Istanbul Sunday Pigeon Market One of the things I really like about lingering in places longer than absolutely necessary to see all the big tourist sites is that I can generally be open to a lot more aimless wandering. Instead of rushing from church to market to church, I also […]
Travel Words
BrandiDog: World Tour
After meeting a Swiss devotee of the game and playing a mad number of times in Indonesia’s Togean Islands, the Swiss girl (and so her board game) left town. Within one day, we had made a bootleg version so we could continue playing. Just a few days later, Greg and […]
Yap Field Trip Ship
Easily my favorite experience in Yap was the Yap State Field Trip Ship Halipmohol. As the only real option to get to the Outer Islands, it was my top priority for the whole time I was in the country. Due to an unfortunate cholera outbreak, the month’s sailing was an […]
Islamic Art Museum, Istanbul
Islamic Art Museum Istanbul I know it may seem like I wont stop talking about this recently, but I’m really stoked to be heading back to Central Asia. One of the first touristy things I’ve done in Istanbul is the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts. A lot of the […]
Kampong Glam, Singapore
Aside from eating through Singapore for a full day, easily the best part of my quick trip through town was finding the Kampong Glam neighborhood. There are very few things I more enjoy stumbling across in a city than traditional neighborhoods full of interesting architecture and studded with the occasional […]
Colonia, Yap: The Quaintest Capital Around
Colonia, Yap must be the calmest capital city I’ve ever been to anywhere in the world. Essentially just three or four streets that wrap around the lagoon and then wander off into the interior of the island, with cars but never really with traffic. Easily the busiest I ever saw […]
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.