Samba in Sao Paulo

02/16/2008 | Location: São Paulo, Brazil

As the crowd's dancing became more feverish, the guitarist, or violonista, calmly played away.

(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Brian Rogers / LongJaunt.com)

05.19.2008 | Bab Al-Hawa, Syria

Without Syrian visas we headed to the Turkish-Syrian border at Bab Al-Hawa with hopes of being admitted entry to our next destination.

05.28.2008 | Damascus, Syria

One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Damascus still has a vibrant buzz.

04.03.2008 | Moshi, Tanzania

Barely able to count it a visit, we leave Tanzania after a mere day in the country and head back to Nairobi.