No experience speaks to me more of Dubai than riding across the Creek on one of the countless abra boats that cross between the two halves of the old town. I’d be hard-pressed to guess whether there are more abras or seagulls on the Creek, but while the birds will […]
Photo Blogs
Blogs told in pictures, rather than words. Ok, there are a few words thrown in too.
Neon in the Night (R)
My first day back in China, I spent mainly sleeping away the afternoon trying to catch up on the sleep I’d missed during a massive stretch of air -planes and -ports. I did, however, manage to wander on the way to dinner a bit, just long enough to find this […]
Lost in the Desert (R)
On the drive from Ashgabat to the Darvaza Gas Crater and onwards to Konye-Urgench and the border with Uzbekistan, we stopped at a little village in the desert just off the main highway. I think it was called Yerbent, but even that I’m not entirely sure of. It seemed like […]
Kyoto by Photo (R)
Kyoto by Photo
Canoe Races Colonia (R)
Ah, sorry, that should be canoe “races”. I stumbled across an International Canoe Race (between Yap, Palau, and I think the Marianas) one day as I was passing through Colonia, Yap. I like this picture a lot just because it manages to pull together traditional Yapese culture (the Bai in […]
Istanbul on the Water (R)
Istanbul: Better By Boat Probably my most liked parts of Istanbul (and, according to Pamuk, the warm beating heart of the melancholic city) are the waterways that cut in an around town. Like with the Star Ferry in HK or the Abras on Dubai’s Creek, there’s something special about seeing […]
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.