About half an hour into a ride from Moron to Khatgal in Northern Mongolia, our minivan was suddenly in need of immediate repairs. Two friends and I (one of whom was a Mongolian who claimed to have been known as “Batman” when he lived in Utah years ago) wandered over […]
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Chasing Confucius in Qufu
The city of Qufu is super famous in China as the birthplace of the sage Confucius. Though he didn’t always fare so well in life, after his death Confucius’ descendents were promoted to nobility by Imperial decree. Qufu is replete with Confucian sites, but the big three are known as […]
Travel in Ulan Baatar
Though the between-expedition days in UB ended up being way more about food and coffee and wifi than sightseeing, there were a few places I liked. One in particular was the central open area: Sukhbaatar Square. Especially towards the end of the days, there would be rollerbladers, strolling families, or […]
I’ve been writing again…
Another article I wrote just posted on RumBum, this time about Yangshuo, China. Click over there and check it out, then let me know what you think!
Introducing: Mongolia
I expected Mongolia to be awesome, and it was even better than I’d imagined. I expected to spend a ton of money on getting awesome experiences out of the place, and accomplished the latter without having to spend much more than a trip through South East Asia. Most surprisingly, even […]
Qingdao Brewery Tour
Qingdao Brewery Tour The city of Tsingtao/Qingdao is, at least amongst foreigners, primarily famous for one very important reason: The Beer! Tsingtao Beer can be found all over China and through much of the rest of the world as well. If you ever sit down to a proper Chinese meal […]
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.