This is actually a fairly good representation of costs for budget travel through China. I stayed mostly in hostels where the were available, and had a good split between time in big cities and time out more towards the countryside. This also includes the visa, which is about $140 for […]
Tag: China
An Hour in the Air
For unreasonable reasons, I decided to fly back to Urumqi on my way out of the country. If it weren’t for Shanghai Airlines, I wouldn’t have been around Hotan long enough to this amused: So, perhaps Uigher/ Chinese race relations are still not so hot? As I wait for 5 […]
Sale at the Hotan Bazaar
As I wandered around the Big Bazaar in Hotan, Xinjiang province a couple of street (storefront?) musicians were gracious enough to give me the go ahead to film them playing. If I had known my flight would take off a day late, I probably would have stayed around to watch […]
Xinjiang Food
In so many places, new and exciting foods are some of the most tangibly exotic parts of being in a new culture. Xinjiang is no exception to this, and this time around I’ve managed to photograph some of the more exciting elements. Unfortunately, I apparently failed to get a picture […]
Train to Kashgar
Though I normally spring for hard sleeper beds when I have a choice, occasionally train travel in China is so popular that by the time I get to the ticket window to buy a departure a day or two away, I end up with a “hard seat” ticket. For relatively […]
Around Dunhuang
While Dunhuang is surrounded by beautiful natural and historical sights, many of them are quite far away from anything that I’d be comfortable calling a town or, at times, a road. So, I let myself be talked into taking a minivan tour to most of these sights on the second […]
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.