The Best Quest

Marie and Nil's progress through Bosnia and Herzegovina had been somewhat slowed by snow and cold on the Via Dinarica trail, so they were relieved to finally arrive in Sarajevo on April 5. They enjoyed the capital, describing it as a “fascinatin...(more)

Butter headed to Taipei, Taiwan for marathon number 128. He found he was running through a pet festival and dodging live bands plus crowds of locals. From the river bank, it was a sweaty climb to finish his 26.2 miles. Butter had once again been j...(more)

Salopek's journey through the eastern state of Bihar has seen him passing through some of India's most important Buddhist pilgrimage sights. First, Salopek passed by the cave in which Buddha fasted for six long years. He observed how pilgrims sti...(more)

Maldague continues to make progress, steadily but surely, working on his sailboat Tsamaya. He finally installed a new boom on the mast, the culmination of an undertaking he had explained as a major repair. He says he has made progress on some li...(more)

Davis is finally in the Nile's last country, Egypt. Because of Egypt's Aswan Dam and the resulting huge Lake Nasser, paddling has been slow. According to Davis, it has however been pretty pleasant since the headwinds, which had been present throug...(more)