It was a very cool way to spend a summer Wednesday evening. One moment you’re in crazy Bucharest, the next you’re floating through the reeds, enjoying the silence and the twilight. Our guide was Florin. For a couple of hours, he took us around Neajlovului Delta, served us some watermelon on a remote piece of land surrounded by water and reeds, then took us back, with the final minutes in Continue…
Chinese food and HK food in particular are quite complex. After a couple of weeks there, I feel I’ve barely scratched the surface. Some things stood up though: – locals love pork; you’ll also see a lot of duck, seafood and chicken; while not as vegetarian-friendly as I expected, you’ll still have a wider range of vegetarian food than in Romania – locals love fat; whatever piece of meat you Continue…
Yeah, so we spent a couple of weeks in Hong Kong. Quick intro: HK is a Chinese province. It was a British colony until 1997. Their relationship with China is quite complicated. They have a high degree of autonomy, with the “one country, two system” model. They have different languages (Cantonese vs Mandarin), different currencies, different passports… Long story… Public transportation For such a densely populated area, I was kinda Continue…
Maybe the title is click-baiting a little. Reading about Madaras Peak online, it seems the crosses aren’t marking graves, they’re just symbols of this holy Székely mountain. But it sure looks like a graveyard! Why was I running there, you might think. I was taking part in the short route of Hargita Trail Run. As it was just one week after the Epic Two Day Fagaras Ridge Ultra Run, I didn’t Continue…
I keep hearing races like MPC, Hercules or Sugas are the end of the season. No, they’re not. The trail running season is in full swing. For me, winter (stretching well into May/June) is for skiing, spring is for road biking, summer for mountain biking and, yes, autumn for trail running. Why trail running? It’s generally too wet for a road bike and too muddy for a mountain bike (unless you want Continue…