Life is strange, sometimes, working as a freelancer. One day I’m in small-town Netherlands leading a bunch of 5th graders through windmills and then bam, two weeks later, I’m chasing an amateur racer top speed through the Egyptian desert on a 4-wheeler. This was perhaps my single favorite experience in […]
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Kumkapi Waterfront – Istanbul
Kumkapi Waterfront Memory has a strange way of attaching a feeling to a place when traveling. I remember Indonesia’s tiny island of Raha, for example, as one of the loneliest places in the world. This has nothing to do with the island itself, really, but everything to do with my […]
Crete E4: Elafonisi to Paleochora
I actually did the westernmost stretch of the Crete E4, from Elafonisi to Paleochora, as a one day round-trip from Paleochora. Which is a shame, really, because it means I didn’t get to spend any time on the best beach in Crete! By the time actually got to Elafonisi, it […]
Hitting the Trail: Issyk-Ata
One of the reasons Bishkek seems to be like such a liveable city? The multitude of options for hiking and outdoor exploration within just an hour or two of the city. Aside from the restorative properties of the little health spa of Issyk-Ata an hour and a half from Bishkek, […]
Brussels Belgium: Travel Guide
Brussels, home to one of the most perplexing tourist draws in Europe, is the one city in Belgium I had ‘been to’ before. Compared to my half hour train transfer in Brussels Station in 2006, though, the several hours I spent in town this time were far more (ful)filling. I […]
Crete E4: Sitia City Overnight
Heading towards the east side of Crete to begin hiking the E4 trail, I was under the impression that the city of Sitia was somewhere on the radar of pretty big tourist destinations on the island. I ended up having to crash for a night here to wait for an […]
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.