OK, Cape Town was a great experience but after a few days, time to get out of town and check out the local wine industry, which produces arguably some of the worlds best wines. And to make it worth while, we booked a Cottage in the heart of it for us to spend two nights. …
It is not very often, that we get to travel to Africa, so this is definitely our very special and long awaited vacation. Somewhat of a trip down memory lane for me as this is my first return to the country which I lived in some 25 years earlier. It is the first visit for …
One of the definitive bucket list runs that I think should be on any Ultra Runners calendar of events. If not for the unique setting and the sense of adventure attached to a journey to Africa, there is of course opportunity to tag on a vacation post run, including a Safari to see and experience …
When running, I have always preferred the trails over pounding the pavement. When I discovered a Spartan race near my location, I could not resist. So this is my first dabble in the mud…; who else has tried?
We have been living the “Expat Life” for a long time now. And with this we have become accustomed to the occasional arrival of the moving trucks. Here we go again, our life packed into boxes, stacked up into a shipping container and off we go to yet another destination to start all over again. …
Most people have heard of Hallstatt. Some even before they heard about Austria. Hallstadt is a village on Lake Hallstatt’s western shore in Austria’s mountainous Salzkammergut region. Its 16th-century Alpine houses and alleyways are home to cafes and shops. A funicular railway connects to Salzwelten, an ancient salt mine with a subterranean salt lake, and …
As an Austrian who has lived abroad for many years, the annual home vacation each summer is always a special occasion. That much more this year as it was to be a “runcation”; yes, it is exactly what it sounds like: a vacation planned around a running event. We had both signed up for #mozart100. …
May 12, 2016 – PRE RACE We (Liz, Sister-in-law Loritta, her friend Yvonne and I) had travelled to Sydney two days ahead of the race to spend one night before heading up to Katoomba the next day. May 13, 2016 A scenic train ride of approximately two hours and we found ourselves in Katoomba up in …