Touching down in Kenya

03/26/2008 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya

City Hall, pictured here, is one of the few government buildings in Nairobi that reflects an architectural style similar to that of Washington, D.C.

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

05.14.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey

After passing by it in awe for a few days, we finally got up close to Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque.

03.12.2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Any trip to Rio is incomplete without a visit to the city\'s most spectacular vista: Christ the Redeemer (Christo o Redentor).

07.19.2008 | Chiang Rai, Thailand

In Chiang Rai, our final stop in Thailand before crossing into Laos, we met Sawad Dejprakune, a builder of wooden saxophones, and got s...