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Border run

    05/19/2008 | Location: Bab Al-Hawa, Syria
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The city of two names

05.18.2008 | Antakya, Turkey
After a week of exploring Istanbul's bustling streets, we jetted on a flight across Turkey to the southeastern city of Adana and then b...

Border run

05.19.2008 | Bab Al-Hawa, Syria
Without Syrian visas we headed to the Turkish-Syrian border at Bab Al-Hawa with hopes of being admitted entry to our next destination.

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.

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Exploring Mexico City

01.02.2008 | Mexico City, Mexico
We take our first full day on the road to explore the streets of Mexico City.

Puebla to Oaxaca

01.09.2008 | Oaxaca, Mexico
On the road again, we head four hours south from Puebla to Oaxaca.

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.

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.

The world below

04.05.2008 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
A rare day time flight (most of our trips have been at night) gave us a chance to see the world below.

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.

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.

Recoleta Cemetery

02.02.2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
What's Buenos Aires' swankiest address? For both the living, and the dead, it's Recoleta.

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.

Magical Split

05.03.2008 | Split, Croatia
Wandering the streets of Split there was plenty to feast our eyes on, from the ancient marble buildings to the local cultural events to...

Breezing through New York

03.18.2008 | New York City, USA
With so many errands, including picking up our Chinese visas before heading to London, we had little time to see anything but one of th...

A ride on the subway

02.15.2008 | São Paulo, Brazil
We jump on the subway late at night and meet a couple characters before getting a taste of the local brew.
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