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

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

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

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

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

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

We spend a weekend with our families before heading off to London for leg two of our trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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