Beirut or bust

05/20/2008 | Location: Beirut, Lebanon

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The quick 30-minute drive from Damascus to Lebanese border was coupled with conversation and speculation over the tense political situation in Lebanon that awaited us.

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

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.

The magnificent view from Christ the Redeemer

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Any trip to Rio is incomplete without a visit to the city\'s most spectacular vista: Christ the Redeemer (Christo o Redentor).

Rock Bottom

01.28.2008 | San Jose, Costa Rica

We may have hit our rock bottom. Trying to find something to do in San Jose - all we can do is nurse our sorrows with a local beer.