Aside from budgetary concerns, another issue that seems to come up regularly is how once can carry enough “stuff” to last for months of traveling. I had actually promised my aunt, who talks about coming to travel with me for a month later in the year, that at some point […]
Travel Tips
Budget: Moldova
Moldova actually felt a bit pricier than Ukraine, though looking at this it overall shouldn’t have been. Though I couchsurfed for all but the first night (because nobody wants to receive a guest at 4am), there was a pretty nice hostel in Chishinau for 100 Lei/ night. I’m told that […]
Budget: China Travel
This is actually a fairly good representation of costs for budget travel through China. I stayed mostly in hostels where the were available, and had a good split between time in big cities and time out more towards the countryside. This also includes the visa, which is about $140 for […]
Budget: Kazakhstan (R)
This budget is a bit lower than might be expected, because I Couchsurfed for the 11 days I spent in Almaty waiting for an Uzbekistan visa. An expensive city, having had to pay for a hotel there would have significantly increased the overall cost of Kazakhstan. Also note that the […]
An Abu Dhabi Tour: Emirate Al Emirates (R)
Abu Dhabi Tour The Emirates (pretty much as a whole) isn’t exactly my thing. It feels all about ostentation ‘bling’ and spending and consumption and less about connecting with people and seeing much of local culture. My last trip through there started to change my attitude on this a little […]
TX BBQ! (R)
One of the greatest things about going back to visit America, from a travel perspective anyways, is actually some of the food. A lot of non-Americans refuse to believe this, but while there may not be much “American food” as a typical cuisine there are certainly delicious regional specialties all […]
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.