Crete E4: Road Walking I woke up on Day 5 of my hike across the Crete E4 to a beautiful view down the Cha Gorge and a delicious breakfast of oranges and chocolate on toast. After a delicious start, my path descended down towards the Gorge and past wooded copses […]
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Antwerp Belgium: A Daytrip Guide
Antwerp Belgium: A Daytrip Guide Antwerp is a lovely city full of beautiful historic buildings with far fewer tourists than Brussels or Bruges. And yet, somehow, it just didn’t grab me the way the other two did. I was for once, glad I was on a quick daytrip through instead […]
Ancient Athens Agora – Acropolis and More-a!
Ancient Athens Acropolis and Agora Believe it or not, there IS more to Ancient Athens than just the Parthenon and Acropolis. I know, right? Whether you’re on a One Day Athens Itinerary or have an extended time to explore the city, Ancient Athens is where you’ll spend much of your […]
Crete E4: Cha Gorge
Crete E4: Cha Gorge On Day 3 of my Crete E4 adventure, I began to realize that trail markings are apparently not a thing standardized across the world’s trails. I’d ended up on the wrong side of the valley from Vori, just below the highway that wound up in the […]
Belgian Beer and Chocolate: A Food Lovers’ Tour
Belgian Beer and Chocolate: A Food Lovers’ Tour Some start-up travel blogger out there looking for their niche should really move to Belgium and start a website called ‘Beer and Chocolate’. Perhaps it was a product of Jonny and I hanging out in all the most touristy areas of each […]
Old Town Chania: Port of the Conquerers
Old Town Chania: Port of the Conquerers Stop and think for a moment about all the civilizations who have controlled the harbor city of Chania: – Minoans, one of the first major civilizations in Europe. – Byzantine. – Ancient Venetians. – Ottoman Turks. – Cretean self-rule. – Royal Greece. – […]
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.