Mopeds, a map and no plan

07/09/2008 | Location: Chiang Rai, Thailand

07.08.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka

Our last day in Galle, we spent some quality time with Thushan's dad's side of the family.

07.09.2008 | Chiang Rai, Thailand

Did we mention we loved the mopeds? So much, in fact, we used them again to explore Chiang Rai and the surrounding countryside.

08.08.2008 | Beijing, China

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

05.27.2008 | Qusaybah, Syria

Though our visit was short, we saw Lebanon go through a quite a bit of change in just seven days.

03.21.2008 | London, England

The Brits love their watering holes, and so, when in Rome, err, London, we did what the Londoners like to do.

06.07.2008 | Galle, Sri Lanka

One of Sri Lanka's iconic scenes, the stilt fishermen of the southern coast are a captivating sight.

05.24.2008 | Beruit, Lebanon

We took it easy today and sat poolside at one of Beirut's beach clubs.

05.13.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey

Today we took a ferry across the mighty Bosphorus to the Asia side of Istanbul.

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...

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 ...

02.26.2008 | Salvador, Brazil

After taking a late night, two-hour flight from Rio, we arrived in Brazil's colonial capital city, Salvador da Bahia.

03.11.2008 | Rio de Janiero, Brazil

With beaches like these, we couldn't resist the opportunity to spend another day on the astounding beaches of Rio.

06.03.2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka

More scenes from our weather-induced short walk around Colombo.

07.20.2008 | Huay Xai, Laos

After rising early, we caught a canoe across the mighty Mekong River to Laos and headed north to the small rice paddy paradise of Luang...