Tour de World » Motivation

London to Paris by bike

dachtzehn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:57:29 +0000

Are you still looking for a little adventure to do in 2010? Hope&Homes for Children (a charity I hope to raise some awareness for during some of my adventures) has an amazing program of small and big challenges for 2010, from running a half marathon, cycling from London to Paris or hiking to the Everest base camp. Its a great opportunity to meet new people, join a good fun adventure, get some extra motivation and help with the organisational stuff and all in the name of a good cause.

I am going to run the Bath marathon and perhaps a “quick” cycle to Paris, what is your favourit?

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Happy New Day

dachtzehn — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:45:26 +0000

I hope you all had a great start into the new decade. My cousin Eva had the great idea to continue celebrating every day of 2010 by lighting one sparklers. I think it has been the best new year resolution I heard this year . What are you gone do to enhance your life in 2010?

photo by Isaac Hepworth.

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My contribution to the Internet

dachtzehn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:20:32 +0000

Another sites gets added to the 200 million already in existence.
My new and first ever site -woooooohoooo- is still in process so please excuse if some content is still missing and do come back tomorrow to follow new updates. Also please help me out to raise money for hopes and homes for children!!

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Mit den Pferden des Dschingis Khan

dachtzehn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:19:48 +0000

At the annual dia-festival organised by the two world cyclists Axel and Peter, I was fascinated to meet some great adventurists who truly captured my imagination with their exiting stories. I was lucky to have a good chat with Monika and Heiner, who gave me a lift back to Switzerland (thanks again!!!). Having travelled Afghanistan for six month and riding through Mongolia and China with “the horses of the Dschingis Khan”, they inspired me but also taught me of the difficulties to earn your living as an adventurer.

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Jaccuzzi party on Mont Blanc

dachtzehn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:04:34 +0000

A tribute the greatest “must have mountain equipment” of the century, a jaccuzzi.
I first met Jean-Christophe and the rest of the crazy boys and girls on one of their ski/swim- mountain tours two winters ago. In 2007 (after six years of joyful testing/training) the team managed to have a pool party on tops of the alps (Mont Blanc, 4807m). Thanks for letting me take part in one of your crazy events, made possible only by friendship, innovation, enthusiasm, determination and a little crazyness.

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Home – It’s too late to be a pessimist

dachtzehn — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:25:17 +0000

This has been an emotional weekend. A van plus a few cars full of stuff later, our house is slowly empting. It’s the first time that I will be the last to leave, giving me some time to recap. In a few hours I will embark on a new challenge and I will take with me many happy memories. This has been by far the best yeat at Uni. Thanks!!

Risking that this blog might get a little longer, I just saw the first full (legal) movie on youtube. It definitely gave some food for thought and discussion. Will we manage to change our ways of treating the world

• 20% of the world consume 80% of its resources
• 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water and go hungry a day
• 50% of grain traded around the world is used for animal feed or bio fuels
• 40% of arable land has suffered long term damage
• Every year 13 million hectors of forest disappear
• 3/4 of fishing grounds are exhausted, depleted or in dangerous decline
• The ice cap is 40% thinner than 40 years ago

The one fact which gave me the most hope was Costa Rica’s decision to dismantle its military and assign the resources to education, eco tourism and the protection of its primary forests.