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The Last 1% (video) | L’últim 1% (vídeo)
Surprise! We have an official video trailer to mark the last one percent of our walk, the final 158 kilometers!
Check out this very special clip made by our friend Quim.
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Sorpresa! Tenim un vídeo, embrió d’un possible i desitjat documental, que marca el nostre darrer 1% d’aquesta aventura, els darrers aproximadament 158 quilòmetres!
Mira aquest curt vídeo que ha fet el nostre amic Quim!
A Fundraiser That Started 5 Years Ago and Continues Today
From June 15 – 22, I am doing a walking fundraiser for a Rutgers University journalism scholarship I co-founded to honor the memory of a classmate, work colleague, and friend.
Please consider joining me as we finish our walk the same way we started it with: Finding and sharing kindness, one step at a time.
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Arribem a Catalunya!!!! | On our way: Catalonia!!!!
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Un cop caminades Tailàndia, Birmània, Bangladesh, Índia, Pamir, Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Azerbaidjan, Geòrgia, Turquia, Grècia, Macedònia, Albània, Montenegro, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croàcia, Eslovènia, Itàlia i França amb aproximadament uns 15.700 quilòmetres als peus, ara finalment arribem a CATALUNYA, arribem a casa nostra !!!!
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Wow! We finished France, and have crossed into CATALONIA!!!! Yes, with around 15,700 kilometers on our feet, we are really, truly in the home stretch!!
Before we go into final countdown mode, let’s pause and reflect on our time in France.
Continue reading Arribem a Catalunya!!!! | On our way: Catalonia!!!!
Party News!!!! – La festa de l’arribada!!!!
We’re having a walk-to-the-finish-line party, and you’re invited to join us!
Mark it on your calendar: Barcelona arrival, Saturday, June 29, 2019!
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Fem una festa d’arribada, i us convidem a acompanyar-nos.
Marqueu-lo al vostre calendari: Arribada a Barcelona, el dissabte 29 de juny de 2019!
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Daily Nest: Bosnia and Herzegovina
It has taken me a long while to want to sit down and write this blog, and even as I now walk in Italy (and pretty far into our Italian leg), I can’t escape this untied loose end (and the related ones for our Daily Nests in Croatia and Slovenia).
The Last 10% | L’últim10%
We’re back in Italy, and starting the last stretch of our walk.
Hem tornat a Itàlia i comencem l’última etapa de la nostra caminada.
Lonely Planet, Candidats a premi / Prize candidates
Ens complau comunicar que hem estat seleccionats com a candidats al primer Premi Viatger en Ruta de la prestigiosa Lonely Planet.
Good news! We have been nominated by the prestigious Lonely Planet, for the first Traveler on route prize!
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Daily Nest: Montenegro
There is always something special about camping under trees. They give us a sense of protection as night falls around us in an unfamiliar space.
In Montenegro, chestnut trees, some of which were a few hundred years old, also gave me a much-needed sense of calm… at least for a few hours.
Daily Nest: Albania
Daily Nest: Albania
Now that summer heat has passed and the sun is no longer melting my brain, I can recall our Albanian nights in a better state of mind, and with the sweetness they deserve.