A malaria scare

06/18/2008 | Location: Ahmedabad, India

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...

06.18.2008 | Ahmedabad, India

With Thushan fading fast, we head to the doctor's office for a diagnosis, but not before watching the Celtics win the NBA championship ...

05.28.2008 | Damascus, Syria

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

01.02.2008 | Mexico City, Mexico

We take our first full day on the road to explore the streets of Mexico City.

04.03.2008 | Moshi, Tanzania

Barely able to count it a visit, we leave Tanzania after a mere day in the country and head back to Nairobi.

01.09.2008 | Oaxaca, Mexico

On the road again, we head four hours south from Puebla to Oaxaca.

08.08.2008 | Beijing, China

Scenes from Tiananmen Square and downtown Beijing during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

02.07.2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina

Care to dance? We hit up a milonga (dance parlor) where late owls dance the tango until three in the morning.

05.23.2008 | Baalbek, Lebanon

Lebanon is as diverse a country as they come and small enough (about the size of Connecticut) that it's possible to tackle multiple sce...

01.20.2008 | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

It was Sunday, and Quetzaltenango was quiet. We took the day to relax, go for a hike, and, most importantly, watch the Patriots beat t...

07.01.2008 | Bangkok, Thailand

The popular book (and later movie) "The Beach" describes Bangkok's Khao San Road as "the centre of the backpacking universe."

06.02.2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka

After a weekend on the coast, we headed to Colombo, Sri Lanka\'s largest city for some exploring.

03.04.2008 | Salvador, Brazil

On Tuesday nights in Salvador's central colonial district, Pelourinho, the city's residents flock to dance, listen to live music and en...

01.22.2008 | Guatemala City, Guatemala

After a week in Guatemala we say goodbye to its mountainous terrain and head for San Salvador en route to Nicaragua.