music Music you might have missed - part 5 Music you might have missed, some of the great music I got into the last year or so.
cycling Powermeter for a month I got to try out a 4iiii Precision powermeter for month on my roadbike and wrote this review.
Rotterdam The fire boundary of Rotterdam On Tuesday 14th of May 1940 bombers devastated the city of Rotterdam. Engulfing and destroying the city in fire. This is now known as the fire boundary.
cycling Yoga for cyclists My experience in becoming a better cyclist with these comprehensive yoga exercises. Strengthen your core and easing tension throughout your body.
audio Podcasts We grow up with story telling, something that stops along the way. The modern equivalent, the humble audiobook or rather more so the episodic podcast.
Ardennes Liège-Bastogne-Liège Sometimes you start things which you don't really think through. And that's probably for the best, because if you knew how much pain and effort it takes before you actually do it, you
Alps The French Alps Last september I had my first introduction with cycling in the French Alps. As the majority of the cols I've climbed are in the Mont Ventoux region, having spend two long weekends there,
security Create and remember a strong password I've actually written a blog about passwords plenty of times before, from how they aren't enough and how to master all of them easily with a password manager. But when I get inspired
fixedgear Red Hook Crit - London An introduction to fixed gear Ever since I saw Lucas Brunelle's Line of Sight documentary two years ago I've been quite fascinated by fixed gear bikes. Although I imagine that some of my
Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux Back in May I finally got to climb proper sized mountains in southern-eastern region of Provence in France. Something that I had been looking forward to ever since a cycle friend invited me
Iceland An Icelandic roadtrip Hella - Vik So after the Laugevegur hike came our roadtrip on Route 1, or mostly on that road (which is also called the Ring Road for obvious reasons) as we did stray
Iceland Laugevegur Canadian hikers It was somewhere in 2011 when I met Chrissy & Adam for the first time. Way back it seems and on the other side of the globe when I was doing
Blog Ghostly simple It's been a while I'm starting to detect a trend in my blogging. Somehow I tend to procrastinate my blogging but I have to admit I had a good reason. As you might
netherlands My longest ride I couldn't sit continuously any longer, the kilometres had taken their toll. The Fizik Arione R5 saddle I recently bought to replace the rather bad saddle that originally came with my roadbike couldn't
Two Thousand Thirteen - The year of the road bike 31557600 seconds, 525960 minutes, 8766 hours, 365 days, 52 weeks or really just a year (yes these numbers are rounded off). Time is quite fascinating actually as it is relative. That is to
Diet Paleo I've always thought that if you start a diet it's something you will have to incorporate into your life for the longterm, if not forever and not just for a period until your
Facebook Shaving like them good old days If you're familiar with my previous posts you will know that I tend to experiment with all facets of life. Previously I've experimented with a Facebook-less month and although I do not intend
Account Thwarting skimmers Computer related security is something that's getting more & more media coverage everyday and rightfully so but the security mindset should not be limited to the computer on your desk, the smartphone in
social media A month without Facebook As you might know I like experimenting a bit with new ideas and concepts. I've tried barefoot/minimalistic running and love it, it's the only way I run now. The same goes for
MacOS Focus Our lives are quite digital these days and living without being plugged in is for some a big problem. You'll see tons of people checking their phone often while matching a movies (in
music Music you might have missed part 4 - Canada & The States I've made these type of posts before, although they were titled "Bands you might have missed" but this title probably suits these little posts better and I started numbering them. I'm
social media Passwords just aren't enough Passwords, it's near impossible to have never used those jumble of characters these days. I've posted about the use and management of passwords before. But these days passwords just aren't enough. Especially when
couchhost Experiencing couchsurfing A few years ago while travelling through Australia I started hearing more and more about something called 'couchsurfing'. The first time I heard about this idea it made me snicker and I didn't
West Coast Trail West Coast Trail Finally blogging about the West Coast Trail (henceforth called WCT or WeeeeCT as I said one day) that I hiked back in mid September with two friends. Like I mention in my previous
Windows Protect your computer from yourself - redux I've noticed that my blogpost tend to start with "It's been a while..." and it certainly has as my last post was at the start of January. Well to all my
