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)

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02.06.2008 | Colonia, Uruguay

Just an hour speed boat ride across from Buenos Aires, we take a jaunt to lazy (in a good way) town of Colonia, Uruguay.

01.26.2008 | Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua

After getting just a taste of paradise on Isla Ometepe, we started the long trip south to San Jose, Costa Rica.

07.04.2008 | Railay, Thailand

Our first encounter with Railay left us at a loss. The peninsula was full of so much beauty, but so much of it was wasted.