Last week, I fasted for a day for Ramadan. At a previous job, a colleague fasted to better understand what his Muslim colleagues were experiencing. I thought this was a great example of leadership and have always respected his decision. So this year, when my colleague, Saeed, told me he’d be fasting for Ramadan, this… Continue reading My day fasting for Ramadan
This blog post shares some ideas for playing games over the phone – specifically with your GoodGym coach, but also for anyone that has a friend or relative with limited knowledge of technology! I’m coming up to my third anniversary with GoodGym. For those that don’t know (me), GoodGym is a running club that combines… Continue reading Scrabbling with my GoodGym coach
It was a cold, dark night in Wandsworth. The dream team (and Dan) were gathered at Chez Appleley / Killington’s for dinner to prepare for their mystery weekend. We had arranged the date months ago and Dan had volunteered to plan this trip (to give Helen a break). It wasn’t intended to be a surprise,… Continue reading A mysterious weekend
The drive from Yosemite was beautiful until I got into the city and my heart rate shot up by 20-30 beats per minute (yes I checked my watch to see it actually did!). But I took deep breaths, chanted ‘fuck fuck fuck’ a lot and manoeuvred my way to the car rental with no wrong… Continue reading I left my heart in San Francisco 💓
But first, a quick detour to a small town called Bodie. A town that no-one has lived in for decades. A ghost town, if you will. Gold was discovered here in 1859 and before long, it boomed and became a mining town – renowned for lawlessness, fights and murders. Later that century, production plummeted and… Continue reading I’m going on a bear hunt 🐻
Sunday funday runday! My day started with a run round Convict Lake. Roughly 4km circumference, I set off in high spirits (as the temperature was much more to my liking), passing fishermen, dog walkers and a couple of other runners. The lake was super beautiful with mountains all around. The trail was varied and gently… Continue reading A Mammoth Adventure
After a much needed sleep, I showered (in natural spring water), packed and headed to the breakfast buffet of kings. When in Rome and all…Off by 8.30, I had Darwin Falls all to myself. The short hike started straight forward and ended with me clambering over rocks (one even had a ladder and a rope… Continue reading Sweet Home Alabama
After a fantastic four nights in Vegas to celebrate the wedding of two of the most fun human beings around (must be true as they got married by Elvis in Vegas!), I set off on my California roadtrip. Feeling a little bit nervous and somewhat wishing I’d rented a car from the airport rather than… Continue reading The highs and lows of Death Valley
Day thirteen continued: RR6 – Yala National Park What a safari… In a six-seater jeep, our driver and guide sped us through the national park in search of Sri Lanka’s finest. The suspense, the excitement and the thrill were high but I think pictures will say more than words… Beautiful birdlife: a crested serpent eagle,… Continue reading The animals came in two by two
Day eleven: RR4 – Trincomalee to Sigiriya We had a restful morning whilst we waited for our laundry to be returned (mmmm… fresh pajamas!). We found a lovely breakfast cafe with delicious juice and banana pancakes. After a final dip in the pool, we headed off on the road to Sigiriya. Alan did a check… Continue reading We’re going on an elep-hunt
