While Greg and Phil were off climbing a beautiful mountain that I wasn’t willing to shell out the money for, Jenny and I decided to visit the tiny and quiet country of Brunei. We had been warned by several people that the place was boring, but decided we owed it […]
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Diving Sipadan
While Mabul was nice, the real reason we were in the area was to dive Sipadan island. Described by Jacques Cousteau as an “untouched piece of art” and raved about by divers I’ve met all over the place, Sipadan was at the top of the list of places to go […]
Diving Mabul
The four of us have spent the last 5 days in and around the islands of Mabul and Sipadan, in Malaysian Borneo. Known throughout diving circles as one of the best dive sites in the world, Sipadan held up pretty well to the hype. Making me a little jealous are […]
Taman Negara
After a solid 4 hours of bus ride and 3 hours on a boat, we arrived from KL in Taman Negara National Park. Taman Negara is home to the oldest rainforest in the world, tribes living in the jungle in traditional communities, wildlife lookouts, caves, and a canopy walkway. As […]
Cambodian Killing Fields
5/17/2010 Choeung Ek Killing Fields Genocide Memorial; Phnom Penh, Cambodia The weirdest thing about this place is that in the midst of somewhere with such a tragic and violent past, everything is just so discordantly pleasant. Its shady, birds are chirping, and there’s somebody with a weed-eater somewhere nearby. This […]
Beng Mealea
The last of the places Tori recommended to me, Beng Mealea temple was on of the most overgrown and one of the largest temple complexes I visited around Siem Reap. Built in the early part of the 12th century, it looks almost as if it has been deserted since 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.