Month of August , 2004

The End of the Americas (August 2004) - North America If the end of Africa was an unexpected and exultant victory over a fierce opponent, the end of the Americas was becoming a sad drawn-out goodbye to a friend.	On The Inca Trail - Inca Trail, Peru Follow Thomas Gayton as he strolls the Inca Trail - observing, partaking, thinking.

Cranky Croatian Nudist - Lokrum, Croatia Catherine Mojsiewicz learnt the hard way never to cross an angry nudist on the Croatian island of Lokrum.	Sketches of Spain - Barcelona, Spain Memories are imperfect, and Ibsen Moy wonders if the story he is telling actually happened the way he is recounting it.
Fountain of Breasts - Bologna, Italy Leif Pettersen wants a break from tourist Italy and finds everything he is looking for in Bologna - good local food, a laid back city, and a fountain of breasts.	Ducks of Interlaken - Interlaken, Switzerland
Family Ties - Ireland Blood is thicker than water, but meeting long-lost relatives is nerve racking. Especially when the family is as loud as Courtney Ries'.	Chosen Greek Men - Athens, Greece
Land in the Clouds - Meteoras, Greece Time slows down in Meteoras, where monks produce wine in old oak vats and carpentry and masonry tools are created by hand.	Going Hungry in Milan - Milan, Italy After one day of reading the tourist brochure 'Hello Milan,' and not finding a decent place to eat, Leif Pettersen said 'Goodbye, Milan'.

Backpacking in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Charlotte Morgan seeks out all the attractions that Northern Ireland offers, from Belfast to the Giant's Causeway and Londonderry.	Fjords, Ships, Dry Heaves and Where The Bloody Hell Am I? - Norway Seasick Becky Gold misses her stop, and mistakenly rides a boat to the Faroe Islands in what became an adventure of Tolkienesque proportions.
The Fifth Pillar - Prague, Czech Republic	The Ultimate Marriage of Culture and Geekdom: Touring Paris on a Segway - Paris, France It's a revolutionary two-wheeled, self balancing, personal transportation device and Leif Pettersen WILL own one before he dies.
Two Dead Sheep - England, United Kingdom On a walking tour of England's Lake District, a series of coincidences made it more difficult for Eric D. Lehman to brush aside each accident with impunity.	Deconstructing Venice - Venice, Italy Travelers often call Venice a maze. After getting lost multiple times, Leif Pettersen thinks the appropriate word for navigating one of Italy's oldest cities is extreme-giga-maze-hard-core-to-the-max-Gomer.
Going Pink in Verona - Verona, Italy Leif Pettersen gets in touch with his feminine side, and Juliet's breast, in Verona.	West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark What was once a spa hotel is now a tourist destination in central Indiana.

Gearing Up and Packing Out - Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia How to survive on the trail: gear and packing advice.	Getting There - Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia How to get to Tassie - and the track.