Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day Holiday: Celebrating Nomad Style Holidays are always an awesome time to travel, and Independence Day is a particularly fine festivity. No matter whether Hot Dogs and Fireworks for the 4th of July in the US or Military Parades on Bastille Day in Paris, Independence Day holidays are […]
Tag: Festival
To the Kyrgyzstan Military Forces: Happy 22nd Anniversary!
Kyrgyzstan Military Forces 22nd Anniversary It isn’t every day I happen across a bunch of APCs and Mortars just hanging out in the middle of town. Given that it isn’t Victory Day or Defenders of the Fatherland Day and there doesn’t seem to be a revolution on, what could the occasion […]
Oktoberfest in Munich: Travel Guide to the Biggest Little Beerfest in the World
Oktoberfest in Munich: Travel Guide to the Biggest Little Beerfest in the World Oktoberfest is a thing that needs no introduction, of course. You already know the focus is beer (on horses!), traditional Bavarian clothes and lots and lots of sausage stands to keep it all in one piece. Beer […]
Kyrgyzstan Horse Games: An Introduction
Kyrgyzstan Horse Games: An Introductory Guide You know what I could legitimately do three times a week in Central Asia and never get bored with it? Sit around and watch horse games. By the time I FINALLY made it to the Bishkek Hippodrome on Victory Day, we’d missed all but […]
Uzbekistan’s Elliq Qala: Sandcastles Gone Wild
Uzbekistan’s Elliq Qala: Sandcastles Gone Wild Deep in the sands of Uzbekistan lies the Elliq Qala, or “50 Castles.” This “Golden Ring of Ancient Khorezm” is, rightly, one of the most widely touted tourist destinations in all of Central Asia. Though 20 ruins have been unearthed to date, this Land […]
Black Sea Jazz Fest
In what seems to be an awesome and ongoing theme in my travels I stumbled across yet another music festival, this time in Batumi (Georgia). Though I made it to a couple of events from the Festival, by far my favorite was Men In Brass, a German brass band that […]
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.