Unreachable by road, tucked into a natural bay in the mountains of Southern Crete, and topped by two castles (Ottoman and Venetian) AND a little tower. That’s Loutro. Having walked for a week or more to get here, Loutro was an excellent resting point from hiking on the E4 trail. […]
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Crete E4: Paleochora to Sougia to Tripti
Crete E4 Trail: Paleochora to Sougia to Tripti The walk from Paleochora to Cape Tripiti is a mostly easy two days, and except for the trail right outside of Paleochora (which hits a small stretch of half-finished road) is a lot of lovely hiking. At quite literally the end of […]
Kumkapi Waterfront – Istanbul
Kumkapi Waterfront Memory has a strange way of attaching a feeling to a place when traveling. I remember Indonesia’s tiny island of Raha, for example, as one of the loneliest places in the world. This has nothing to do with the island itself, really, but everything to do with my […]
Crete E4: Elafonisi to Paleochora
I actually did the westernmost stretch of the Crete E4, from Elafonisi to Paleochora, as a one day round-trip from Paleochora. Which is a shame, really, because it means I didn’t get to spend any time on the best beach in Crete! By the time actually got to Elafonisi, it […]
Brussels Belgium: Travel Guide
Brussels, home to one of the most perplexing tourist draws in Europe, is the one city in Belgium I had ‘been to’ before. Compared to my half hour train transfer in Brussels Station in 2006, though, the several hours I spent in town this time were far more (ful)filling. I […]
Crete E4: Sitia City Overnight
Heading towards the east side of Crete to begin hiking the E4 trail, I was under the impression that the city of Sitia was somewhere on the radar of pretty big tourist destinations on the island. I ended up having to crash for a night here to wait for an […]
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.