Another article I wrote just posted on RumBum, this time about Yangshuo, China. Click over there and check it out, then let me know what you think!
Travel Words
Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas
One of my main goals for the summer was to make a trip I had promised my little sister last year: camping in Arkansas. While there were any number of camping/hiking/swimming moments, I think a favorite for both of us was hiking in Petit Jean State Park to their keystone […]
Lhasa’s Sera Monastery
One of my personal highlights from Tibet was the Sera Monastery . In the mountains just outside of Lhasa and admittedly touristy, it was still a nice experience to be in a Tibetan Monastery at the heart of Tibet watching robed monks debate each other in Tibetan. Certain groups were […]
Namtso Lake’s Holy Waters
A couple hours’ drive outside of Lhasa, our trip to Namtso Lake was the only time Matt and I really got out of the city to any extent. A couple of pictures, here, of memorable people from Namtso: And of course, while at the holiest lake in Tibetan Buddhism, you’ve […]
Realities of Traveling in Tibet
I’ll readily admit that I had this whole fantasy built around the idea of Tibet, the way so many liberal-leaning Westerners seem to. I had also been living in China for nearly a year before I went to Tibet, so I had a pretty realistic view of the Chinese position […]
Jungle Hiking in the Mentawi Islands
Before we left modernity, our guide Ed said that we should bring lots of little gifts to hand out while we were in the jungle. In Mentawi, this mostly means two things: smokes and candy. Fully stocked and excited to go, Batiste and Joanna (a French couple I met in […]
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.