A political rally in Belgrade

Despite important parliamentary elections only three days away, our hosts kept the mood light. We snacked on sandwiches from a street cafe and discussed the phenomenon of Serbian turbo-folk music, a musical genre that gained immense popularity here in the 1990s.
(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

One night in Bangkok

07.01.2008 | Bangkok, Thailand
The popular book (and later movie) "The Beach" describes Bangkok's Khao San Road as "the centre of the backpacking universe."

On the coast

06.01.2008 | Marawila, Sri Lanka
Though the monsoon season makes going to beach less than ideal, we spent a day by the shore, relaxing and taking the scenes in.

Expatriates watch the Patriots

02.03.2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
No matter where you watch the game, the Superbowl loss was just as painful.
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