To celebrate being in Copenhagen, and the 4th of July, and most importantly being in Copenhagen for the 4th of July I decided to go with a good friend to one of my fanciest restaurant experiences in ages at Mielcke & Hurtigkarl. In an uncharacteristic bout of forward planning, we […]
Tag: Ex-pats
Qingdao Brewery Tour
Qingdao Brewery Tour The city of Tsingtao/Qingdao is, at least amongst foreigners, primarily famous for one very important reason: The Beer! Tsingtao Beer can be found all over China and through much of the rest of the world as well. If you ever sit down to a proper Chinese meal […]
Spending Time in Shenzhen
Spending Time in Shenzhen For the year and a half that I lived in China, Shenzhen was the base of operations. Shenzhen is very much NOT old China. In 1979, the city was a small fishing village overlooking the Hong Kong territory from across the bay. Since 1980, when it […]
Back in the SAR again! (R)
In what was one of my most fun trips to Hong Kong to date, I managed to cram in more excitement that ever before. Three out of the eight days I was there saw me hiking on Hong Kong island, one saturday involved a full-day boat trip to beaches I’d […]
The Many Faces of Tianjin (R)
Z! (R)
My first day in Tianjin and first full day back in China, I stumbled across this place: In a city known largely for its historic foreign quarters, why not an Anglican church turned cafe showing a Spanish movie with Chinese subtitles? Odd move, Tianjin. Cool though.
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.