Countries
Posts from or about various countries I’ve been to!
Epic Hindu Matrimony: Sita Bibaha Festival 2011
Janakpur exists mainly as a small provincial town of note only as the end of Nepal’s single railway line, but one day ever year it plays host to one of the wilder festivals I’ve ever been to. Sita Bibaha festival, a celebration of the marriage of Sita and Rama from […]
Trekking the Cho La Pass
Among the highlights of the extended Everest Base Camp Trek are the views from the Cho La Pass crossing in between Gokyo and Gorak Shep.
Gobi Desert Tourism in Mongolia
Gobi Desert Khongor Sand Dunes
Kathmandu Travel Highlights
Kathmandu, Nepal is crowded and hectic and noisy and polluted. And yet somehow I find myself liking it even more every time I pass back through between adventures further afield. When I got back from 36 days of trekking near Everest, I gorged on delicious Indian food that I hadn’t had […]
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.