For the Chinese New Year holiday my first year in China, I decided that my first extended solo trip would be to Southern China and on to Laos. Arrived in Laos angry over having to leave a motorbike at the Chinese border, a little anxious over being in a new […]
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Camping in HK
When you really need to get out of the big city, Hong Kong has plenty of nature as well. Four long-distance hiking trails cross the Hong Kong S.A.R., totaling over 180 miles. Some of these cross marvelous beaches and scalable mountains, my favorite of which was the stretch of the […]
Gili Trawangan
We’ve been in Indonesia’s Gili Islands for eight days now, mainly because we knew before we even got here that this place would be the perfect place to cap any epic trip. Instead of covering this by sites or by days, I’m just gonna blog about activities pursued in the […]
Gunung Bromo Volcano
In the middle of 4 long days of public transportation, a volcano to mix things up! Volcano! Sunrise didn’t work out due to intense foginess, but on the way back to our accommodation we did get to climb an active volcano as it spewed sulfuric gasses over a Martian-looking barren […]
Prambanan Temple
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Yogyakarta
Made it to Indonesia after a disappointing last night in Singapore, and spent our first full day wandering the streets of the city of Yogyakarta. A Sultan’s palace, old town, deserted palace, and plenty of photo opportunities with Indonesians (now that we’re special again…) later, called it a day and […]
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.