I currently live in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Maybe some of you know the place as Transylvania, close to the Apuseni Mountains. I love to eat good food and because I always search for the authentic taste, I like to buy local products. The chicken I ate last time was living freely in the yard of a local family, somewhere in the countryside.… Read more →
Sometimes I watch documentaries when I don’t have a really good movie around. After every great book I read or an insightful documentary, I feel that the more I learn and understand about the world, the more I question the reality around us. This year I’ve seen some great documentaries about the environment, globalisation, consumption, global economy, food, industrialisation, technology. But… Read more →
As consumers I believe it’s our responsibility to make better choices when we buy products and consume resources. There is a thought that keeps running into my head for some time now : trash and waste. For the first time, we are capable of producing more than we actually need. There is a huge surplus of useless products, which we… Read more →
Starting with 2016, my goal is to run a semi-marathon, in a every new city I visit. Another thing I do, is to get an old book written by a local author, in the local language, usually a novel or a poetry book. First time to Italy, I run a semimarathon in Bari, a small city in the south of… Read more →
TRANSFIER 70.3 is the 3rd most difficult triathlons in the world, organised on Transfagarasan, a 90km paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains, which climbs to an altitude of 2,042 metres (6,699 ft), making it the second highest mountain pass in Romania after the Transalpina. Photo from Wikipedia I participated to the King of Transfagarasan contest, which is a… Read more →
Since my first 26k in Barcelona, my new goal is to discover more of the new cities I visit, through running. My last adventure was in Budapest, Hungary. I think in life we all have our reasons… For me, being active into sports is not only a form of self-expression but also one of the best ways to discover… Read more →
I am in front of my computer, thinking about my first days alone here and I am listening the noise of a fly. The weather is a bit cloudy and windy. And today the sun is shy. By the time I finished my sentence, the fly is gone and all I can hear, smell and feel is the nature, breathing,… Read more →
This week I’ve decided to have another “escape” and take some time off in the Apuseni Mountains. I am not going there with friends or family. Like I did it in Barcelona, I will be there by my own, but not alone, because I’m not feeling this way. Similar to my trip to Barcelona, there is no master plan… Read more →
I am writing this blog post in the airplane, trying to sum up a great experience I had. I am looking on the window, hoping to find some inspiration on how to structure my story. The sky is blue and life feels great 🙂 In a previous blog post I was writing about discipline and consistency and the importance of… Read more →
The world makes us something that we are not. We live in a volatile and unpredictable world. Changes are happening faster and faster. Unpredictability and unknown causes stress which leads to all sort of disease. The science will tell you that human brain is not adapted for the modern society we live in. Politics and economics will tell you differently. There… Read more →