A few years ago, in my ongoing pursuit of adventures, I found this project called Via Transilvanica. The word Transilvanica alone was enough to catch my eye. Transylvania holds a special place in my heart. It’s my favourite part of Romania. So, naturally, I dove into some research. This amazing project reveals a super long and winding trail that covers an impressive distance of 1400 kilometers. Picture this: it kicks off in the enchanting northe ...
One of this year’s resolutions was to start learning to travel with an open mind and low expectations. As I arrived on Tenerife, I was taken aback by its incredible development and use of its natural beauty. This Spanish island is home to Mount Teide, an active volcano that towers at an impressive 3,715 meters and is the highest mountain in Spain. Take a drive around the volcano or opt for an adrenaline rush by taking ...
I still tend to plan everything in advance, weeks, months, or even years ahead. I don’t know why, but I can’t stop doing that. It happens all the time, even for personal projects, like travels. Now, in my attempt to cure this disease, I created this new personal project: Every once in a while, I challenge myself to be spontaneous with my travels. I choose a destination that’s no more than a 2-hour flight away, under £50 return and it has ...
I like walking. A lot. When I’ve visited my friend’s new working studio in Wembley, I had a look on his window and I’ve seen Grand Union Canal, just a few steps from his window. It didn’t take too much time to give myself a new challenge: to walk by the canal from his studio to Camden Town. I did a bit of research: It’s a 10 miles journey, about 3 hours. Challenge accepted, I say to myself. Just a few minutes later ...
Spoiler alert: It’s not easy. If you are in your 20s and you are thinking of having a child, there are no rational reasons to have one. The word rational is very important in that sentence. Keep that in mind. A child means to spend a lot of time with him/her. Takes you a lot of energy, time and money. A child can change your meaning, your path in life. You’ve got almost no rational reasons to have one, but e ...
I was thinking, for example, of Americans, who “import” hard labor from Mexico, Europe, etc. to work in fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, KFC, etc. OK. Why waste so much money and time with employees, when a chain of robotic fast food can be developed. The idea is this: The customer enters the “restaurant”, receives a card, which is his identification ID in the haleala session. “After receiving the card, he has access to the ...
I’m going to tell you a short story that was, actually, one of the biggest life lessons I have received in my entire life. I fly to Singapore for my birthday. I love Singapore. It’s one of the best places in the world. I stay here just for a few days and I think to myself to do something special for my birthday. What can be better than booking a night at Marina Bay Sands Hotel and have acces to their infinity pool. So I’ve done that. Booked j ...
We are always in a rush. We’re always busy. We have to do something at any giving time of the day. We have to? Or we decide to? I’ve just started an experiment: I spend one to two hours per day in the middle of nature, without doing anything, in particular. I just sit there and enjoy the silence. No rush, no worries. It’s been a week and I already feel great. I hope this will last forever.
I like flying. I like flying so much that I felt stuck in time, during this pandemic. I couldn’t fly for more than one year and things got a bit weird in my head. Maybe because I’ve been used to flying almost monthly. I had even more than 15 flight segments in one month. It’s like an addiction. I needed a Pandemic to realise that I’m addicted to fly, to move countries, to travel. Anywhere. Now, after more than a year o ...
When I was a kid, I always tried to postpone, skip or finish school as fast as I could. I had more important things to do. At least, this is what I thought so at that age. Now, many years later, I realise how fool I was. Why? Because now I don’t have so much time to do that, the learning process is different, it takes more time and energy to pick up stuff. And guess what. The eager to learn is higher now. I’m 36 years old and I got b ...
