Beirut or bust

05/20/2008 | Location: Beirut, Lebanon

On a trip to purchase the all-important fresh pair of socks before heading to the border, we passed this vintage gem.

(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

05.31.2008 | Marawila, Sri Lanka

On our first day in Sri Lanka, Thushan\'s uncle took us around the sights of the Central Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka

01.07.2008 | Puebla, Mexico

What happens when you combine a circus, a soap opera and dirty punches? You get this: Lucha Libre (free fight).

01.08.2008 | Puebla, Mexico

After more than a week on the road, the grizzled look has got to go. A visit to the peluqueria (barber shop) is in order.