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A Visit To Mangueira

    02/22/2008 | Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rio from the top of Pao de Acucar

02.21.2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro's skyline is dominated, not with buildings, but with impressive mountains like Pão de Açúcar. We went to the top of it t...

A Visit To Mangueira

02.22.2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The gang pays a visit to the Velha Guarda da Mangueira

Visiting the City of God

02.23.2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On Saturday afternoon we visited Brazilian hip-hop artist, filmmaker and author MV Bill in the neighborhood where he was raised and sti...

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Moshi and Mt. Kilimanjaro

04.02.2008 | Moshi, Tanzania
A bumpy bus ride-safari brought us to Moshi, Tanzania and a chance to see a glimpse of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Sarajevo to Serbia

05.06.2008 | Belgrade, Serbia
After just a tease of Sarajevo, we took off on a night train to Belgrade, the capital of the former Yugoslavia and the now independent ...

Last Day in Brazil

03.13.2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
We bid farewell to Brazil and head back to New York City.

Chapada Diamantina

03.08.2008 | Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
Who woulda' thought that landscapes seemingly monopolized by America's Southwest could exist in verdant shades of green in Brazil?

Street advertising

06.20.2008 | Ahmedabad, India
Think you've seen it all? We did to, until this camel drawn mobile billboard walked right by us in Ahmedabad.

Crowds of Mumbai

06.15.2008 | Mumbai, India
Our first full day in Mumbai was a perfect introduction to India. Here we joined two old friends, Leila and Sam, and took to the stree...

São Joaquim market

03.03.2008 | Salvador, Brazil
On Monday we headed to São Joaquim market, the city's largest open air bazaar. The market is located in the lower city, right along th...

On to Galle

06.05.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka
We hop on a train and head to the south coast city of Galle

Mopeds, a map and no plan

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.

The celebration continues

05.26.2008 | Beirut, Lebanon
On the heels of a fresh power-sharing agreement and the election of a new president, the Lebanese begin a stretch of celebrating their ...

Amsterdam to Hamburg

04.09.2008 | Hamburg, Germany
We took a high speed train west toward the German port city of Hamburg. Once there, we met up with Brian and Ben Stephan, our German h...

Chinese food in Mexico

01.15.2008 | San Christobal, Mexico
We get on yet another bus and start our 20 hour trek to Guatemala, but not without one last meal in Mexico - Chinese food for dinner.
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