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

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

The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew attract huge crowds. It was not hard to see why the complex remains the spiritual heart of the Thai ...

This afternoon, we went to a local samba jam in São Paulo's center.

Despite the sweltering heat, we took the day to wander two neighborhoods, Congreso and Microcentro, where we took in the hustle and bus...

Today we got out of the city for some fresh air in the countryside. After a train ride and an hour walk through rolling hills, we made...

After two weeks of family and exploration on the island nation of Sri Lanka, we headed north to India and the subcontinent's biggest ci...

Even though they drive on the "wrong" side of the road in Thailand, we were really excited to rent mopeds for a day to explore Doi Suth...

With no night buses available between Guatemala and Costa Rica, we are forced to spend our day traveling south from San Salvador to Man...

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

A walking tour of urban art in São Paulo, Brazil with local artist Flavio Samelo.

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

Explore the ancient Thai city of Sukhothai - the "dawn of happiness."

With no big cat sightings on our two previous safaris, we decide to splurge and try for one last jaunt into the wilderness - and get st...

Reggio Emilia is by no means a tourist destination, which was a relief to us after braving the crush of vacationers in Rome.