Nasher Sculpture Garden and Museum I know I mentioned this when I was talking about the Fort Worth Stockyards, but I was really pleasantly surprised by Dallas/Fort-Worth. Not only was the area sort of culturally-interesting (see: Stockyards) but there was also a bit of Culture to be found. I think […]
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Reimers Ranch State Park: The Other Hamilton Pool
Reimers Ranch State Park: The Other Hamilton Pool ♪ You can always depend on the recommendations of locals. ♪ Not quite the same ring to it, huh? Truer advice has never been told in these pages, though. Take, for example, Reimers’ Ranch County Park. The Aunt and I had set out for […]
The Warm Embrace of Tajik Hospitality
Real, honest, open hospitality is a truly amazing thing. This tradition runs deep through the cultures of most of Central Asia, but in my experiences nowhere near as much as Tajikistan. Though there are some really well-run and welcoming homestays in Tajikistan’s Fan Mountains, they don’t quite cover the whole […]
Dinner With a Local Family – My Favorite Istanbul Guided Tour
My Favorite Istanbul Guided Tour – Dinner With a Local Family I know I’ve only recently decried the ‘proper-tourist-trail’ thing, but one experience in Istanbul left me thinking about whether or not a guide can be a good thing on occasion. After all don’t we oftentimes need a translator? Someone […]
Samarkand Uzbekistan: The Crown of Central Asia
Samarkand Uzbekistan: The Crown of Central Asia “For lust of knowing what should not be known, We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.” -The Story of Hassan of Baghdad, by James Elroy Flecker Samarkand is Timur is Samarkand. Though not the place where he was born (which honor belongs to […]
Old Town Khiva: Sweet Water in the Iqion Qala
Old Town Khiva: Sweet Water in the Iqion Qala I’ve written on here before about how Khiva is full of amazing people (who were amazingly patient with my attempts at portraits), but I didn’t really mention how incredible the Old Town (Iqion Qala) of Khiva itself is. This whole part […]
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.