Cairns – a tribute
I have a love-hate relationship with cairns. Cairns -mostly: not knowing what cairns were- were one of the key reasons my brother and I got lost on the Pennine Way trail. It…
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Jordan Trail Dana to Petra solo hike
It is 3h00 when my alarm goes off in my hotel in Amman. I must have gone over it in my had more than a thousand times. The last couple…
How I ended up doing the haka in New Zealand
Having an open mind will bring you places. When you leave your expectations at home, you’ll explore more. That is pretty much the idea behind omakase, this blog. It helped…
Fimmvörðuháls trail solo hike (Iceland)
The Fimmvörðuháls trail probably is one of the toughest days of hiking I ever did. Not that the hike is super tough per se, but I grossly underestimated the trail, the…
Running the New York City Marathon
The deal was simple – if I would run the New York City Marathon, my dad would pay for it. The idea of spending time in New York, visiting all the places I knew from the movies and running my first marathon -all paid for by my father- was the best motivation for a 22-year-old. So this is my story on running the New York City Marathon.
Laugavegur trail solo hike (Iceland)
Just. Wow. I am writing this post on the plane back from an amazing trip to Iceland to hike the Laugavegur trail. It has been physically straining, but above all…
Running the Athens Marathon (Greece)
Running the Athens Marathon, the mother of all runs. As long as I can remember, I had been fascinated by the marathon. Especially when I was young, it felt like…