Beaches of Crete One of the benefits of spending so much time hiking the southern coast of Crete is coming across some pretty spectacular beaches. Some of these, like Loutro and Sweetwater, and pretty well-known and well visited. Others, like the amazing stretch of sand at Dhomata Bay, seemed like […]
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Delphi Temple: Oracle Bones and Apollonic Visions
Delphi Temple: Oracle Bones and Apollonic Visions The Delphic Oracle and Temple of Apollo is, to my mind, perhaps the second most famous remnant of Ancient Greek civilization (behind the Parthenon, of course!) OF course, then, I connived a way to get out and see it during the first week […]
Likos Akrogiali: The Coziest Taverna in Crete
Likos Akrogiali: The Coziest Taverna in Crete I realize I’m starting right at the end here, but by the time Kyle and I finished what ended up being nearly three weeks of hiking for me in Crete, I needed a cozy place to hang out and a comfortable bed to […]
Walking Food Tour of Athens
Walking Food Tour of Athens: Greek Food for the Win There are a lot of good reasons to be excited about Greece. Beaches, history, and temples are all close to the top of the list. Taking the very top spot, though, may be one very important thing: FOOD. I was […]
Pierre Loti Cafe above Eyup
Pierre Loti Cafe above Eyup Inexplicably, the Pierre Loti Cafe way out in the Eyup district is meant to be a pretty common tourist attraction. While the view from the hilltop cafe and attached tram are nice, I found the cemetery and mosque down the hill far more interesting to […]
Cape Sounion and Poseidon’s Temple
Ok, so I admit that maybe it was a mistake not getting to Greece sooner than I have. After all, as far back as my sophomore and junior years of college I’ve had friends that visited and were in love with the experience and the beaches and the food 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.