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)

05.27.2008 | Qusaybah, Syria

Though our visit was short, we saw Lebanon go through a quite a bit of change in just seven days.

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

06.05.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka

We hop on a train and head to the south coast city of Galle