Diamonds Museum Amsterdam Of all the touristy things I did during my several weeks in Amsterdam, I remember one as being the obvious standout lowlight. Coster Diamonds and the Amsterdam Diamond Museum. Some people really like this stuff, I suppose, and these places (just across the street from Museumplein) always […]
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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 […]
Balik Ekmek: An Istanbul Institution
Balik Ekmek: An Istanbul Institution One of my ruling principles while traveling is “eat the street food”. In Istanbul this rule comes into play all over the place: kofte (meatball) sandwiches, fresh raw oysters (especially in Taksim at night), Borek (a sort of flaky cheesy pastry) for breakfast, and any […]
Zaanse Schaans Windmills: Travel Guide
Windmills of Zaanse Schaans: A Travel Guide You know what gets me about the Netherlands? They’re just SO DUTCH! Take the windmills thing, for example. Ok guys, we get. You’re master engineers, able to raise the polders out of the very seas themselves and convert them into useable land. There’re […]
Crete E4: Loutro and Sfakia
Unreachable by road, tucked into a natural bay in the mountains of Southern Crete, and topped by two castles (Ottoman and Venetian) AND a little tower. That’s Loutro. Having walked for a week or more to get here, Loutro was an excellent resting point from hiking on the E4 trail. […]
Walking Food Tour of Athens
Walking Food Tour of Athens: Greek Food for the Win There are a lot of good reasons to be excited about Greece. Beaches, history, and temples are all close to the top of the list. Taking the very top spot, though, may be one very important thing: FOOD. I was […]
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.