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Amalfi Coast Challenge: Stage 4
Amalfi is a popular tourist destination located at the foot of Monte Cerreto. It was an important town between the 9th and 11th...
Jan 2, 20242 min read


Progress: 40% of Amalfi Coast
27th Tree Planted Second day of the new year and second day of incidental exercise - in the form of three hours of housework. Really...
Jan 2, 20241 min read


Progress: 20% of Amalfi Coast
26th Tree Planted So 2023 kind of turned to custard. The chronic fatigue got the better of me and I found myself in survival mode:...
Jan 1, 20241 min read


Amalfi Coast Challenge: Terrace of Infinity
Villa Cimbrone is best visited just as the sun begins to dip in the sky. The golden Mediterranean sunlight bathing the Roman statues that...
Jan 1, 20241 min read


Amalfi Coast Challenge: Stage 3
Separated by half a mile (800m) from each other are the towns of Maiori and Minori. Both tucked in valleys and known for their beautiful...
Jan 1, 20243 min read


Breaking Plates
The Philip Carter Family Concert Hall, The Piano, Christchurch From the Promo: Some traditions were meant to be broken Breaking plates is...
Mar 11, 20235 min read


Amalfi Coast Challenge: Stage 2
Cetara is a small and unassuming coastal village removed from the hustle and bustle of the more famous towns on the Amalfi Coast route. ...
Mar 3, 20232 min read


Amalfi Coast Challenge: Stage 1
Beginning in the small fishing village of Vietri Sul Mare is the gateway to the Amalfi Coast, a coastal journey along the Tyrrhenian Sea,...
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Yosemite Challenge: Stage 5
Having left Yosemite Falls, I criss-crossed Merced River, connecting with a trail that took me to Mirror Lake. Being a calm day, the...
Feb 28, 20232 min read


Yosemite Challenge: Stage 6
Reaching the Half Dome Trailhead, I re-joined the John Muir Trail and made my way back to the start of my journey at Nevada Fall. Hiking...
Feb 28, 20232 min read


Progress: 100% of Yosemite
25th Tree Planted It is actually now August. 3rd of August, 2023, to be precise. My Apuci's birthday. Life got too much the past six...
Feb 28, 20231 min read


The Sound of Silence
Marveling over moments that make my soul sing. Last night I was messaging a friend and shared an acoustic recording of a song from the...
Feb 16, 20233 min read


Progress: 80% of Yosemite
24th Tree Planted Today was the first time doing BodyPump in almost a month. I simply haven't had the energy or the strength. Ideally,...
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Yosemite Challenge: Mirror Lake
A great glacial lake once filled all of the Yosemite Valley, this is its last remnant. It is a beautiful, peaceful spot, situated on a...
Feb 15, 20231 min read


Yosemite Challenge: Stage 4
Passing Devil's Elbow and El Capitan Picnic Areas, I turned off Northside Drive back into the valley and the meadows. Trekking along an...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Reconnecting With My Heritage
"The Last Days" Not sure if its the fact that I am aging and having danced with death or perhaps I have learned about the importance of a...
Feb 5, 20231 min read


Progress: 60% of Yosemite
23rd Tree Planted Passed the half-way point! Its been a rough few weeks of me feeling ill and fatigued. This week, however, I've managed...
Feb 1, 20231 min read


Yosemite Challenge: Horsetail Falls
These powerful waterfalls have two personalities. In the summer, they are the Horsetail Falls. In the dazzling sun, they resemble the...
Jan 27, 20231 min read


Elton John
Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch From the Promo: Elton delivers on his promise, returning to New...
Jan 24, 20234 min read


Yosemite Challenge: Stage 3
I spent the next 3mi (5km) on an uneventful meander, enjoying the beautiful forest and having the Merced River's company as it wound its...
Jan 24, 20233 min read
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