A more up to date description of Belvedere Palace can be found at Schloss Belvedere: A beautiful site!. Go there for more of the practical info, or hang around here for a minute to check out some nice photos. Your call, dear reader! Vienna’s Schloss Belvedere What is Europe without […]
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Gold and Spice Souks: The Spicy Side of Dubai
Gold and Spice Souks of Dubai My favorite part of Dubai, just about the only part of town I’ve found that still has a feel of the old and exotic to it, is all the excellent market action. While nowhere near as chaotic as my favorite Central Asian markets, the […]
Istanbul Grand Bazaar – isn’t it grand?
Istanbul: Grand Bazaar I’m a sucker for markets, of every shape size color sound and smell. With a market in Istanbul styling itself the Grand Bazaar, then, how could I not go? In terms of a market, the places honestly wasn’t that great. I swear I only saw 10 different […]
Freud’s House in Vienna: Tell Me about your Relationship with your Mother
Freud’s psychology may be a bit far-flung for my taste at times, but he is rightfully one of Vienna’s most famous sons and obviously did a lot for the development of his discipline. Though I’d certainly never want to find myself on the guy’s couch, his former office and apartments […]
Vienna’s Naschmarkt
If you ever need to track me down in a foreign city, find the biggest market in town on the busiest day of the week and you will almost certainly see me walk through at some point with a camera slung under my left shoulder. Vienna is no exception to […]
Burj Khalifa by Night
There’s honestly not a whole lot that I like about the flashy new high-rise part of Dubai, but the Burj Khalifa is the one obvious exception. No matter where I see it from at whatever time of day, I always seem to go straight for the camera to try and […]
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.