecture and city landscaping, so I constantly find beautiful sights when visiting cities and towns around Asia. …
REVIEW OF CHEONG FATT TZE MANSION I’d been wanting to visit Penang’s famous Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion for ages. I’d walked past it several times over the years on my visits to Penang, peering over the wall at it’s striking cobalt blue exterior and shady front garden. Somehow I’d always run out of time to …
TRAVEL TIPS: GUIDE TO DAY TRIP AROUND CHARMING PENANG ISLAND Penang Island, Malaysia, is most famous for its amazingly rich cultural mix of Chinese, Indian, Malay, and European cultures. That blend is a result of Penang’s historical beginnings as a major port on the Asian trading route. Georgetown, Penang is now a UNESCO World Heritage …
This week I’m very excited to interview David Jr Hogan, the man behind Malaysia Asia, which is most likely Malaysia’s most famous, popular, in-depth, and well-read travel blog. Not surprisingly, Malaysia Asia mainly focuses on Malaysia, including big sections on Borneo Malaysia. He also has an extensive selection of posts on other Asian countries. Even …
I VISIT KATHMANDU, NEPAL Kathmandu is a unique, extremely interesting, exotic old city. It’s what I imagine a medieval city to be like, however close or far from the truth my imagination is? Kathmandu is almost entirely red brick: the streets, buildings, numerous city squares, temples. All brick. At the time of my visit, I’d been …
Vibrant colors, striking details, and sheer simplicity all make for visually stunning images. Here’s a collection of shots I call ‘eye candy’ for their visually arresting quality. Album I focuses on details. Album II will present scenic beauty. SEE FULL GALLERY
This week I’m honored to have my guidebook ‘Hiking in Bali’ written up by John ‘Jack’ Daniels at Bali Discovery Tours in their news section. Mr. Daniels, owner of Bali Discovery Tours, also writes and edits ‘Bali Update’, his weekly award-winning online newsletter about everything Bali: news, events and festivals, politics, travel and tourism news, …
Travel Safety Tips: How to Travel Safely pt 2: Education In ‘How to Travel Safely pt 1 : Attitude‘ I explained the importance of attitude, your own attitude, that is. Specifically, you should expect to be safe in order to be safe. That belief will lead you to decisions, actions, demeanor, body gestures, speech and …
REVIEW OF PINANG PERANAKAN MANSION A few days ago, I excitedly walked over to Penang’s famous and unique museum, the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. I was warmly greeted by their kind, friendly staff, who handed me an informative brochure. The staff had no idea I was a guest travel blogger coming to review the Mansion. During …
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! 
