From Hungary, Hélary and Schiettecatte briefly sped through Bulgaria before crossing into Turkey. “Arrived in the heights of Anatolia, the scenery has completely changed. It feels like discovering a new planet,” they wrote. Turkey gave them p...(more)

Maldague reports a “quiet 27-hour sail” from Grenada to Trinidad and Tobago. During the night, they sailed close to Trinidad’s offshore oil rigs before arriving in the harbor and beginning the immigration process. After a little over a week ...(more)

Salopek continues to work his way through the Chinese province of Sichuan. In his latest dispatch, he tells the story of the beifu, legendary tea porters who shouldered eye-watering loads of black tea on their backs. The beifu slogged their loads...(more)

Jelle Veyt is back on the move after a long hiatus. Veyt’s initial plans to get to the fifth mountain of his human-powered seven summits unraveled. First, he became severely seasick trying to row across the Atlantic, forcing him to abandon the p...(more)

The Arctic Cowboys' attempt to kayak the entire Northwest Passage in a single season didn’t last long. Rebekah Feaster dropped out just a few days in and now Jeff Wueste and West Hansen have followed suit. It was already looking rough for the te...(more)