Learning capoeira

03/10/2008 | Location: Salvador, Brazil

After some opening remarks from professor Marcos, the students warmed up by jogging around the room -- in pairs.

(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

01.07.2008 | Puebla, Mexico

What happens when you combine a circus, a soap opera and dirty punches? You get this: Lucha Libre (free fight).

06.06.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka

We set out to explore the south coast city of Galle, including the Old Town and the Dutch Fort.

04.07.2008 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Following the locals, we procured a couple of bicycles and started pedaling.