The Monsoon Palace

06/24/2008 | Location: Udaipur, India

We recommend visiting the palace just before dusk. Sunset over the hills, even when cloudy, is worth the trip up.

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

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.

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 ...

05.10.2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria

We chance upon one of the world's top chess tournaments while roaming Sofia and took a peek in.