Doha or Disney?

Now, Doha, the nation's capital is experiencing an oil-fueled construction boom comparable to that of Dubai in the neighboring United Arab Emirates. Here, a view across the water at Doha's West Bay, the heart of modern Doha.
(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

Sickness Sets In

06.17.2008 | Ahmedabad, India
After an all-night bus trip north from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, our friend Leila's adopted Indian home, we were all feeling a bit under the...

On to Bologna

04.22.2008 | Bologna, Italy
Instead of paying for another night in (very) expensive Rome, we barreled on through to four in the morning to catch a train to our nex...

Damascus' Old City

05.28.2008 | Damascus, Syria
One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Damascus still has a vibrant buzz.
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