A couple of miles (3km) northeast of Brandenburg Gate is the historical Bernauer Straße (Street). When the city as divided, the wall ran...

18th Tree Planted I had a great sleep last night (no doubt thanks to the cooler temperatures) and spent most of the day chillaxing. I...

Within a mile of each other are two very important historical features that played crucial parts in Berlin's history: Checkpoint Charlie...

17th Tree Planted I am struggling. My gut isn't happy (pretty much everything I eat goes straight through me) and I can't seem to drink...

The Berlin Wall Trail was completed in 2006 and runs along the original borders. Storyboards of events are set along the route giving an...

16th Tree Planted I can confirm that I over did it yesterday with the weights. My knees aren't happy and after walking to and from the...

So I didn't quite reach the next milestone of the Berlin Wall Challenge (0.2km short) BUT!! I did manage to complete 30mins of one of my...

The thriving city of Berlin is home to 3.8 million people. It is the capital city of Germany, the largest city in the country, and one...

The second medal arrived today! And I have it on good authority that the third one is en route (no pun intended). I have already started...

Yesterday saw the arrival of my first challenge completion medal. My word, these medals are more amazing than images could ever convey....

15th Tree Planted It's been a rough week. Saturday was a much needed (physical) rest day. My Anyuci and I enjoyed a lovely Vietnamese...

Leaving Pallini the route commenced a steep ascent from the suburbs of Gerakas to Stravros Junction, followed by a steep descent into...

When Athens was founded, two gods, Athena and Poseidon, arrived on the Acropolis and competed to be patrons of the city. Poseidon struck...

14th Tree Planted I have crashed. Big time. And am in the midst of a massive flare up. Indescribable fatigue, brain fog, IBS symptoms,...

I continued southbound through the town of Nea Makri, known for its coastline and beaches and the village of Mati, a popular tourist...

13th Tree Planted So it turns out that 18kms goes a long way towards a challenge that's only 42kms in length. My housework efforts today...

12th Tree Planted I had every intention of exercising yesterday. In fact, I had planned to lifts weights. But first, I needed to get...

The ancient Athenians gave us philosophy, democracy, and theatre; but not a lot of people know that they also gave us meteorological...

Penteli Cave has always been a spiritual place. We know that the cave was used to worship Pan in ancient times and then was a refuge for...

As I ambled along Marathonomáchon road, which translates as Marathon battle, I imagined the event that took place here 2,500 years ago. ...