10 Steps to Camping in Yap, Micronesia Looking for some small scale adventure in an out of the way place? Yap, Micronesia might be just the place. This barely-inhabited island country in the middle of the North Pacific is ripe for exploration, and best of all it can be done […]
Countries
Posts from or about various countries I’ve been to!
Salpa Pokhari: Holy Lake in the Mountains of Nepal
Salpa Pokhari: The Holy Lake of High Nepal I once heard a story, of a time long ago…. The lake, at the top of the Bhanjyang Pass into the Solu Khumbu region, is still a pilgrimage site for several of the religions that inhabit the Nepalese hills. The Rai people, […]
Hong Kong Temple Street Market
Hong Kong Temple Street Markets On one of those many “passing through Hong Kong” trips I’ve made over the past few months, I talked Matt and Liz (my two favorite HK residents) into heading out one night to the relatively well known Temple Street Night Market. Expecting a food street […]
Balcones Canyonland: Cactus and Rocks
Just a few quick pictures from a morning hike of the Cactus Rocks Trail in central Texas at Warblers’ Vista. If my mind’s eye evokes any stereotype of the typical West Texas landscape, it would include all of these things.
Shooting Wildlife in Nepal
Oh, calm down. Shooting with a camera, of course. Beyond being just a colorful chaotic embracing cultural destination for travelers, Nepal is also an excellent place to spend time looking for wildlife. Some of these would have been difficult not to spot (Tibetan snow-cocks and black ravens seemed to follow […]
Inks Lake State Park: Hiking the Devil’s Waterhole
Of one of my last few days of a Christmas visit to the US, after weeks of delicious food and lazy days, I finally managed to explore a bit of the Texas Hill Country-side near the northern suburbs of Austin where my family have lived for years. Of particular beauty […]
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.