One night in Bangkok

07/01/2008 | Location: Bangkok, Thailand

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."

07.02.2008 | Bangkok, Thailand

One of our LongJaunters was dealing with stomach issues and a high fever we feared might be a recurrence of malaria. The other ...

03.30.2008 | Mombasa, Kenya

Situated along Kenya's Indian Ocean seaboard, Mombasa's prime location and calm waters made this island a much coveted city.

01.02.2008 | Mexico City, Mexico

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

05.08.2008 | Belgrade, Serbia

Just out of curiosity, we went to a political rally for the ultra-conservative party in Serbia today. The national parties are campaig...

03.05.2008 | Salvador, Brazil

Locals and visitors alike flock to Farol da Barra for the afternoon view at sunset in Salvador.

04.05.2008 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

A rare day time flight (most of our trips have been at night) gave us a chance to see the world below.

01.28.2008 | San Jose, Costa Rica

We may have hit our rock bottom. Trying to find something to do in San Jose - all we can do is nurse our sorrows with a local beer.

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.

02.15.2008 | S�o Paulo, Brazil

We jump on the subway late at night and meet a couple characters before getting a taste of the local brew.

05.10.2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria

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

08.02.2008 | Shenzen, China

05.21.2008 | Beirut, Lebanon

Times are a-changing in Lebanon. Just days removed from civil war, a major agreement between resistance factions and the government bro...

04.07.2008 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Following the locals, we procured a couple of bicycles and started pedaling.