Crete E4: Hiking Agia Roumeli If Crete is a hikers’ paradise, the little seafront village of Agia Roumeli is perhaps the 9th sphere of Heaven around which the rest is built. As I’ve mentioned before, Samaria Gorge is one of the main highlights of the island’s impressive natural landscapes. Guidebooks talk of […]
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Crete E4: Samaria Gorge
Crete E4: Samaria Gorge Gorging on the Landscapes of Crete Samaria Gorge is, it seems, the most well-renown hiking spot in all of Crete and perhaps even all of Greece. As I mentioned in Athens that I would be heading soon to Crete for several weeks’ hiking, I was met […]
Crete E4: Ancient Lissos Ruins
Crete E4: Ancient Lissos Ruins As I descend down the coastal route of the E4, the ruined city of Lissos doesn’t look like much. I could see a couple of tourists on the tiny beach, the rocky outline of a small church, and what I’d hoped would be a functioning […]
Saronic Gulf: Hydra Island Travel Guide
Saronic Gulf: Hydra Island Travel Guide I only ended up visiting Hydra Island because I was spending a day photographing a Saronic Gulf cruise. Given how touristy and accessible some of these Saronic Islands are, I didn’t initially have very high expectations. I’d just spent 3 weeks hiking in Crete, […]
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. […]
Crete E4: Paleochora to Sougia to Tripti
Crete E4 Trail: Paleochora to Sougia to Tripti The walk from Paleochora to Cape Tripiti is a mostly easy two days, and except for the trail right outside of Paleochora (which hits a small stretch of half-finished road) is a lot of lovely hiking. At quite literally the end of […]
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.