Kayaking Palau What to do when you find yourself on an island chain in the North Pacific and just really need to get away for a while? Grab a kayak, hitch a ride, and launch out for the Rock Islands of Palau: As the rats chewed through the fabric […]
Tag: Oceania
Palau’s Jellyfish Lake: One Snorkel, Two Fins, Thousands of Jellyfish
In the “Most Surreal things I’ve ever done” department, Palau’s Jellyfish Lake is right up towards the top. Jumping in the water with thousands of jellyfish floating about would normally seem like a really bad idea. Those first few seconds, swimming into Palau’s Jellyfish Lake and its hordes of the […]
Photo Slideshow: Palau (R)
Photo Slideshow: Palau The Republic of Palau may be my new stereotypical tropical paradise. It has beaches, SCUBA, adventure sports, and plenty of trees to tie a hammock to at the end of the day. What more do you need really? Oh, right, rusty World War II heritage disintegrating back […]
Photo Slideshow: Micronesia (R)
Ever feel like you reeeeeally need to get away from it all? Yap State of Micronesia might just be the spot for you. A tenacious traditional culture, big ol’ Manta Rays underwater, and some of the most remote islands in the world. That’s Yap.
Canoe Races Colonia (R)
Ah, sorry, that should be canoe “races”. I stumbled across an International Canoe Race (between Yap, Palau, and I think the Marianas) one day as I was passing through Colonia, Yap. I like this picture a lot just because it manages to pull together traditional Yapese culture (the Bai in […]
Pictures of Palau – Islands of your Robinson Crusoe Fantasies (R)
Pictures of Palau Do you like pretty things? How about photos of Pacific Islands devoid of people and just waiting for you to camp on? I certainly do! I’m currently on a hastily conceived and constructed trip to Paris for a bit of light photography work, making up for all […]
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.