CULTURAL INSIGHTS: CURIOSITIES OF SHANGHAI Even though I’d been traveling and living in Asia for nearly 17 years, when I moved to Shanghai I STILL came across some curiosities: funny, strange or unusual sights and experiences that I’ve seen nowhere else! Such as: >Dogs wearing SHOES! Yep, little doggie shoes on each paw, usually sneaker …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter —–>> Sailing into Brunei- Borneo, Malaysia CRUISING INTO BRUNEI COUNTRY Early one bright tropical morning in the South China Sea, I cruised into the tiny Islamic nation of Brunei. I wondered what to expect. Would people be friendly …
LIFE OF A MACKEREL FISHERMAN IN AMED, BALI Amed is a fairly remote, arid coastal region of poor fishing/farming communities along Bali’s far northeast coast. The entire area is collectively referred to as Amed but, in fact, consists of a series of small beach-side fishing villages, each with it’s own name and identity. There’s Amed, Jemeluk, …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> AMED BALI- THE REMOTE NORTHEAST COAST Amed is a fairly remote arid coastal region of poor fishing/ farming communities on the far northeast coast of Bali. The entire area is collectively referred to as Amed but actually consists of …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please‘LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> BALINESE HINDU CEREMONIES When visiting Bali, you’ll quickly notice that traditional Balinese Hindu ceremonies are an important, integral part of daily life on the ‘Island of the Gods.’ Such traditions are partly what makes Bali so unique and …
Gorgeous white sands of St Pete Beach ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA: JEWEL IN THE MUCK OF ‘VACATION LAND’ Amidst the vast sprawl of Florida ‘Vacation Land’ with its unending miles of hotel-backed beaches jammed with vacationers, gaudy amusement parks, and assorted tinsely tourist attractions, stands a charming city with much more depth. St. Petersburg, Florida is …
Dale Chihuly Mille Fiori (detail), 2010 10½ 33½ x 10½’ Chihuly Collection presented by Morean Arts Center St. Petersburg, FL Photo by Terry Rishel CHIHULY GLASS COLLECTION, ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA Have you ever heard of Chihuly Glass? I never had. Thus I was dumb-founded when I visited the Chihuly Collection in St Pete, …
PHOTO GALLERY: BALINESE CEREMONIES In Bali nearly a day goes by without one Hindu ceremony or another. Locals dress up in traditional clothing, decorate streets and homes with hand-made bamboo ornaments, and compose colorful baskets of fruit offerings which they carry to the temples. Quite frequently throngs of temple-goers completely fill the roads, …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> LOBSTERS and CHEESES and WINES! OH MY! – BEST FOOD IN AMERICA Internationally America is known as the ‘Fast Food Capital of the World,’ a reputation well-deserved what with the invention and global spread of McDonald’s, …
The new Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida The Salvador Dali Museum in Florida. EH? What the heck is a world-acclaimed museum dedicated to Salvador Dali doing in St Petersburg, Florida? Good question! After all, Dali was Spanish, wasn’t he? Yes indeed. So… what did Dali have to do with Florida? Absolutely …
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! 
