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)

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.

02.25.2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Buying a last minute ticket to Salvador took up most of the day, but we managed to get it to Ipanema for a cloudy sunset and make our ...

05.12.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey

Today we checked out Istanbul's famous marketplaces; the spice bazaar and the Grand Bazaar, which is over 500 years old.