Exciting news for upcoming travel plans! Unexpectedly, I’m heading back to Hungary for a few days mid-February. There’s a big festival in the south that’s more or less a local little Mardi Gras celebration, though locally known as Busójárás and celebrating the local town Mohács’ Ottoman-era success in retaking their […]
More news, more Europe. After a brief respite in Kyrgyzstan we’re back on the road to Europe – this time for some photography in Hungary and Austria with a quick family side trip to Slovakia. Austria is a personal long-time favorite – check out the Austria archives to get a […]
Some of the coolest parts of Budapest seem to be those hidden underground. By day or early evening, the Labyrinthe on Castle Hill opens the twisting underground passages beneath the old fortress section of town to the wandering of visitors. Even better, for the last hour or two before the […]
In Budapest for my friend Oscar’s birthday weekend, we only had one day to really have a look around and do the touristy thing. With that, of course, we went straight to the heart of tourst Budapest: Castle Hill. Castles, churches, and statues galore; it was definitely just enough 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.