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When saying ‘Hi’ becomes annoying

I’ve been reading (actually trying to finish) the ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’, and I’ve got admit it’s a hard to digest book. Maybe that’s because it is not what I was expecting it to be. It wasn’t really into the book story until recently at almost 80% of the book, that its […]

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The Power of Smiling

Have you ever wondered why some people are immediately welcomed and accepted by many they have ever met before? ( Ted speakers, comedians) In your lifetime I bet you have met a friend of a friend or perhaps a total stranger who you immediately felt you could become friends with without giving it a second […]

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Back to Lockdown

It has been a few months since I last wrote my blog, and the reason is that once they let us go out and start leaving the city I didn’t want to spend time within four walls. For me writing my blog is a way for me to relax whilst listening to lo-fi or jazz […]

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End of Lockdown and The Next Step

Today, Saturday 2nd of May 2020, people in Spain were finally free to go out and practise a not-physical-touch sports e.g. running, walking, cycling, hiking. However, there were conditions that we all must have obeyed, but that human nature and big cities over population made it difficult let alone realistic to follow. A week ago […]

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First Long Walk After The Lockdown

Wednesday 22nd April – Walking 14kms for the first time in a month a half. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am a hyperactive man and that I am always moving. It is simply my nature. So as COVID-19 took over our lives so it did prohibited me from going for a […]

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Together We Can Save The (local) Economy

Originally I intended this post to be aimed at motorbike riders since some (and not all) of us like to ride alone. Social distancing and motorbike life seemed like a match made in heaven. However, I’ve rewritten this post aiming at each and every single one of us, because only together we will overcome this […]

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Hiking Mindfulness

The Lockdown : One Month

Today is officially a month since I have been in lockdown. I wish I could just say “I’d sum it up with…” but unfortunately this is not the case since to do that would be to skip the journey I have been walking or rather standing for the days 30 days of my life. I […]

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Survival Guide for Adventure Riders During COVID-19 Lockdown

Seems like a cliche title but I am sure that after this period in humanity history you will see things with different eyes, so even though the title seems more like coming from a wannabe yoga teacher pretending to be a rider, bear me with me it’s gonna get interesting I promise you. This article […]

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Journaling Challenge – Day 30 – Last one

Today was a day that for me it meant a lot. On one hand I was going to have a meeting with the sales team to understand what they wanted me to do in the biz dev role and on the other hand I was going to pick up my motorbike with new rear tyres. […]

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Journaling Challenge – Day 29

I’m back in Barcelona and today the weather was amazing (20C at lunch time) a bit windy but it was great to go for walk during lunch time. What filled me with enthusiasm today? Guiding my workmates during the stretching sessions, helping the marketing bitch and walking along the beach during lunch time. What drained […]