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Crossroads of the world

    05/11/2008 | Location: Istanbul, Turkey
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Chess in Sofia

05.10.2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria
We chance upon one of the world's top chess tournaments while roaming Sofia and took a peek in.

Crossroads of the world

05.11.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
Arriving on a beautiful Sunday morning in Istanbul, we ignored our sleep deprivation from another night of train travel and followed th...

How Bazaar

05.12.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
Today we checked out Istanbul's famous marketplaces; the spice bazaar and the Grand Bazaar, which is over 500 years old.

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Hiking to Lopes Mendes

02.18.2008 | Ilha Grande, Brazil
We heard of a great beach on the other side of the island, so we took off into the forest, despite the discouraging clouds.

Last day in Nairobi

04.04.2008 | Nairobi, Kenya
With a couple more sights to see, Benard takes us around Nairobi and invites us to his home in the suburbs.

Rome: A walk about town

04.18.2008 | Rome, Italy
Rome is essentially an outdoor museum with free admission. Today we went for a little stroll, and look at what we found...

A brief taste of home.

03.16.2008 | Amherst, USA
We spend a weekend with our families before heading off to London for leg two of our trip.

Beirut or bust

05.20.2008 | Beirut, Lebanon
With no time to waste, and reports on the ground of an end to fighting in Lebanon, we head through the mountains to Beirut.

Chapada Diamantina

03.08.2008 | Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
Who woulda' thought that landscapes seemingly monopolized by America's Southwest could exist in verdant shades of green in Brazil?

On to Ilha Grande

02.17.2008 | Ilha Grande, Brazil
On just a couple hours of sleep we made the trek from the comfy apartment that we were crashing in inside São Paulo to the very rustic ...

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.

Palenque

01.14.2008 | Palenque, Mexico
Today we explored some remarkable Mayan ruins in Palenque, an hour south of Villahermosa

Reggio Emilia

04.23.2008 | Reggio Emilia, Italy
Reggio Emilia is by no means a tourist destination, which was a relief to us after braving the crush of vacationers in Rome.

The Gulf of Mexico

01.13.2008 | Paraiso, Mexico
Taking it easy, we just head to the beach to catch the sunset and see the Gulf of Mexico.

Mopeds, a map and no plan

07.09.2008 | Chiang Rai, Thailand
Did we mention we loved the mopeds? So much, in fact, we used them again to explore Chiang Rai and the surrounding countryside.
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