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Beirut or bust

    05/20/2008 | Location: Beirut, Lebanon
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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.

Beirut

05.21.2008 | Beirut, Lebanon
Times are a-changing in Lebanon. Just days removed from civil war, a major agreement between resistance factions and the government bro...

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Fish and Chips and Football

03.23.2008 | London, England
Sunday in England means football...of the British variety. We headed to a local pub to catch London's bitter rivals Chelsea and Arsenal...

The ancient city of Anuradhapura

06.12.2008 | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Home to some of of Sri Lanka's most prosperous ancient civilizations, Anuradhapura still draws thousands to its numerous historic sites.

Rainy London

03.20.2008 | London, England
The clouds, rain and general muck rolled out the carpet for us on our first full day in London.

Mombasa-bound

03.28.2008 | Nairobi, Kenya
After a walk in the Nairobi Arboretum with our friend Benard, we jump on the train to Mombasa and head to the Indian Ocean.

From London to Nairobi

03.25.2008 | London, England
We pack our bags and head for the equator on a 10-day jaunt through Kenya.

Isla Ometepe

01.24.2008 | Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
This place seems straight out of our dinosaur books when we were little kids: an island made by two volcanoes in a lake so big it looks...

Railay: Phra Nang Beach

07.05.2008 | Railay, Thailand
On our second day in Railay, we decided to jump right in and enjoy all the positive aspects that this beautiful place had to offer.

Exploring Galle

06.06.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka
We set out to explore the south coast city of Galle, including the Old Town and the Dutch Fort.

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.

Atop St. Peter's

04.19.2008 | Rome, Italy
On day two in Rome we headed to Vatican city to explore the grandest of Catholic churches, the Basilica of St. Peter.

The Gulf of Mexico

01.13.2008 | Paraiso, Mexico
Taking it easy, we just head to the beach to catch the sunset and see the Gulf of Mexico.

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.
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