Leaving Croatia, the teams cross the Adriatic Sea to Italy and visit the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florance.

(Note: I’m way late getting these posted, so they are going to be short and only highlight things I can remember from a month ago.)

From Lithuania to Croatia, teams fight for the best route to Dubrovnik. But a fatal mistake by Azaria & Hendekea destroys the once favored teams chances of winning.

As expected, [...]

With our visit to Burkina Faso reaching an end, the remaining teams struggle to find flights to Lithuania while dealing with uncooperative travel agents and intra-team bickering. Once in Vilnius, the race is decidedly more unpredictable than usual as the Roadblock takes its toll on Nick & Don, and teams practice walking on stilts [...]

In this leg, the teams dance their pants off, dig for gold, overload bicycles, and get lost in the local market. All while dragging a live chicken around with them. And Phil introduced us to a new twist in the race, the U-Turn. Whether this replaces the Yield or not, it certainly [...]

Flashes of brilliance, arguments between teammates, muddy racers, and people with unexpectedly appropriate skills. All combined to make a most excellent episode.

The Amazing Race has started again. All the old favorites are back. Frantic races to the airport to get the first flight. Disappointment in finding out that you missed the first flight. Joy on discovering that the first flight was delayed and arrived after you. Navigation difficulties. Ferry rides [...]