In addition to random nature scenes, the area around Luang Nam Tha is also littered with small villages. Many of these are home to distinct minorities with their own customs, costumes, and cultures. Many are also relatively poor, living at subsistence level on the rice they grow and animals they […]
Tag: Rural Life
Anlong Veng
I left Siem Reap with a good idea of where I wanted to go but a weak knowledge of how exactly to get there. Armed with only a vague plan and a phone number written on a scrap of paper, I got in a truck to Anlong Veng. I couldn’t […]
Faces of Murghab (R)
Murghab is, in one word, remote. The closest big city is in another country (Osh, Kyrgyzstan). The nearest Tajik town is, at the moment, besieged by the military in response to problems with the nearby Afghan border. The road to town was built by the Soviet Army in the 80’s, […]
Faces of the Urgut Bazaar (R)
Mongolian Yak Rodeo (R)
The last night of a four-day horse trekking trip, Dan attempts to ride one of the yaks our host keeps in his herds. He is not successful, but I am amused.
Lost in the Desert (R)
On the drive from Ashgabat to the Darvaza Gas Crater and onwards to Konye-Urgench and the border with Uzbekistan, we stopped at a little village in the desert just off the main highway. I think it was called Yerbent, but even that I’m not entirely sure of. It seemed like […]
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.