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Citroen 2CV Paris: Classic Cars for a Classy City
Citroen 2CV Paris: Classic Cars for a Classy City Nothing says cool like a classic car. Cruising in a top-down convertible makes any city seem more beautiful, but doing it in Paris? Who could so no to that?! Perhaps this is something of a nod to the fact that between my […]
Kyrgyzstan Climbing Festival: Alpinada in Ala-Archa
Kyrgyzstan Climbing Festival: Alpinada in Ala-Archa The outdoors community in Kyrgyzstan can be counted on for nothing if not an embracing sense of community and a dash of craziness. With that in mind, I set off from Bishkek on the afternoon of April 30th to join over 150 other […]
Cook’N With Class: Making French Desserts in Paris
Cook’N With Class: French Dessert Course in Paris Paris is a beautiful city, but there are only so many Seine Cruises I can do before going a little bit crazy! While spending a few weeks there taking photos for GetYourGuide recently I wanted to schedule a couple of more offbeat and […]
Old City Vienna: Ten Reasons YOU Should Visit
Old City Vienna: 10 Reasons YOU Should Visit There are so many great things to do in Vienna that even after spending several weeks there over the past few years I haven’t but barely begun to scratch the surface. Not even counting the potential for short trips to the outskirts […]
Trekking Union of Kyrgyzstan – The Best Daytrips in Bishkek?
Trekking Union of Kyrgyzstan If I were to recommend only one thing to a newly-arrived expat to Bishkek that wanted to meet people and explore Kyrgyzstan a little bit, it would be to join the Trekking Union of Kyrgyzstan and tag along on some of their weekend trips. In winter […]
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.