Kopi Luwak Coffee Luwak starts as any other Arabica bean, planted to a field and nurtured to perfect ripeness. In the villages near Bukittingi, this path takes a sudden detour from the usual. At night, when its nocturnal eyes hunt best, the civet cat emerges from its lair to prey […]
Tag: Nature
Deerest Nara
Nara has several large temples, cool sake bars, and decent hiking. But its mostly known for its deer. This leads to many different scenes. Some pretty stereotypically Japanese. Some that might be described as adorable. And some particularly carnivorous. Who’s in the mood for venison?
Hangzhou’s West Lake
One of the most famous tourist destinations amongst Chinese, Hangzhou’s West Lake is dotted with “scenes” named silly things like “Remnant Snow on the Bridge in Winter” and “Orioles Singing in the Willows.” Though I wont bore you, the reader, with all of them; there are a couple that I […]
Bago Snake Temple in Myanmar
Being short on Kyat and long on time for my last two days in Myanmar, I did a lot of walking around looking for something interesting. In Bago, I succeeded. I walked into this particular temple, and the resident monk was happy to show me around and point out the […]
Mt. Popa
What Bagan is to Buddhism in Myanmar, Mount Popa is to local deities. The road to Mt. Popa, passing through dusty desert most of the way from Bagan, changes significantly in the final approach into a beautiful green zone amidst the desert of Central Myanmar. The temple itself stands atop […]
Kandy’s Itinerant Elephant Population
The other memorable daytrip I made from Kandy was to an Elephant Orphanage outside of town. Having read and heard about two separate orphanages in the area, I ended up at the one I hadn’t meant to go to originally. As I talked about a few days ago, a big […]
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.