Surfing in Jaco

01/29/2008 | Location: Jaco, Costa Rica

WIth manageable waves along the shore, and larger ones farther out, the waters are prime for bathing if you're mindful of the strong rip tide.

(Photo and caption by Thushan Amarasiriwardena / LongJaunt.com)

07.17.2008 | Bangkok, Thailand

The Siam Paragon, in Bangkok's city center, is one of Southeast Asia's largest, state-of-the-art shopping centers. As we discovered af...

07.09.2008 | Chiang Rai, Thailand

Did we mention we loved the mopeds? So much, in fact, we used them again to explore Chiang Rai and the surrounding countryside.

08.08.2008 | Beijing, China

Scenes from Tiananmen Square and downtown Beijing during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics.