The beaches of Rio

02/20/2008 | Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Upon arrival at Hyldon's house, he invited us out onto the veranda for a brief tour of the local surroundings.

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

01.25.2008 | Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua

With the help of our guide Freddy, we woke up bright and early to climb up Volcan Maderas, the extinct volcano on the island of Ometepe.

01.27.2008 | San Jose, Costa Rica

Thushan's wallet was stolen today... not fun. In a dour mood, we attempt to explore San Jose, Costa Rica.

05.27.2008 | Qusaybah, Syria

Though our visit was short, we saw Lebanon go through a quite a bit of change in just seven days.