Veni, vidi, Venice

Expect to pay a pretty sum. Before sunset, the cost for a 45-minute tour is about $160. At night, it goes up to a stunning $200, according to a couple gondoliers we talked to.
(Photo and caption by Thushan Amarasiriwardena / LongJaunt.com)

Leaving Guatemala for El Salvador

01.22.2008 | Guatemala City, Guatemala
After a week in Guatemala we say goodbye to its mountainous terrain and head for San Salvador en route to Nicaragua.

Chiang Rai: Home of the wooden saxophone

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...

The stilt fishermen

06.07.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka
One of Sri Lanka's iconic scenes, the stilt fishermen of the southern coast are a captivating sight.
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