I am grateful to be able to travel and combining this with taking part in adventure racing – i.e. ultra and trail running races which I’m passionate about. Despite competing once in roughly every 3 months, I haven’t run for any charity since 2014. So this year it’s my big year going to new ageRead more
Old Mutual Two Oceans 56km – Why I Will Return To World’s Most Beautiful Marathon
Last Easter weekend I flew to Cape Town to enter my first race in the Mother City. Although I have been here before (part of Comrades race and Cape Town tour), there was something special about coming back to South Africa. Clearly I adore this continent with all its unique and colourful identity. As itsRead more
Fantastic Fuji – Climbing Highest Peak In Japan
No trip to Japan is complete without climbing Mount Fuji. During last Eid weekend which turned out to be the last weekend of this year’s official climbing season, I felt privileged to be able to summit the highest peak in Japan. A memorable SOTG’s first trip to Land Of the Rising Sun. Faith and ArtRead more
Beetroot Red Velvet Chai Latte
Do you like beetroot? When making beetroot juice the earthiness taste gives a humble clean spirit. But, I am not sharing yet another juice recipe. A beetroot chai latte, instead Yes, your heard me right.Call it red velvet latte or superfood chai latte. You will not disappoint. All started with me missing the good old Karak chai when livingRead more
Fresh market
Open Farm Community Social Market – worth a visit?
It may not be as (i) same calibre as produce market that SOTG used to stroll by every third Saturday of every month when living in North Sydney many years ago; nor (ii) as exotic as the increasingly popular RIPE Market in Dubai during cooler months – though rarely pay visit thanks to the busy morningRead more
Last Quarter 2015 – London, Amsterdam, Istanbul and Singapore: Eat and Run
Half of the first month gone in the new year. Somehow I felt a bit behind in moving to 2016 – you know all the good intention and action based things lined up to do. You see last quarter of 2015 have been action packed revolving around traveling, accomplished another city marathon and an ultra-race thatRead more
Run-To-Eat Vacation – A Culinary Guide to Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont Blanc is a paradise that combine French Alps food with adventure outdoor. The foodie scene is strong and exciting as the mountain ranges surrounding it. So my recent trip in late August was a run-to-eat vacation, beside to race in UTMB CCC (more on the latter in next post). The culinary guide provides aRead more
Chamonix, France – training mecca for UTMB CCC
Chamonix, part of Haute-Savoie region in Southern-Eastern France is a trip long-awaited for. With enough qualifying points and after 2 years of applying into Ultra Trail Mont Blanc CCC ultra trail-running race (101km 6000m positive change in 26 hours 30 minutes), I finally got lucky in the draw for August 2015 race. This trip wasRead more
