China's big day

08/08/2008 | Location: Beijing, China

08.08.2008 | Beijing, China

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

02.19.2008 | Ilha Grande, Brazil

After only one full day on the island of Ilha Grande, we headed on to A Cidade Maravilhosa, or The Marvelous City, of Rio de Janeiro.

03.07.2008 | Salvador, Brazil

The "caipirinha" is Brazil's national mixed drink of choice and, amazingly, we made it three weeks into our travels here before trying one.

05.15.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey

With exactly four and a half months on the road, from Mexico City to Istanbul, and everywhere in between, we had to say goodbye to Long...

05.16.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey

With a lot of work to catch up on, we took it easy today and only caught a glimpse of the Blue Mosque at night.

05.30.2008 | Doha, Qatar

Leaving Damascus and Syria for Sri Lanka we jetted southeast heading for the Arabian Gulf. Our transition from Damascus to Doha was biz...

03.14.2008 | New York City, USA

A mental tease really, we head to the States for a weekend to see family and head home for the first time in two and a half months.

06.20.2008 | Ahmedabad, India

Think you've seen it all? We did to, until this camel drawn mobile billboard walked right by us in Ahmedabad.

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 ...

02.27.2008 | Salvador, Brazil

With a day like this, it was easy to decide what we were going to do: head to the beach.

04.20.2008 | Rome, Italy

The massive Colosseum of Rome still impresses thousands nearly two millennia after its construction.

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.

01.21.2008 | Panajachel, Guatemala

Picture perfect Lago Atitlan and its conical volcanoes, dominates the scene, and this photo gallery of our day in Panajachel.