Ghosts of the Golan Heights

05/29/2008 | Location: Quneitra, Syria

For a few dollars we caught a microbus heading to Quneitra, the last Syrian town at the Israeli border, about 40 miles southwest of Damascus.

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

04.29.2008 | Venice, Italy

Ah Venice, the seemingly implausible city.

07.08.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka

Our last day in Galle, we spent some quality time with Thushan's dad's side of the family.

05.30.2008 | Doha, Qatar

Leaving Damascus and Syria for Sri Lanka we jetted southeast heading for the Arabian Gulf. Our transition from Damascus to Doha was biz...