The four of us have spent the last 5 days in and around the islands of Mabul and Sipadan, in Malaysian Borneo. Known throughout diving circles as one of the best dive sites in the world, Sipadan held up pretty well to the hype. Making me a little jealous are […]
South East Asia
Taman Negara
After a solid 4 hours of bus ride and 3 hours on a boat, we arrived from KL in Taman Negara National Park. Taman Negara is home to the oldest rainforest in the world, tribes living in the jungle in traditional communities, wildlife lookouts, caves, and a canopy walkway. As […]
Cambodian Killing Fields
5/17/2010 Choeung Ek Killing Fields Genocide Memorial; Phnom Penh, Cambodia The weirdest thing about this place is that in the midst of somewhere with such a tragic and violent past, everything is just so discordantly pleasant. Its shady, birds are chirping, and there’s somebody with a weed-eater somewhere nearby. This […]
Beng Mealea
The last of the places Tori recommended to me, Beng Mealea temple was on of the most overgrown and one of the largest temple complexes I visited around Siem Reap. Built in the early part of the 12th century, it looks almost as if it has been deserted since the […]
Koh Ker Temples
The start of first day with Sok was the Koh Ker temple complex. We went here mainly because it was a convenient middle point between the other two that I really wanted to visit, but it ended up being another of the highlights of my time in Cambodia so far. […]
Prasat Preah Vihear
Preah Vihear Temple, in northern Cambodia, is one of the places Tori highly recommended when we were talking about where I should go while I was here. Sak and I headed out early from Anlong Veng towards the temple. On getting to the base of the mountain where the temple […]
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.