Mombasa's beaches

We arrived at the ferry terminal and found a huge crowd awaiting the next ferry crossing. Although the boat ride off of Mombasa Island to the mainland south of city takes only five minutes, there are no bridges and the ferry is the only way to cross the river here.
(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

Border run

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.

The Blue Mosque up close

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.

Atop St. Peter's

04.19.2008 | Rome, Italy
On day two in Rome we headed to Vatican city to explore the grandest of Catholic churches, the Basilica of St. Peter.
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