Little did I know how windy Cape Town could get. It is a summer thing, but peaks usually in January. So then, being there in mid-November doesn’t sound like the worst idea from these regards. Especially if you want to participate at the Ultra-trail Cape Town, the most popular trail race in South Africa and,…
FIFA World Cup 2026 – groups decided. Match schedule and venues
FIFA World Cup 2026 – final draw! The first edition with 48 teams, something not necessary that good and entertaining, as I have explained here, is deciding the groups at Washington DC, the capital of the United States of America. 42 teams already qualified, and six more are pending for some play-offs, which are going…
Cape Town, the most beautiful city in the world
It is a statement, but is not my creation, or my final conclusion. Cape Town is really regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world to visit, and being there for more than one week helped in drawing my own opinions. It is not easy to choose such a destination, especially when…
Amsterdam Marathon 2025: learning lessons from each kilometer
Amsterdam marathon was the top running goal for 2025. If you want to be honest, the process starts long before the race. It is mostly mental, only after this you need to think about it in a physical way. “A marathon is a bit too far for a human being to run”, concluded Matt Fitzgerald…
Marathon 2025: national records, emotions and lots of idiots
On 12th of October 2025, two things happened at different hours, because the time zone. Both in Romania, and in US, the national marathon record was beaten. The similarities stop here, though, because the difference between Bucharest Marathon and Chicago Marathon are exactly like the ones between the cities, and even the two countries altogether….
Romanian sport: 69 federations, 378K sports men & women, but where the… results?
I must admit I was stunned to find out that in Romania there are 69 sport federations, considering I didn’t know so many sport exist world wide, let alone in my native country. I mean, I am passionate about sports for at least quarter of a century, so if I didn’t know these, I bet…
How to tackle the Romanian mountains
The Carpathian Mountains are quite famous, and many foreigners, when hearing of Romania, think of idyllic rocky landscapes and beautiful mountain villages. In part, they know the essential, but when you want to enter into details, things are not as simple as they appear. First hand, Romania doesn’t had a functional transportation network, regardless of…
Seychelles, the complete journey for a perfect experience
Remember I have already shared a big hunch of our honeymoon in Seychelles, but also mentioned that the two-weeks experience cannot be efficiently resumed in one single post. I’ve preferred to expose La Digue separately, for a better understanding of what Seychelles is like, but of course, the rest of the experience needs to be…
Where you can donate blood in Bucharest, Romania
It sounds like a stupid statement, but it is actually not. To donate blood in Bucharest, Romania, can be quite challenging, so I am gathering a list of locations where it is easier to undertake this precious operation. I am talking from the perspective of a guy who donated 26 times in 10 and a…
UTMB 2025 report – a fascinating experience of “running scared” in Chamonix
UTMB – Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, to be more specific – is widely regarded as the most important trail running event in the world. Probably one of the most important running events altogether, but since trail hits different than asphalt plain marathons, such as Abbott big seven now, we will stick to its unicity,…