Ode to Beer: Visiting the Munich Hofbrauhaus I’ve been to Munich once before, of course, back on the first big EuroTrip in 2006 that exposed me to real travel and ended in Germany to see the World Cup. We even spent a few days in Munich, soaking in the futbol […]
Tag: Europe
Amsterdam MuseumPlein: A Visitor’s Guide
Amsterdam MuseumPlein: A Visitor’s Guide Every good city should have a thriving green heart, an outdoor space were people can gather and frolic and maybe even pretend for a moment that they’re surrounded by trees. Amsterdam, to its immense credit, has these in spades. East Park and West Park and […]
Munich’s 3rd Reich Walking Tour
Munich’s 3rd Reich Walking Tour Being in Munich, even during Oktoberfest, isn’t ALL fun and beer. The city has a lot of history as well, both as the long-time Bavarian capital and as the cradle of the National Socialist party pre- World War II. I managed to do one tour […]
Istanbul’s Golden Horn: A Tourists’s Guide
Istanbul’s Golden Horn: A Tourists’s Guide Aside from having a lovely name, Istanbul’s Golden Horn is also a great area to explore a bit off the tourist trail. Eyup Mosque and Pierre Loti Cafe both get their share of visitors, of course, but even these numbers pale in comparison to […]
Crete E4: Hiking Agia Roumeli
Crete E4: Hiking Agia Roumeli If Crete is a hikers’ paradise, the little seafront village of Agia Roumeli is perhaps the 9th sphere of Heaven around which the rest is built. As I’ve mentioned before, Samaria Gorge is one of the main highlights of the island’s impressive natural landscapes. Guidebooks talk of […]
Diamonds Museum Amsterdam – The Coster Diamonds Tour
Diamonds Museum Amsterdam Of all the touristy things I did during my several weeks in Amsterdam, I remember one as being the obvious standout lowlight. Coster Diamonds and the Amsterdam Diamond Museum. Some people really like this stuff, I suppose, and these places (just across the street from Museumplein) always […]
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.