Istanbul Night Photography: A Traveller’s Guide Some cities take on a whole new feel when the sun goes down. Ulan Baatur seems a bit more dangerous, HK more rowdy, and in Baku the temperature finally becomes tolerable. Istanbul, though, makes perhaps my favorite transformation. The lights come on in Sultanahmet, […]
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Bosporus Cruise and Belly Dancers
Bosporus Cruise and Belly Dancers Usually I’m only will to hit a certain level of ‘cheesy tourist draw’ before I throw in the towel and head towards a café to read for three hours. I totally crossed that line, though, last time I was in town. One of the tours […]
Istanbul’s Golden Horn: A Tourists’s Guide
Istanbul’s Golden Horn: A Tourists’s Guide Aside from having a lovely name, Istanbul’s Golden Horn is also a great area to explore a bit off the tourist trail. Eyup Mosque and Pierre Loti Cafe both get their share of visitors, of course, but even these numbers pale in comparison to […]
Balik Ekmek: An Istanbul Institution
Balik Ekmek: An Istanbul Institution One of my ruling principles while traveling is “eat the street food”. In Istanbul this rule comes into play all over the place: kofte (meatball) sandwiches, fresh raw oysters (especially in Taksim at night), Borek (a sort of flaky cheesy pastry) for breakfast, and any […]
Kumkapi Waterfront – Istanbul
Kumkapi Waterfront Memory has a strange way of attaching a feeling to a place when traveling. I remember Indonesia’s tiny island of Raha, for example, as one of the loneliest places in the world. This has nothing to do with the island itself, really, but everything to do with my […]
Prince’s Islands: An Istanbul Daytrip
Prince’s Islands: An Istanbul Daytrip The Princes’ Islands, once home to Istanbul’s exiled elite and now the scene of a self-imposed summer escape from the city, had been in my consciousness for months before I finally visited on my 4th visit to the city. These islands, and particularly the largest […]
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.