Monthly Archives: May 2011

> Signed up for 250km desert race!

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Yeap, it has been on the radar for a while and I’m now off to the Gobi Desert in remote western China competing in a 250km footrace. A magical mix of 6 marathons in 7 days. The full course is off road and I’m carrying a pack with all food and equipment. The Gobi March is listed by Time Magazine as #2 on its top 10 list of endurance competitions. Check out for full race details. www.4deserts.com/gobimarch

Yes the word competing is reality. In 2007 and 2008 I’ve covered a few the 4 Desert races as the official race photographer, see here my photo movie. So I’ve seen the inside of the race and now its time to experience the brutal other side. I’m so excited yet so intimidated at the same time.



In between jobs my time has been dedicated towards training, in particular long runs in the desert and wadi’s. Read the full post >>

> Off to meet the Monk who sold his Ferrari

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I’ve booked and I’m so excited. I am attending ‘The Remarkable Entrepreneur’, a 2,5 day super conference presented by Robin Sharma. One of Robin’s books ‘Discovery your Destiny with the Monk who sold his Ferrari’ has been a real driving force behind what I’m doing now. The content really got me going and supported me to make the changes I needed to make; free myself from the corporate world and life my own dream. This book was the first of many I read and can highly recommend his books, they are metal movers. It’s a preferred gift for those friends who hit a crossroad with more questions than answers. Read the full post >>

> Mystery & Industry in the Kingdom

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The Magical Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; a kingdom shrouded in mystery, a secret from the outside world. As a kid I lived in Saudi, near Damman on the East Coast. From what I can recollect as a nine year old, we existed in a bubble where living in a compound, being chauffeur driven to school and spending hours splashing in the pool whilst the grown ups tended to their illegally brewed wine was the norm. Life was great!

Years later, during my days as a corporate employee, trips to Saudi featured regularly so recently, it was a pleasure to return, this time wearing a different hat. The purpose of my visit was an assignment from branding agency, S+G. Read the full post >>