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under the radar

13/12/2022

 
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Riding throuh the Klein Karoo Mountain Range

8/12/2022

 
Western Cape, South Africa

About change...

5/12/2022

 
Be like water, make your way fluidly adapting to the ever changing conditions

First Dive off the African continent...

30/11/2022

 
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At the very south... Atlantic Side... Cape Town... water 9°C ...

Inspired by my latest reading...

22/11/2022

 
il est temps de rétablir les frontières,
non pas pour se faire la guerre,

mais pour restaurer les différences
qui donnent aux peuples leur pertinence,

se réapproprier une culture unique
rythmée par l'aire géographique

qu'elle soit du village voisin
ou d'un pays lointain.
Jotted down during a creative lunch while reading Les Identités Vagabondes by Alain Cluzet, an essay on the unstopabale uniformisation of the world through architectural and cultural globalisation.

...

16/10/2022

 
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Chambéry, FR

He lacked wisdom and the only way to get it was to buy it whith his youth,and when wisdom was his, youth would have been spent.

4/10/2022

 
Jack London

Sihpon Coffee , the Nippon way

16/9/2022

 
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Kaffe Buki, Paris
Nikon Z5 + Nikkor Z 28mmm f2.8

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced"

10/9/2022

 

"La vie n'est pas un problème à résoudre, mais une expérience à vivre"

Soren Kierkegaard


"Les génies sont des fous qui ont raison"

28/8/2022

 
Laurent de Wilde - Les Fous du Son, d'Edison à nos jours (éditions Grasset)

Mapping customization debuts

24/8/2022

 
While designing a day-long hike with my best friend Bernie in the Gorges de la Dordogne, trying to keep the loop-route to a reasonable distance we came across three non-existent sections.
The first one we could have actually added a kilometer to stay on the path, that one finally got changed in the GPX here under. The steep descent amid a moss-covered forest section and back up again was an adventure in itself, using caution to avoid stepping on the numerous decomposing tree logs that would have crumbled under our feet and sent us to the bottom.
The second one was a stream crossing from the main forest track to an ancient mine and its access path climbing out of the valley again. Shallow waters in the midst of summer make it a safe option.
The third, a long and potentially steep descent in bushy woodland was not necessary as an actual forest-maintenance path exists in the real world, but not on any map, be it the official French IGN or Open Street Maps.

Having enjoyed a well-deserved refreshing beer, then came the time to edit Open Street Maps and add the third section.

The path now exists "officially" and the full GPX tour here under can be walked safely. Enjoy
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Cycling the vineyards of Côtes-du-Rhone

9/8/2022

 
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,in winter, ski-touring dawn-partrol reveals the magic of a waking mountain, in summer the extreme heat of southern France urges for very early morning rides.
Long sunrise tour of some famous wine villages shredding the forest paths and indulging the views of a waking Ventoux through Seguret, Vaison-la-Romaine, Rasteau, Cairanne and the hills around.

#bikepackingiceland: COMPLETED

25/6/2022

 

Read the full story here...


#backpackingiceland - step 3: get there!

13/6/2022

 
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#bikepackingiceland : step 2: get bike ready

11/6/2022

 
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Magic Morning...

11/3/2022

 
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Heading off on a ski touring "dawn patrol" before sunrise allows one to witness the magic of the end of night and the promess of a new day as well as being overwhelmed by the mind blowing colors and contratst in the sky while having the space all for oneself, indulging the calm and the vanishing night wildlife (a fox trotting on the ridge of a snowy hill that morning).

#bikepackingiceland - step 1: Organize

9/3/2022

 
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Skinning with good friends to a cherised place

16/2/2022

 
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Ski tour to Col Agnel on italian border in southern Alps Queyras National Park, France.

They say "it's not where you are but with whom you are"... Got both here! One of my favorite places on earth with best friend and some other good mates... What else?!


Last Sunrise of 2021...

31/12/2021

 
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​Pont Transbordeur Rochefort/Echillais, Charente-Maritime, France
December 2021, Nikon Z5
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Building a semi-custom living room and stairs to mezzanine

15/12/2021

 
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@ Liège, Belgium

Caffeine shot on the way to the office

25/11/2021

 
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Les Bancs Publics, Canal de l'Ourcq, Paris

New Travel/Adventure Project...

31/3/2021

 

​https://bikepacking.com/routes/iceland-divide/

Goal for 2022!

Last tracks of the season in Berner Oberland

28/3/2021

 
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Gstaad, CH

Exclusive and Secret Van Spot during COVID curfew

15/2/2021

 
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Magic evening with best friend overlooking Cirque de Gavarnie, Pyrénées, France. 3 days hiding in the mountains as pandemic lockdowns continue.
#escapingcurfew

Vanlifing & Hiking in Cantabria & Asturias

17/10/2020

 
Picos de Europa with Bernie

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