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On to Asia

    05/13/2008 | Location: Istanbul, Turkey
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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.

On to Asia

05.13.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
Today we took a ferry across the mighty Bosphorus to the Asia side of Istanbul.

The Blue Mosque up close

05.14.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
After passing by it in awe for a few days, we finally got up close to Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque.

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Amsterdam by day and bike

04.07.2008 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Following the locals, we procured a couple of bicycles and started pedaling.

Hamburg to Berlin

04.14.2008 | Berlin, Germany
After an eventful stay in Hamburg, we said goodbye to Ben and the house mates and caught a ride to Berlin, Germany's hipster cool capital.

China's big day

08.08.2008 | Beijing, China
Scenes from Tiananmen Square and downtown Beijing during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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.

The jaunt begins

01.01.2008 | Boston, USA
Starting from the historic Massachusetts State House, through New York City, Dallas and on to Zocalo in Mexico City where the long jaun...

Ode to açai

03.06.2008 | Salvador, Brazil
To say we merely like açai would be an understatement: we're addicted to it. This cool treat, unique only to Brazil comes from a fruit ...

Sickness Sets In

06.17.2008 | Ahmedabad, India
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...

Sarajevo to Serbia

05.06.2008 | Belgrade, Serbia
After just a tease of Sarajevo, we took off on a night train to Belgrade, the capital of the former Yugoslavia and the now independent ...

Downtown Villahermosa

01.12.2008 | Villahermosa, Mexico
Today the air got sticky as we moved on to Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco. After widespread flooding a couple months ago, the ci...

Quiet day in Istanbul

05.16.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
With a lot of work to catch up on, we took it easy today and only caught a glimpse of the Blue Mosque at night.

Delhi in a day

06.30.2008 | Delhi, India
After two weeks on the road from Mumbai we arrived in the final destination of our mini-tour of the Indian sub-continent: Delhi, the na...

Culinary Adventures in Oaxaca

01.10.2008 | Oaxaca, Mexico
From grasshoppers to mezcal to chocolate, we delve into unique Oaxacan treats that, for better or for worse, will give your taste buds ...
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