Kathmandu, Nepal is crowded and hectic and noisy and polluted. And yet somehow I find myself liking it even more every time I pass back through between adventures further afield. When I got back from 36 days of trekking near Everest, I gorged on delicious Indian food that I hadn’t had […]
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Erdene Zuu Monastery
As a result of a series of Communist purges in 1939, Erdene Zuu Monastery near Kharhorin is one of the largest remaining Buddhist sites in all of Mongolia. All that remains after the purges are three temple buildings and a large wall of stupas that ring what used to be […]
Cheap Travel: Frequent Flier Points
Getting the most out of frequent flier points. – or – How I snagged over $4000 in airline tickets for only $427. I’m usually not one to plan too far in advance when traveling, but thanks to a (formerly) healthy stash of frequent flier miles and a lot of […]
Wind Horses in Flight
In Tibetan Buddhist culture, prayer flags are an ever-present reminder of religiosity in the course of day-to-day affairs. In every instance of this cultural background that I’ve seen, from the far north of Mongolia and south to the Himalayas of Nepal, I’d seen prayer flags fluttering everywhere but never made […]
Kathmandu Monkey Temple
In the three weeks I spent studying for the GRE, the only real tourist site I made a point to visit was Swayambunath, the Monkey Temple. About 10 minutes after I showed up, one of those surprisingly violent monsoon rains rolled in out of nowhere. After passing the time chatting […]
Impressions of the Gobi Desert
Travel at its best should always evoke such feelings. Mongolia has always struck me as one of the less considered countries in the world, and after months spent exploring places like SouthEast Asia and China I felt like I was being pulled to go somewhere a bit out of the […]
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.