Istanbul Bosphorus Tours: Seeing A Ferry Nice City! (Read through for pictures and a short description of the Istanbul Bosphorus Tours I’ve been on, and skip to the bottom for recommendations on operators to travel with.) Istanbul really seems, to me, like a city meant to be seen from a […]
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Starting the Crete E4 Hike
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Istravshan Tajikistan: A Small Town with Big History
Istravshan Tajikistan: A Small Town with Big History There are times that, honestly, I can’t really explain why. A place just grabs me, without much of a clear reason way. Istravshan was, I think, one of those. Though of some prominence in Tajikistan’s history, today Istravshan is just a small-town […]
D.C.’s National Mall. The shopping is terrible.
D.C.’s National Mall. The shopping is terrible. The heart of Washington D.C. The center of the Smithsonian Museums, the Washington Monument, the US Capitol building where Congress meets, and so many of the most important monuments and government buildings in the country. It’s the center of the city for all […]
Samarkand’s Urgut Bazaar
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Burana Tower in Kyrgyzstan
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.