Polish adventurer Mateusz Waligora is returning to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia next month. Waligora plans to fat bike from the Altai region in Western Mongolia to the city of Sainshand in the East.

While some in Chicago will celebrate Fat Tuesday with King Cake and gumbo, many will mark the day by sinking their teeth into the soft and sweet Polish dessert known as paczki. Though the popular ...