A week after our return from our Alaska trip, we set forth on our first camping trip in France. We would be based in Kruth, a village nestled in the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges, northeastern France. It was our second time in this Regional Natural Park; the first trip was for our first trail running …
Never thought that I would have an opportunity to visit Alaska, USA. But, there I was in Anchorage, Alaska, after more than 20 hours of flying and transit time from Paris, France. Date: First week of August. Local time: 9pm. Venue: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Itinerary: Anchorage – Denali National Park – Kenai Fjords …
Like most French, we planned to make use of the Ascension weekend, end of May, to take a Road & Bike trip. The religious holiday always falls on a Thursday. We wanted to “Faire Le Pont” or “Build the Bridge” as what a French would say. That is, to extend the holiday by taking the …
Sighisoara is a pretty little town in Transylvania, Romania that you should not miss out. I went with my in-laws from Sebes, and it took us 5 hours by car (1.5 hours departure from Sibiu). The drive is a good way to explore the Transylvanian rolling hills and its villages. History Sighisoara, designated as a …
To compensate for all the eating and sleeping in the summer, we incorporated some vigorous physical activities in our 5-week stay in Transylvania, Romania. One of these activities was to pay another trip to the Retezat Mountains in the Retezat National Park. Let the photos show why the Retezat Mountains is one of the hidden treasures …
30 December 2017. Just finished an hour of cycling on my home Tacx Home Trainer. The floor was splattered with drops of my perspiration as I pushed myself to finish the series of intervals. Recovery from injury The trainer was my exercise staple for the last month of my 3.5 months of non-running period (end August …
I am tying up summer with this post. We have been back for three days. It was a productive summer with lots of activities, mainly involving me juggling on the two wheels. I got to push my physical and mental limits through the two wheels while exploring Transylvania. Fractured metatarsal I have safely survived all …
17-19 August 2017. Retezat National Park, the oldest of the 14 national parks in Romania, is not easily accessible. It is situated within the Retezat Mountains, which are part of the Southern Carpathian mountain range. The area is famous for its 80+ glacial lakes and 20+ peaks of 2,000m+. However, the breathe-taking landscape will make it worth …
27 July 2017. Start of Summer Holiday. It has been a long time since I was not obliged to set my alarm clock. Sans alarm, I woke up at 10am on the first day of my summer break! How refreshed I felt after a 9-hour sleep. How relaxing to start a day without any planned …
4 August 2016. 11am. It’s a beautiful day at 26°C with a continuous stream of gentle breeze passing through. I am seated at the balcony outside my bedroom in Sebes, Central Romania. Silviu and I are spending a month of our summer holidays with his parents in his southern Transylvania hometown. Sounds of a small town It’s …