Exploring Istanbul’s Fatih Neighborhood Does anybody else walk around new cities wondering in the back of their minds where the coolest spot to get an apartment for a few months would be? No? In Istanbul the Fatih neighborhood is without doubt the choice so far. The name means ‘conquerer’ and […]
Countries
Posts from or about various countries I’ve been to!
Shakrisabz Uzbekistan: The House of Timur
Shakrisabz Uzbekistan: The House of Timur I’ve been to Shakrisabz before, but with a new camera and lots of free time in Uzbekistan I thought it might be worth a go. Then I saw a magazine article about the Katta Langar mausoleum outside of town, and I was sold. Shakrisabz […]
A Visit to the Bishkek Philharmonia
A Visit to the Bishkek Philharmonia: Culture Night in the Land of Manas I’m not just all about travel, you know. I’m also, like, cultured and stuff! Which is how I ended up at a sweet gala show in the Bishkek Philharmonic building. To be honest, I had no idea […]
Black Sea Jazz Fest
In what seems to be an awesome and ongoing theme in my travels I stumbled across yet another music festival, this time in Batumi (Georgia). Though I made it to a couple of events from the Festival, by far my favorite was Men In Brass, a German brass band that […]
UNESCO site at Sarazm
Central Asia is old. Old like “cradle of civilizations” old. Of all the old, though, the proto-urban site of Sarazm is perhaps the first of them all. Estimates suggest that Sarazm was settled over six THOUSAND years ago. You know what North America looked like then? A big forest. Sarazm […]
Anadolu Kavegi: The Far End of the the Bosphorus
About as far away from Istanbul as it could be and still be an ‘Istanbul’ trip, the Anadolu Kavegi sits right on the end of the Bosphorus overlooking the Black Sea beyond. While the fort atop the hill is a pretty obvious draw it is not, to my mind, the […]
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.