Crete E4: Cha Gorge On Day 3 of my Crete E4 adventure, I began to realize that trail markings are apparently not a thing standardized across the world’s trails. I’d ended up on the wrong side of the valley from Vori, just below the highway that wound up in the […]
Europe
Belgian Beer and Chocolate: A Food Lovers’ Tour
Belgian Beer and Chocolate: A Food Lovers’ Tour Some start-up travel blogger out there looking for their niche should really move to Belgium and start a website called ‘Beer and Chocolate’. Perhaps it was a product of Jonny and I hanging out in all the most touristy areas of each […]
Old Town Chania: Port of the Conquerers
Old Town Chania: Port of the Conquerers Stop and think for a moment about all the civilizations who have controlled the harbor city of Chania: – Minoans, one of the first major civilizations in Europe. – Byzantine. – Ancient Venetians. – Ottoman Turks. – Cretean self-rule. – Royal Greece. – […]
Crete E4: Zakros to Vori
Leaving the village of Zakros for day two of my E4 adventure, I couldn’t help but notice the state of decay of many of the village’s buildings. There’s a lot of history to this village, at least if the tourism office is to be believed, but to a trekker’s eye […]
Athens Acropolis and Museum: Hanging in Athena’s House
Athens Acropolis and Museum: Hanging in Athena’s House There is, I think, very little I can tell you about the Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens that you haven’t already learned in a high school History class. Its a place to find ancient temples and statues dedicated by (and often to) […]
Crete E4 Trail: Zakros Gorge of the Dead
While hiking the E4 across Crete, most trekkers will see the beach at Kato Zakros as the long-sought end of their trans-island adventure, the final stopping point after several weeks on foot through Crete’s varied and beautiful landscapes. For me, though? It was just the beginning. With one last look […]
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.