I am spending now about 10 days here in Girona. We are here for road cycling but also for a creative photo project of my partner. So we are meeting all kind of different people…young, local, international, black, trained, untrained, and so on.First thing to experience: We have not met…
United States of America…
When started my business life, I worked for American companies and in the decades to follow I continued working for American companies. As a consequence, I had the opportunity to visit the US many many times (100+ times). I could visit many cities and travel the country from left to…
Girona – a place to visit (even without biking)
Spending a couple of days at a new place is always refreshing and exciting. Girona is Southeast from Barcelona, about 80km away from the airport. You have 30 km to the Costa Brava to enjoy the beach. But in the city, there are many things to explore.It’s a super famous…
Cycling today 🤟🏽💪👍
Today was an amazing biking day. Beautiful weather, just around 20+ degrees, a climb that was really long, but with reasonable grade and steady growing, wind that somehow was in my favor (the last 25km it blow me basically home) and with nutrition that was just about right for the…
Sentiment without actions is the ruin of the soul
Yesterday I came across this statement. It is from Douglas Tompkins. Until a couple of days ago, I never heard from this guy (maybe shame on me…). He was an American entrepreneur, environmentalist, agriculturist, film maker and conservationist. He founded „North Face“ and co-founded „Esprit“, but from his his very…
Is it important to be ethical and respectful?
Over the last couple of days I am following a public debate about the owner and CEO of the Springer Verlag, Mathias Döpfner. He has always been a controversial public figure and at the age of 60 he is still leading and owning one of the most influential publisher companies…
Cappuccino @Jan Frodeno‘s La Comuna
Yes, Girona has a couple of cycle cafes and a bunch of cycle shops. But as a German endurance fan you have to make a stop at Jan Frodeno’s “La Comuna”. A restaurant/bar that he opened a couple of years ago in Girona.For those who have no idea about Jan…
BEST cycling area EVER!
Wednesday we arrived in Girona. We liked the city during our last visit and we decided to use it as a hub for my last two weeks of training and to explore some creative photography work (done by my partner and not by me ,obviously).Thursday, Friday, Saturday, I did 3…
Providing weapons for war
24th February 2022, the war in Ukraine started with the invasion of Russia. Or at least with the desperate trying of an invasion to so-called “re-claim”Russian territory’s. As this is a conflict happening right at the border of Europe the EU nations and their allies have taken clear positions in…
Update – Fuel you car across Europe
Believe it or not – we crossed the Spanish border and arrived in Girona. Gasoline at 1.40 EUR per liter. Beautiful Europe