Alexander the Great and I? We have pretty similar taste in vacation retreats. Now, I’m not even gonna attempt to take credit. Obviously, through sheer luck of birth, he found Iskander-Kol first. I will say, though, that I think I did it in a little more luxury. Did Mr. The […]
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Istanbul’s Süleymaniye Mosque
Istanbul’s Süleymaniye Mosque Süleymaniye Camii is a little out of the way, but I love it. The neighborhood is beautiful if a little run-down, the building itself is awe-inspiring, and I seem to run into cool and interesting people in the area. Like SO many neighborhoods in Istanbul, this really […]
Beauty of Bukhara
If you ever hear me going on and on about some city in Uzbekistan that I love beyond reason, Bukhara is the one. I would go around shouting it from the rooftops if they weren’t so crumbly and I thought they would bear my weight. Make all the Borat/catapault jokes […]
Ala Archa National Park in Kyrgyzstan
A walk along the Ala Archa Valley Trail.
Ratm Fortress in the Tajik Wakhan
Like so many places in the world, much of the joy of the Tajik Wakhan is from the great people I met along the way. At the Ratm Fortress, just beyond the farthest one can go on public transport, I met this awesome family. I think I started interacting with […]
Rumeli Fortress in Istanbul
Istanbul’s Rumeli Hisari Fortress Pop quiz: A) This took four months to complete and spelled the demise of Byzantine rule in Constantinople? Q) What is Rumeli Hisari? Sitting on one of the thinnest points of the Bosphorus, the Rumeli Fortress was built by Mehmet II in 1452. By 1453, the […]
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.