Food in Dubai: A Traveler’s Guide Dubai is not traditionally a backpacker favorite. Despite perceptions of being overpriced and obscenely flashy, though, I’ve come to find myself looking forward to infrequent passes through the Emirates for exactly one reason: the FOOD in Dubai. The wealth of cuisines available in the Emirates, […]
Kulikalon Camping: There and Back Again You can, it turns out, go back again; even just for Kulikalon Camping. Camping in the Kulikalon Valley in the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan stands out as one of my favorite memories of traveling in Central Asia from my first long journey through the […]
Year in Photos: 2018 Is it already time again for the annual blog post? My, how it passes quickly. It feels like 2018 was another banner year, full of fulfilling projects and exciting travels and a lot of time with friends across the globe. (Apologies to my family, who I […]
Exploring Mexico: San Luis Potosi As a relatively well-traveled American, there’s a major lack of depth on my travel CV that I still find is almost impossible to reconcile: Mexico. I’ve visited once, my first summer back from living in Asia, teaming up with a good friend from college to […]
Year in Photos: 2017 I know I say this every year, but y’all, what a year 2017 was. Three or four months of road-tripping across two different countries. Awesome professional projects, some new and some old. A fair bit of hiking (though never enough!). Last-minute birthday trip to Siberia. And […]
Austrian Radio Interview: Kyrgyzstan Edition In what seems to be an ongoing series of interviews with Radio FM4 in Vienna, I spoke with their team at the end of March about travel opportunities in Kyrgyzstan as a representative of Lonely Planet. Having been based here off and on since […]
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.