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Villages of Luang Nam Tha
In addition to random nature scenes, the area around Luang Nam Tha is also littered with small villages. Many of these are home to distinct minorities with their own customs, costumes, and cultures. Many are also relatively poor, living at subsistence level on the rice they grow and animals they […]
Arriving in Laos
For the Chinese New Year holiday my first year in China, I decided that my first extended solo trip would be to Southern China and on to Laos. Arrived in Laos angry over having to leave a motorbike at the Chinese border, a little anxious over being in a new […]
Camping in HK
When you really need to get out of the big city, Hong Kong has plenty of nature as well. Four long-distance hiking trails cross the Hong Kong S.A.R., totaling over 180 miles. Some of these cross marvelous beaches and scalable mountains, my favorite of which was the stretch of the […]
Gili Trawangan
We’ve been in Indonesia’s Gili Islands for eight days now, mainly because we knew before we even got here that this place would be the perfect place to cap any epic trip. Instead of covering this by sites or by days, I’m just gonna blog about activities pursued in the […]
Gunung Bromo Volcano
In the middle of 4 long days of public transportation, a volcano to mix things up! Volcano! Sunrise didn’t work out due to intense foginess, but on the way back to our accommodation we did get to climb an active volcano as it spewed sulfuric gasses over a Martian-looking barren […]
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.