Crete E4: Lefka Ori Mountains Having been staring up towards Crete’s mountain chains the entire time I was walking the coastal routes of the E4 trail, it was with a sense of excitement that Kyle and I drove up rocky back roads into the heart of the White Mountains. Our […]
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Edam Cheese Village: Travelers’ Guide
Edam Cheese Village: A Travelers’ Guide On about the third trip I made to take pictures of a tour to Marken and Volendam, I just couldn’t bring myself to get back on a bus and take more photos of more tourists at more windmills. With dark skies coming in over […]
Amsterdam Food Tour: Going Dutch
Amsterdam Food Tour: Going Dutch It goes without saying that Food IS Travel. What a culture eats says so much about its history and preference, the Netherlands is no exception. In all the tours I’ve done while taking some photos for GetYourGuide, the food tours are consistently among my favorites. […]
Bosporus Cruise and Belly Dancers
Bosporus Cruise and Belly Dancers Usually I’m only will to hit a certain level of ‘cheesy tourist draw’ before I throw in the towel and head towards a café to read for three hours. I totally crossed that line, though, last time I was in town. One of the tours […]
Crete E4: Agia Roumeli to Loutro
Crete E4: Agia Roumeli to Loutro Leaving the most amazing campsite in Greece (at Agia Roumeli) is, in fact, a hard thing to do. First you walk for an hour on an unstable path over rocky beaches, then up a sandy hill looking out over the Libyan Sea. Having gained […]
Amsterdam to Volendam Daytrip Guide
Amsterdam to Volendam Daytrip Guide Volendam seems, from anecdotes I heard while talking to Dutch friends in Amsterdam, sort of like the Netherlands’ version of the South. Lots of stereotypes about inbreeding, hillbilly sensibilities, and just general backwardness. The butt of the national joke, if you will. (There’s even a […]
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.