Today we got a taste of Germany's long and quite wide ranging history at the Deutsches Historiches Museum, Berlin's national history museum.

With such a storied past, Berlin makes for a interesting city to explore.

Today we said goodbye to Germany and hopped a plane to Rome, Italy.

Today we headed to the University of Hamburg with Ben, got some coffee, and went out for a night on the town.

Lebanon is home to no less then 19 different ethnicities - its capital city, Beirut, is no different and reflects a wide-ranging makeup...

After taking a late night, two-hour flight from Rio, we arrived in Brazil's colonial capital city, Salvador da Bahia.

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

After two weeks of family and exploration on the island nation of Sri Lanka, we headed north to India and the subcontinent's biggest ci...

We spent the day staring in awe at Iguazu Falls, an enormous network of waterfalls on the border of Argentina and Brazil.

After an all-night bus trip north from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, our friend Leila's adopted Indian home, we were all feeling a bit under the...

We chance upon one of the world's top chess tournaments while roaming Sofia and took a peek in.

Instead of paying for another night in (very) expensive Rome, we barreled on through to four in the morning to catch a train to our nex...

With beaches like these, we couldn't resist the opportunity to spend another day on the astounding beaches of Rio.

Today we got out of the city for some fresh air in the countryside. After a train ride and an hour walk through rolling hills, we made...

The popular book (and later movie) "The Beach" describes Bangkok's Khao San Road as "the centre of the backpacking universe."